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Josiah Ragsdale CF | STL
Brewers' Josiah Ragsdale: Dominating at Double-A
Ragsdale is 20-for-65 (.308) with seven home runs, 13 RBI, six stolen bases and an 18:21 BB:K through 18 games with Double-A Biloxi.
A sizzling start to the season with High-A Wisconsin earned Ragsdale a promotion to Biloxi, and he has fared even better in the OPS department than he did at his first stop. The Brewers do not lack quality prospects, and Ragsdale has firmly put his name in the mix.
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James Outman CF | DET
Tigers' James Outman: Riding pine Saturday
Outman isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Outman will move to the bench for a second straight game after starting five of Detroit's first seven games after the All-Star break. Riley Greene, Matt Vierling and Zach McKinstry will patrol the outfield while Outman rests.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | CHC
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong: Launches 22nd homer
Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Pirates.
The star center fielder got the Cubs on the board by taking Jared Jones deep in the sixth inning. It was his first long ball since July 8 and his 22nd of the season, and over 17 games this month he's delivered a .288/.447/.593 slash line with four homers, five steals, 10 RBI and 13 runs.
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Jac Caglianone RF | KC
Royals' Jac Caglianone: Back in action Saturday
Caglianone (shoulder) will start in right field and bat third Saturday against Detroit.
Caglianone missed out on the starting lineup in each of Kansas City's last three games due to a sore right shoulder, though he was able to enter Friday's game off the bench. Now that the issue appears to have subsided, he'll return to the starting nine and look to remain hot after having accumulated a 10-game hitting streak earlier this month.
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Jordan Lawlar CF | ARI
Diamondbacks' Jordan Lawlar: Nearly at full speed
Lawlar (hamstring) has resumed all baseball activity and is nearly running at full speed, MLB.com reports.
Lawlar's experienced improvement over the last week. He was not yet at full speed one week ago but is now on the precipice of participating in bridge games at the Diamondbacks' training facility in Arizona. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo confirmed Friday that the bridge game activity should occur in the coming days.
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Casey Schmitt LF | SF
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Launches another homer
Schmitt went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Angels.
Schmitt homered for the second game in a row and for the fifth time across 18 contests in July. He's batting just .230 (17-for-74) this month, but he's supplied 11 RBI. Schmitt also has a share of the Giants' lead for homers with 21, and he's batting .272 with a .792 OPS, 54 RBI, 46 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple and nine stolen bases over 95 contests.
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Heriberto Hernandez LF | MIA
Marlins' Heriberto Hernandez: Smacks homer in loss
Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a run scored and two strikeouts during Miami's 4-2 loss to San Diego on Friday.
Hernandez tied the game at two in the fifth inning with a solo home run. The 26-year-old belted his first homer since July 10 against Cleveland, before the midseason break took place. On the campaign, Hernandez has slashed .250/.322/.491 with 14 homers and 38 RBI in 258 plate appearances.
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Dylan Crews RF | WAS
Nationals' Dylan Crews: Belts two-run homer
Crews went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to Arizona.
Crews was responsible for both of the Nationals' runs Friday, which came on a two-run home run off Eduardo Rodriguez in the fourth inning. It was the eighth home run of the season for Crews, three of which have come over his last 13 games. He has a .667 OPS with six steals, 23 RBI and 14 extra-base hits across 217 plate appearances this season.
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Kyle Tucker RF | LAD
Dodgers' Kyle Tucker: Ends homer drought in win
Tucker went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 4-2 win over the Mets.
Tucker gave the Dodgers some insurance with a two-run blast in the eighth inning, his first homer since June 27. It was a much-needed boost for the 29-year-old, who entered Friday's contest just 2-for-19 since returning from the All-Star break. On the year, he's slashing .240/.333/.371 with eight homers, 50 RBI, 55 runs scored and six steals across 405 plate appearances.
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Cedric Mullins CF | TB
Rays' Cedric Mullins: Records two extra-base hits
Mullins went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and a strikeout during Tampa Bay's 11-3 win over Cleveland on Friday.
Mullins hit his second triple of the season in his second at-bat and came around to score on Jonny DeLuca's RBI single in the fourth inning. In the eighth, the 31-year-old tallied his sixth double of the campaign and crossed home plate after Richie Palacios blasted a three-run homer. On the year, Mullins has slashed .204/.284/.355 with 12 homers, 31 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 347 plate appearances.