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Santana went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, a walk and two RBI in Friday's 12-4 loss to Milwaukee.

Santana drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth, followed by a solo homer in the seventh, but the Brewers had already pulled out to a huge lead. Across 61 games this season, Santana has struggled to hit for average (.223), although he's demonstrated plenty of power, smacking 10 home runs while driving in 37.

Manager Gabe Kapler said "it's not out of the question" for Hoskins (jaw) to be activated Saturday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Hoskins has been on the disabled list since May 30 with a fractured jaw after fouling a pitch off his face, and could end up spending the minimum 10 days on the DL. The 25-year-old seems poised for a return in the near future, even if he Phillies opt to wait an additional day or two before activating him.

Voit slugged a solo home run in a pinch-hit at-bat during Thursday's win over the Marlins.

With the Cardinals holding a slim 3-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, manager Mike Matheny pulled original pinch-hit option Greg Garcia after southpaw Adam Conley entered as a reliever, instead sending Voit to the plate. The 27-year-old responded by launching a 1-2 pitch 398 feet into the left-field seats, closing out the scoring on the afternoon. Voit has yet to draw a start at the major-league level this season, and Thursday's round tripper was his first extra-base hit of 2018.

Bell is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.

Bell will take a seat on the bench after going 1-for-5 with a double and one RBI during Thursday's contest versus the Dodgers. In his place, David Freese will man first base.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.

Rizzo went deep for the second straight contest and the fourth time in his last 10 games, giving him 10 home runs on the season. After a slow start to the year, the 28-year-old first baseman is heating up at the plate as he looks to record 30 or more home runs for the fifth straight season.

Bour went 3-for-4 with an RBI double in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Cardinals.

The Marlins managed just one run on four hits and Bour was responsible for nearly all of it. This was his first multi-hit effort since May 29 when he recorded three consecutive games. The 30-year-old slugger is slashing just .245/.371/.439 with 10 home runs in 2018.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.

Rizzo continued his hot streak at the plate, as he's now 14-for-36 over his last 10 games with three home runs and eight RBI. The slugging first baseman figures to continue posting strong numbers all summer.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Padres.

Freeman didn't quite match his monstrous performance from Tuesday, but remained productive by blasting his 11th home run of the season. This marked the first time on the season that he has hit home runs in consecutive games. Although he lags behind the National League leaders in home runs, he is fifth in the league with a .561 slugging percentage.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and one run scored Wednesday against the Giants.

Goldschmidt continued to show signs of life at the plate and has now recorded seven hits in his past 11 at-bats, including four extra-base hits. He's still hitting just .233/.344/.429 for the season, but he has seen his average rise from .201 to .233 over his past 19 games. While it'd be an overreaction to say Goldschmidt is approaching his form of past seasons, this recent stretch is a positive sign that his performance will improve as the season progresses.

Bell is out of the lineup versus the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Bell will head to the bench after going 0-for-12 over the past three games. As he looks to clear his head, David Freese will get a start at first base while batting sixth in the order.