RF Michael Saunders was 2-for-5 with a homer and RBI and hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, his second of the season. Saunders has now hit safely in six of his last seven games.

OF Michael Saunders' two-run homer in the eighth inning was his first since Sept. 20, 2016 at Seattle. He had gone 27 games and 85 at-bats between homers.

OF Michael Saunders (illness) was a late scratch from the starting lineup Thursday but flied out as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of the Phillies' 6-4 win over the New York Mets. Manager Pete Mackanin said he hoped Saunders would be well enough to start on Friday. Saunders is batting .265 with no homers and six RBIs in 15 games this season.

OF Michael Saunders was the only Philadelphia player with two hits Friday. He started in right field in the 3-2 loss in Washington and lifted his average to .235, which manager Pete Mackanin was one of the bright spots for his club.

OF Michael Saunders was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in a 17-3 win Saturday night. Saunders drove in a pair of runs and scored three times. Games like this are why the Phillies brought in Saunders in hopes his bat behind Maikel Franco will help the slugger get better pitching.

OF Michael Saunders hit his first career postseason homer Monday in the Jays' 4-2 loss to the Indians in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. He is batting .313 (5-for-16) in six playoff games this season with the homer and one double.

OF Michael Saunders had an RBI single in the third inning of the Jays' 7-5 loss to the Yankees on Monday. It was his 57th RBI, which equals his career best. He was 1-for-4 and has gone 20 games without having more than one hit. Saunders he is batting .169 (10-for-69) in those games.

RF Michael Saunders hit his career-high 24th home run during an eight-run fourth inning that helped him beat his former team. Saunders, a native of British Columbia who began his career with the Mariners, never hit more than 19 home runs during any of his six seasons with Seattle.

LF Michael Saunders sure enjoys hitting versus the Orioles. He homered for the second straight game Wednesday in the victory and now has hits in 13 of his 15 games with Baltimore in 2016, posting a .436 average with seven doubles, seven homers and 15 RBIs.

RF Michael Saunders has struggled since the All-Star break but continues showing his power. His double set up a run in the second, and his two-run homer in the seventh tied the game. Forty-one of his last 82 hits have gone for extra bases.

OF Michael Saunders (hamstring) did not play for the second straight to rest his tight hamstring. He did not play even when CF Kevin Pillar was a late scratch from the lineup with flu symptoms. OF Melvin Upton Jr. moved from left to center and OF Ezequiel Carrera played left field with RF Jose Bautista in right. Saunders felt the hamstring "lock up" in the loss Wednesday to the Los Angeles Angels.

OF Michael Saunders was 2-for-3 with a double in the 8-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The double was his 28th of the season, tying him with 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion and CF Kevin Pillar for the team lead. It was his first multi-hit game since Aug. 5 at Kansas City.

OF Michael Saunders hit his 20th homer of the season in the fourth inning Friday in the 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros. It is a career best for one season. He hit 19 homers in 2012. Of his past 74 hits, 36 have been for extra bases.

LF Michael Saunders hit two home runs Saturday in the 14-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He has 19 homers for the season and three in the first two games of the three-game set against Seattle, his former team. He recorded his eighth career multi-homer game and the eighth of his career. He has tied his career best in a season in home runs, equaling his total in 2012 and has homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this season.

LF Michael Saunders hit two home runs on Saturday in the 14-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. He has 19 homers this season and three in the first two games of the three-game series against Seattle, his former team. He recorded his eighth career multi-homer game and the eighth of his career. He has tied his career best in a season in home runs, equaling his total in 2012. He has homered in consecutive games for the fourth time this season.

LF Michael Saunders was not with the team Wednesday, manager Jon Gibbons said, because "he had to head home to take care of something personal." Saunders is expected to be ready for the start of a nine-game homestand that begins with a three-game series against Seattle on Friday. "Day off tomorrow, he should be good," Gibbons said. Saunders is slashing .286/.365/.528 with 25 doubles, 16 homers and 43 RBIs.

LF Michael Saunders will be going to the All-Star Game in San Diego on Tuesday when he won the fan vote for the final spot. He had 17.7 million votes when the process ended Friday. Saunders was 2-for-3 with a walk in the 6-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

LF Michael Saunders landed the final spot on the American League team for the All-Star Game with 17.7 million fan votes. The voting closed Friday.

OF Michael Saunders was added to the roster for the Tuesday's All-Star Game after winning the balloting in the Final Vote for the 2016 All-Star Game.Saunders finished first in the American League, followed, in order, by George Springer of Houston Astros, Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox, Ian Kinsler of the Detroit Tigers and Evan Longoria of the Tapa Bay Rays.

LF Michael Saunders set career highs with three home runs and eight RBIs in Toronto's 13-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night.Saunders connected for three-run shots in the first and fourth innings and added a two-run shot in the seventh. He flied out deep to left in the third and grounded into a double-play with the bases loaded in the eighth. Saunders is hitting .314 with 15 homers and 32 RBIs. "Michael's in a nice little groove," manager John Gibbons said. "He's having a helluva year for us. Good power. He's using the whole field too."