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Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, one RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-0 win over the Pirates.

Ramirez reached base in his final three plate appearances, swiping a base in the seventh inning and adding an RBI double in the eighth. The 22-year-old has hit safely in six straight games to open the second half, tallying three multi-hit efforts, four doubles and five RBI during that span. While there are plenty of mouths to feed in the Cubs' lineup, Ramirez has slashed .295/.341/.449 with nine extra-base hits, 12 RBI, 12 runs scored and three steals across his first 86 major-league plate appearances.

Clement went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Red Sox.

Clement was a tough out all game, highlighted by an RBI double in the third inning. The 30-year-old has posted four multi-hit efforts in nine contests to open the second half, though this was just his first RBI during that stretch. For the year, he's slashing .298/.323/.425 with eight homers, 33 RBI, 46 runs scored and four steals across 412 plate appearances.

Lee went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

The 23-year-old infielder brought home Riley Greene in the second inning with a two-bagger before lofting a solo shot off Michael Wacha in the fourth, but the Tigers' offense went cold the rest of the way. Lee has started five of the last seven games while bouncing between second base and third base, and Saturday's performance extended his current hitting streak to 10 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .382 (13-for-34) with three doubles, two homers, five runs and eight RBI.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Pittsburgh's matchup against the Cubs on Saturday.

Lowe will ride the bench after going hitless with a walk and a strikeout in four plate appearances in the series opener against Chicago on Friday. Nick Gonzales will move over to second base and bat second for Pittsburgh.

The Rangers recalled Smith from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

Since being optioned to Triple-A on July 9, Smith has gone 7-for-34 (.206) with two steals and one RBI. However, he'll return to the big club to fill the void on the 26-man roster left by Josh Jung, who was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left calf strain. Smith will return to major-league action immediately, as he's starting at third base and batting eighth against the Mariners on Saturday.

Keaschall is not in the Twins' starting lineup against the Athletics on Saturday.

Keaschall has faced left-handed pitching this season but will be idle against A's southpaw Brady Basso while the Twins start Trevor Larnach, Byron Buxton and Alan Roden in the outfield from left to right. Keaschall has gone 6-for-21 (.286) with one steal and one RBI in seven games since the All-Star break.

Meidroth went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI on Friday against the Astros.

Meidroth was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the first inning to account for his first RBI, and then he tallied an additional RBI with a double in the fifth. The performance continued his strong July, as he's hitting .295 with nine RBI and seven runs scored across 17 contests.

McLain (calf) went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored for Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

McLain was assigned to Louisville on Friday to begin a rehab assignment. He started at shortstop and played six innings. The Reds are hopeful he can return this coming week.

Castro went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Friday against the Brewers.

Castro led off the fourth inning with a single and immediately swiped second base, his seventh stolen base of the year. He continues to hit well coming out of the All-Star break, collecting six RBI and four runs scored with two homers across seven games.

Turang went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Rockies.

The star second baseman took Tomoyuki Sugano deep in the sixth inning for Milwaukee's final gasp of offense on the day. It was Turang's first multi-hit performance since July 9, and over 19 games this month he's delivered a .288/.366/.521 slash line with eight doubles, three homers, two steals, 10 runs and 14 RBI.