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Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 9-7 extra-innings loss to the Rays.

He took Tyler Glasnow deep in the third inning and launched a Diego Castillo offering over the fence in the 12th in yet another impressive performance. Over his last 10 games, Guerrero is hitting .409 (18-for-44) with six long balls and 13 RBI as he stakes out an early spot in the AL MVP discussion.

Dalbec is not in Friday's lineup against the Phillies, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Danny Santana, who was promoted from Triple-A earlier in the day, is starting at first base and leading off against righty Aaron Nola, so perhaps Dalbec's playing time is about to see a downturn. He is hitting .222 with four home runs, a 33.3 percent strikeout rate and a 5.3 percent walk rate in 54 at-bats this month.

Mountcastle is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals.

Mountcastle will be the odd man out for Friday's series opener since Baltimore doesn't have the benefit of the designated hitter while playing in Washington.

Tellez (hamstring) is starting at first base and batting fifth Friday against the Rays.

The 26-year-old suffered a hamstring strain Sunday and will rejoin the starting nine for Friday's series opener. Tellez is 5-for-25 in nine games since rejoining the big-league club May 7.

Abreu (ankle) will start at first base and bat cleanup Friday against the Yankees.

The 34-year-old missed the three-game set versus Minnesota this week while battling ankle inflammation, but he'll rejoin the lineup as expected in New York. Abreu has a .395/.457/.763 slash line with three homers, three doubles, 14 RBI and 10 runs over his past 11 games and will attempt to pick up where he left off.

Kirilloff (wrist) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The 23-year-old began a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday and will rejoin the Twins after going 2-for-6 with two homers over two games in the minors. Kirilloff had an everyday role prior to the injury between first base and left field, and he'll likely end up splitting reps with Miguel Sano at first and Luis Arraez in left since all three players are now healthy.

Dalbec went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 8-7 win over the Blue Jays.

Dalbec hit a three-run home run off Steven Matz with two outs in the second inning. The 26-year-old has shown more promise as of late, with four home runs and eight extra-base hits coming in the last two weeks. However, he has struggled to reach base consistently, slashing .218/.271/.419 in 133 plate appearances. His 33.1 percent strikeout rate needs to come down if he's going to increase his on-base percentage.

Gurriel went 4-for-5 with four RBI, one run scored and two doubles Wednesday against the Athletics.

Gurriel delivered two big hits in the contest, the first a two-RBI double in the seventh inning. He followed that up with another two-run double in the following frame, which helped provide Houston with plenty of insurance runs. Gurriel continues to hit very well and has maintained a.338/.408/.576 slash line with seven home runs, 22 runs scored and 36 RBI across 41 games.

Kirilloff (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Kirilloff will serve as the designated hitter Wednesday but could play in the outfield Thursday if all goes well. Manager Rocco Baldelli said that Kirilloff could only need a few days before returning to the majors, and he indicated that the outfielder could be activated during the Twins' weekend series in Cleveland. Kirilloff has been on the injured list since May 5 due to a right wrist sprain.

Naylor went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Angels.

Naylor had a single in the first and came up clutch late in the game when he gave Cleveland the lead with a solo home run in the eighth inning. The long ball proved to be the difference in the game as he raised his slash line to .265/.307/.424 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 17 runs scored.