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Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | SD
Padres' Fernando Tatis: Big day in Saturday's win
Tatis went 2-for-3 with three walks, a solo home run and two stolen bases in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Giants.
The steals gave Tatis a career high in the category with 34 on the season, while his sixth-inning long ball off Joel Kuhnel was his 21st of the campaign. Tatis' slow start to 2026 has been long forgotten, and over his last 35 games he's batting .304 with 13 homers, eight steals, 24 RBI and 29 runs.
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Jackson Merrill CF | SD
Padres' Jackson Merrill: Joins 25-25 club
Merrill went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Giants.
The 23-year-old center fielder took Cesar Perdomo deep in the third inning for his third home run in the last three games and his 25th of the season. Merrill is the fourth player this season to join the 25-25 club, following Pete Crow-Armstrong, Elly De La Cruz and CJ Abrams. After a slow start to the campaign, Merrill has been locked in since the All-Star break, batting .299 over his last 52 games with 15 homers, seven steals, 34 runs and 42 RBI.
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James Wood RF | WAS
Nationals' James Wood: Swipes two bags in Saturday's win
Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Angels.
The steals were the 20th and 21st of the season for Wood, and per Jessica Camerato of MLB.com, he and CJ Abrams (30 HR, 29 SB) are the 11th pair of teammates in league history to record 30-20 seasons together, a club most recently joined by Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor with the Mets last year. Since returning from an oblique strain in early September, Wood has gone 9-for-33 (.273) with three doubles, four steals, two runs and two RBI, but he's still looking for his first homer since July 26 as he remains stuck on 30.
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Michael Harris II CF | ATL
Braves' Michael Harris: Breaks out with homer, four hits
Harris went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-2 win over the Phillies.
Harris launched a late three-run blast off position player Garrett Stubbs on Saturday. It still goes down as the outfielder's third four-hit attack of the campaign and was a much-needed one at that; he was just 3-for-35 to begin September prior to Saturday. He's hitting .288 with a career-high 25 homers, 32 doubles, 83 RBI and 11 stolen bases across 542 at-bats this year.
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Ronald Acuna Jr. RF | ATL
Braves' Ronald Acuna: Goes deep in three-hit game
Acuna went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two RBI, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-2 win over the Phillies.
Acuna stayed hot Saturday, hitting safely for the 14th time in his last 18 games. The star outfielder has five multi-hit efforts in the month of September already, piling up 11 RBI in his last nine outings. Through 421 plate appearances, he's slashing a .255/.349/.448 with 17 big flies, 47 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 55 runs scored for his first 20-steal campaign since 2023.
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Garrett Mitchell CF | MIL
Brewers' Garrett Mitchell: Monster performance in win
Mitchell went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Reds.
Mitchell is heating up in a hurry, smacking a homer and racking up four RBI in back-to-back games. The outfielder has hit safely in eight of his last 11 outings, and he's up to five extra-base hits with 10 RBI already in the month of September. Through 485 plate appearances, he's slashing a .269/.357/.432 with a career-high 11 long balls, 28 doubles, four triples, 65 RBI, 14 steals and 68 runs scored.
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Owen Caissie RF | MIA
Marlins' Owen Caissie: Exits with hamstring tightness
Caissie was removed from Saturday's game against the Dodgers due to right hamstring tightness, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
The 24-year-old walked and scored in the bottom of the second inning, but Esteury Ruiz then hit for Caissie the following frame. He dealt with a right calf injury earlier in the season, though the injuries seem unlikely to be related. Caissie is slashing .220/.288/.412 with 14 home runs, 58 RBI, 45 runs scored and a 27:123 BB:K across 330 plate appearances in his first season with the Marlins.
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Carson Benge RF | NYM
Mets' Carson Benge: Snaps homer drought Saturday
Benge went 2-for-5 with a home run and an additional RBI against the Yankees in a 12-2 victory Saturday.
The Mets hit three homers off Gerrit Cole, capped by Benge's solo shot in the third inning. The long ball was the rookie outfielder's first in his past 18 games, a stretch during which he batted just .246 with a 27.0 percent strikeout rate. Benge has experienced the typical ups-and-downs during his first MLB campaign this year, but he's held onto a starting job and has delivered solid numbers, including a .273/.337/.414 slash line, 17 home runs, 19 doubles, three triples, 76 runs, 57 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
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Brandon Marsh LF | PHI
Phillies' Brandon Marsh: In Saturday's lineup
Marsh (foot) will start in left field and bat seventh Saturday against Atlanta.
Marsh was absent from the lineup Friday after fouling a pitch off his foot Thursday, but he was able to enter Friday's game off the bench. Now that he's had another day to recover, the 28-year-old will return to the starting nine and aim to turn things around after going just 3-for-20 to begin September.
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Mike Yastrzemski LF | ATL
Braves' Mike Yastrzemski: On bench Saturday
Yastrzemski isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
After going 3-for-3 with a walk during Friday's series opener, Yastrzemski will move to the bench to begin Saturday's contest. Mauricio Dubon will shift to center field as a result, opening up shortstop for Ha-Seong Kim.