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Cabrera entered as a pinch hitter and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Brewers.

Cabrera was activated from the injured list Friday, beating the worst-case prognosis by a week. The most-recent report indicated the infielder was running at 70 to 80 percent, but manager Torey Lovullo told Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic that Cabrera is "ready for this." The obvious question is how much playing time the 35-year-old will get on a team that owns the worst record in baseball. He was playing steadily before the injury, although never more than two consecutive days, but that was before Arizona lost 20 of 23 contests.

Blandino left Friday's game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the fifth inning with an apparent hand injury, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Blandino was hit by a pitch on his hand to begin the fifth inning, and Mike Freeman took his place at first base in the bottom half of the frame. The severity of his injury isn't yet known.

Smith isn't starting Friday against the Padres, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Smith will get a breather after he went 4-for-9 with a three-run home run, two walks and two strikeouts across his last three games. Kevin Pillar will shift to left field while Billy McKinney starts in right.

Flores (hamstring) isn't starting Friday against the Cubs, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Flores left Thursday's win over the Cubs due to hamstring tightness, but he'll be available off the bench Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. LaMonte Wade will start at first base and lead off.

Cabrera (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Cabrera was expected to face a four-week absence when he landed on the injured list in mid-May, but he beat that timeline for his return. He hit quite well before suffering a hamstring injury, posting a .289/.393/.474 slash line. Cabrera isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Brewers, but he should feature regularly moving forward. Seth Frankoff (forearm) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

Hiura is not in the starting lineup Friday against Arizona.

Despite Kolten Wong (oblique) landing on the 10-day injured list earlier Friday, Hiura will remain out of the lineup against right-hander Matt Peacock. Luis Urias will play second base and bat leadoff.

Flores was removed from Thursday's win over the Cubs due to tightness in his hamstring, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The 29-year-old went 1-for-2 with a triple, a walk and two runs before being replaced by Mauricio Dubon at the start of the sixth inning. Manager Gabe Kapler indicated the injury isn't as severe as the hamstring issue that landed Flores on the injured list in May, though it remains concerning he's dealing with another injury less than a week after being activated.

Alonso is not in the lineup Thursday at San Diego.

The 26-year-old returned from the injured list Monday after missing less than two weeks with a hand sprain, but he'll take a seat Thursday after going 5-for-13 with a homer, five RBI and three runs in his first three games back. Dominic Smith will move to first base in Alonso's place, while Kevin Pillar starts in left field.

Goldschmidt isn't starting Thursday's game against the Reds, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Goldschmidt had gone 2-for-6 across the last two games, and he hit his first home run since May 11 during Wednesday's loss. Matt Carpenter will take over at first base and bat sixth.

Cabrera (hamstring) has been running at 70-80 percent recently, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Cabrera has been taking live at-bats over the past week, and he's also been able to increase his running intensity after only being able to jog slowly out of the batter's box at the end of May. Manager Torey Lovullo called the 35-year-old's progress a "miracle" since his injury was initially believed to be quite serious. However, Cabrera still doesn't have a clear timetable to return.