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Flores isn't starting Friday against the Pirates.

Flores had recorded hits in each of the last four games, and he went 4-for-16 with two home runs, a double, four runs and three RBI during that time. Jason Vosler will step in at third base and bat sixth.

Bohm was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Bohm has been out since testing positive for coronavirus on the final day of the first half, though he was reportedly asymptomatic. He's been deemed ready to go after playing in a single rehab game for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The Phillies will hope his second half is better than his first, as he's hit just .243/.298/.343 this season after slashing .338/.400/.481 in his 44-game debut last year. Mauricio Llovera was optioned in a corresponding move.

Wade went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.

Wade plated two of the Giants' five runs in this game with a two-run single in the top of the ninth, and that knock proved to be decisive since it was the hit that broke the 3-3 tie. The outfielder has been struggling to produce of late with a .211 average this month, but he might be on the verge of turning things around after recording hits in three of his last four games.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

The first baseman has reached base safely in 10 straight games, slashing a mammoth .447/.511/.868 over that stretch. Freeman was hitting below .250 as late as June 22 with an .804 OPS, but he's added more than 100 points to the latter mark in the weeks since and is now batting .287 on the year with 22 homers, six steals, 55 RBI and 67 runs through 95 games.

Phillies manager Joe Girardi said Thursday that Bohm (illness) will go on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the next couple of days before being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Bohm rejoined the team earlier this week and appears to have cleared MLB's health and safety protocols, but he'll need at least two rehab games to get his conditioning in order after testing positive for the virus. Assuming Bohm gets the green light to return from the IL this weekend, he should immediately reclaim everyday duties at third base from Ronald Torreyes.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a double and a run in an extra-inning win over the Cubs on Wednesday.

Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 16 games, a stretch during which he's slashed an outstanding .379/.446/.667 over 74 plate appearances while striking out at a modest 14.9 percent clip. The veteran slugger's surge has his season average up to a solid .271, and he continues to put very good wood on the ball with a career-high 9.5 percent barrel rate.

Cabrera (hamstring) played third base and logged four at-bats with the Diamondbacks' entry in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said the veteran felt "very good" following the session, and Cabrera will get at-bats during a "B" game against minor-league pitchers as a next step. At this point, the organization is hoping to get Cabrera healthy enough so that he can be traded.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run as the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 4-2 on Wednesday.

Flores was held quiet until he erupted for a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth off Los Angeles closer Kenley Jansen to give San Francisco the lead for good. The infielder has now recorded an extra-base hit in the three straight games and remains entrenched at third base with Evan Longoria injured.

Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Wednesday's 7-0 win over the Reds.

He blew the game open in the third inning by taking Jeff Hoffman deep with the bases juiced. Smith has found his groove in July, batting .305 (18-for-59) with five of his 11 homers on the year along with 14 RBI and 14 runs through 17 games.

Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a home run, an additional run scored and two walks in Tuesday's loss against the Yankees.

Hoskins had gone eight straight games without a home run but snapped that skid here with a solo bomb in the second inning off Domingo German. The slugger now has 21 homers on the season and has a realistic shot at posting the second 30-homer campaign of his big-league career. He's also seeing the ball well, as he's hitting .304 with a 1.170 OPS across 56 plate appearances this month.