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Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and two total runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

The seventh-inning homer was Rodriguez's first in the majors. This was also his first multi-hit effort, as his career has gotten off to a bit of a slow start. Over 13 games, he's batting .162 with three RBI and a 4:9 BB:K. He's seeing time as a strong-side platoon option in right field.

Bleday went 4-for-6, hitting for the cycle with three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

Bleday notched the fourth cycle seen in the majors in 2026. He supplied an RBI double in the first inning and plated another run with a triple in the third. He completed the feat by singling in the fourth and hitting a leadoff homer in the sixth. This was just the third multi-hit effort in August for Bleday, who is batting a mere .205 (15-for-73) over 21 contests this month. He doubled his count of extra-base hits for the month with Saturday's performance. Overall, Bleday is batting .224 with a .784 OPS, a career-high 21 homers, two triples, 14 doubles, 51 RBI, 49 runs scored and six stolen bases over 102 contests. He continues to see the bulk of the playing time in left field, and that's likely to remain true while Michael Toglia recovers from a dislocated right shoulder.

Lee went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Red Sox.

Lee has logged three steals in August and is up to nine thefts in total this year. The outfielder is batting .247 (18-for-73) this month, though he has reached base in his last six contests. For the season, he's batting .291 with a .756 OPS, nine home runs, 46 RBI, 58 runs scored, 27 doubles and four triples over 118 contests.

Moniak went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians.

In the bottom of the fifth, Moniak drilled a solo home run into the seats to cut Cleveland's lead to one. The 28-year-old is now just four long balls shy of his career-high (24), which he accomplished in 2025 with Colorado. This year, Moniak has slashed .264/.306/.540 with 21 home runs and 60 RBI in 340 plate appearances.

Benge went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base during a 10-5 win Saturday over the White Sox.

The rookie outfielder blasted his 16th long ball of the season off Tyler Schweitzer in the fifth inning to extend New York's lead. Benge continued his impressive stretch of late with his first three-hit game since Aug. 6. Over his last 15 games, the 23-year-old has slashed .356/.406/.610 with four homers and 11 RBI in 63 plate appearances.

Robert went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's 10-5 win over the White Sox.

Robert connected for his first multi-homer game of the season after launching his eighth and ninth long balls Saturday. The 29-year-old belted his first blast in the third inning off starter Luis Castillo and then hit his second off former Met Huascar Brazoban in the seventh. This season, Robert is slashing .222/.297/.404 with nine homers, two steals, 22 runs and 22 RBI in just 192 plate appearances.

Marsee went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.

The center fielder took Jake Irvin deep in the fourth inning, his eighth homer of the season, while his sixth-inning steal was his 20th. Marsee has struggled to replicate his breakout 2025 campaign, but he's been marginally more productive the last couple months, batting .258 (31-for-120) since the beginning of July with a 20:23 BB:K, four homers, two steals, nine RBI and 21 runs in 41 contests.

Hill was removed from Saturday's game against the Cardinals due to neck stiffness, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Hill went 1-for-2 with an RBI double before being replaced by Justin Crawford in the sixth inning. The Phillies should have an update on Hill once he undergoes more tests, but he is in jeopardy of being out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Happ isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Seattle.

The switch-hitting Happ is slashing just .158/.229/.292 through 132 plate appearances against southpaws this season, so the Cubs will keep him on the bench Saturday while highly touted lefty Kade Anderson makes his MLB debut on the mound for the Mariners. Kevin Alcantara will start in left field and bat eighth.

Lawlar isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.

Lawlar will get a breather Saturday after starting four straight games since his return from the injured list, going 3-for-15 with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored. Lars Nootbaar, Ryan Waldschmidt and Corbin Carroll will start across the outfield with Lawlar on the bench.