San Diego Padres fans haven't seen All-Star third baseman Manny Machado carry the Padres' offense many times this year like he did in Saturday's 6-4, 10-inning victory over the hosting Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Machado finished the day 2-for-5 at the plate with a home run, a double, and a season-high five RBI. The 33-year-old seven-time All-Star and three-time Silver Slugger winner has had a very disappointing 2026 season to this point, but he recorded his 15th career game with at least five RBI on Saturday. Even after his big game to help the Friars to a victory on the road, Machado is slashing .178/.256/.367 with 13 home runs, 41 RBI, and 34 runs scored in his 306 plate appearances. Under the hood, Machado is in the 54th percentile in hard-hit rate, the 55th percentile in barrel rate, the 28th percentile in xwOBA, the 40th percentile in strikeout rate, and the 63rd percentile in walk rate. That doesn't exactly give fantasy managers hope that Machado is capable of returning to his career norms while struggling to catch up to fastballs like never before.

Cincinnati Reds infielder Sal Stewart entered Saturday's game versus the New York Yankees in the Bronx with a .200 average (12-for-60) with two home runs, three doubles, 10 RBI, five runs scored, a stolen base, nine walks, and 16 strikeouts in 16 games in June. The 22-year-old turned things around, though, by going 2-for-4 with two doubles, a career-high six RBI, and a run scored in the team's 10-2 win over the Yankees. The former 32nd overall pick in 2022 is in the midst of a breakout in 2026 in his first full year in the big leagues with the Reds, and he now has a .252/.346/.457 slash line with 14 home runs, 53 RBI, 11 stolen bases, and 40 runs scored in his 75 games played. In his first taste of the majors last year, Stewart teased at his high-upside potential by hitting .255 (14-for-55) with five homers, eight RBI, and 11 runs scored in his 18 games and 58 plate appearances. Stewart was a popular waiver-wire pickup early this year when he started hot, and he's now rostered in over 90% of Yahoo leagues. In addition to providing five-category upside for fantasy managers, Stewart also has a strong glove and has eligibility at second base, first base, and third base in Yahoo leagues.

Cleveland Guardians rookie second baseman Travis Bazzana appears to be the real deal. After recently slumping for the first time in his big-league career following a hot start, Bazzana is heating up quickly. The 23-year-old former first overall pick in 2024 from Oregon State University went 4-for-4 at the plate in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Houston Astros at Daikin Park with two home runs, a career-high five RBI, and three runs scored to boost his season average to .274 and his OPS to .845 out of the leadoff spot. Both of his round-trippers came off Astros right-handed starter Spencer Arrighetti, and it was the first multi-homer game and four-hit game of his young MLB career. Bazzana came into Saturday's tilt hitting .182 in 15 games in June, but he has quickly turned that around and is now slashing .274/.369/.476 with seven homers, 23 RBI, 11 stolen bases, and 22 runs scored in his first 46 big-league games. He put on a power display on Saturday in Houston, but Bazzana is best known for his eagle eye and patience at the plate, helping fantasy managers in leagues that count on-base percentage. The Australian second baseman is rostered in only 39% of Yahoo leagues and needs to be snagged off the waiver wire ASAP.

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies continued his resurgent 2026 season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers at Truist Park, going 3-for-4 at the plate with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored as the cleanup hitter. It was Albies' first multi-homer game of the year and the 11th of his career, and his second homer of the day (a two-run shot) walked the Brewers off the field. The 29-year-old switch-hitter came into Saturday's game with a .294 average (15-for-51) with a homer, three doubles, eight RBI, nine runs scored, and a stolen base in 14 games in June, and he kept his hot streak going by clearing the fences twice in the team's one-run victory. Albies' two-homer game boosted his season average to .284, and he's added 12 home runs, 13 doubles, 40 RBI, and 50 runs scored in his 322 plate appearances. It looks like Albies is back to his All-Star form in 2026 after combining for 26 home runs in 2024 and 2025 after he had a career-high 33 long balls with Atlanta in 2023, his last All-Star campaign. Albies has been a must-start in all fantasy leagues in 2026.