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Hill went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 10-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Hill has gone 5-for-20 (.250) with a homer and three RBI over the first five games of the Giants' last road trip of the year. The outfielder has struggled to adjust in his first taste of the majors, batting .239 with a .673 OPS across 29 contests. He's added a home run, 15 RBI, 12 runs scored, six doubles and two steals through 110 plate appearances.

Bericoto went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and two total runs scored in Saturday's 10-4 loss to the Dodgers.

This was Bericoto's second game and first start back in the lineup after a nearly month-long absence due to a knee injury. The outfielder served as the designated hitter and got both of his hits off Tarik Skubal. Bericoto is batting .253 with a .731 OPS, five homers, 14 RBI, nine runs scored, four doubles and one stolen base over 35 games in the majors. He'll compete for a short-side platoon role to close out the campaign.

Acuna went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and two walks Saturday in a 6-3 win over the Astros.

Acuna delivered a clutch go-ahead blast in the seventh inning for his fourth career grand slam. The star outfielder has been sizzling at the dish in the month of September, hitting .343 with seven homers, five doubles and 19 RBI over 70 at-bats. Through 450 plate appearances this year, Acuna is slashing a healthy .259/.351/.464 with 20 long balls, 55 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 60 runs scored.

Benge went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Phillies.

The 23-year-old outfielder put his name in the franchise record book with the performance, as Benge now has 156 hits on the year -- topping the 155 knocks recorded by Pete Alonso in 2019 for the most ever in a season by a Mets rookie. Benge has cooled off a bit in September, and over 17 games this month he's batting .269 (18-for-67) with three of his 19 homers, and three of his 22 steals.

Judge said Saturday that he didn't know the grade of his calf strain, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. "I gotta talk to the trainers and figure that out," Judge said.

"It doesn't matter what grade it is," manager Aaron Boone said, as the Yankees continue to offer little information regarding Judge's new injury. The one detail that was disclosed is that Judge is dealing with a strain of the soleus muscle, which is crucial to running and hitting, making it more difficult to play through than some other types of calf injuries. Judge added that he'd like to be back by the postseason. "That's definitely the plan," Judge said.

Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

The 23-year-old prospect homered in his first career plate appearance Sept. 12, but he has gone 4-for-23 with 11 strikeouts in his last six games and is hitless with seven strikeouts in his last three. Rodriguez will get a chance to clear his head as Austin Martin starts in left field and Walker Jenkins mans center against southpaw Reid Detmers.

Conine is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.

Conine will get what looks like a rest day as Miami goes with Esteury Ruiz in right field, Kyle Stowers at first base and Agustin Ramirez at DH against right-hander Casey Mize. Conine's .820 OPS this season is tops on the Marlins, while his 16 homers rank third on the team.

Jones, who is out of the lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, said he is dealing with a sore left foot/heel, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.

Jones didn't seem to be overly concerned about his foot, but the Yankees will err on the side of caution and give him the day off so he can recover. While he sits, Jose Caballero will patrol center field Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

Jones isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.

Jones will get a day off after going just 1-for-19 with nine strikeouts over his last four games. Jose Caballero will take over as New York's center fielder and bat ninth.

Trammell isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Trammell will take a seat after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts during the series opener Friday. LaMonte Wade will replace him as Houston's left fielder and bat ninth.