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Lowe went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 8-1 win over the Atheltics.

Lowe's two-run, opposite-field job in the second inning was all the Rangers would need, but the league's third-ranked team scoring offense (5.31 runs per game) piled it on. The blast extended his hitting streak to eight games (15-for-33, 1.092 OPS), and the two hits put the first baseman among the MLB leaders in average, ranking second at .412. There's still a question as to whether Lowe will put up slugging numbers traditionally associated with a first baseman -- his GB% is at a career-high 55.8 through 51 at-bats -- but the 26-year-old has outperformed the team's previous option at first, Ronald Guzman, who failed to take hold despite many opportunities since 2018.

Walker went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 loss to the Mets on Friday.

Walker didn't do much early, but his eighth-inning shot off New York reliever Trevor May brought Arizona to within one run of the lead. The 31-year-old has put together a modest five-game on-base streak to bump his OPS from .583 to .648, though he'll need to start producing numbers like he did in 2019 and 2020 (.824 and .792 slugging percentage, respectively) to truly make an impact.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a run, walk and a stolen base in a 6-1 win over San Diego on Friday.

Freeman singled and stole second in the first inning, walked in the third and singled and scored in the seventh to continue a torrid five game-stretch that's see n the 32-year-old go 10-for-20 with three multi-hit games. After a slow start, the first-year Dodger is slashing .346/.417/.519 to place among the league leaders in each category while the theft was his first.

Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Friday against the Twins.

Vaughn accounted for Chicago's only run of the game when he led off the fifth inning with his third homer of the season. He had swung a cold bat immediately prior to this performance, collecting just three hits with no counting stats across his last five starts and 16 at-bats. Despite the slow stretch, Vaughn is hitting .313/.389/.625 while maintaining an 11.1 percent strikeout rate across 36 total plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with two RBI during Friday's 4-2 win against the Reds.

The 34-year-old entered Friday's contest 3-for-32 over the past eight games, so the three-hit performance was certainly a welcome sight. Goldschmidt is still looking for his first home run of the season and has significant work to do on his .196/.302/.239 slash line.

Bohm went 1-for-4 with a two-run single in Friday's 4-2 win over the Brewers.

Bohm's two-run single in the eighth put the Phillies up 3-2 and proved to be the go-ahead knock. The 25-year-old slugger has been terrific at the plate to start the year; he's now slashing .440/.455/.640 with nine RBI through 25 at-bats. As long as he's swinging a hot bat, Bohm should continue to see regular time at third base.

Rivas was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Rivas spent just under a week in the minors, but he'll now rejoin the Cubs after Clint Frazier (appendicitis) was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday. Rivas has appeared in two major-league games this year and has gone 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. He'll serve in a depth role while Frazier is unavailable.

Wade (knee) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Wade has dealt with knee inflammation since late March, but he's been able to ramp up his baseball activities in recent weeks. The Giants haven't indicated how many rehab appearances he'll require, but the 28-year-old could rejoin the major-league club as early as next week.

Tellez isn't starting Friday's game against the Phillies.

Tellez has started against just one left-handed pitcher this season, and he'll take a seat with southpaw Ranger Suarez on the mound for Philadelphia on Friday. Keston Hiura will start at first base and bat fifth.

Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.

Naylor had an RBI single in the fifth inning and an RBI double in the seventh. He came around to score on an Andres Gimenez sacrifice fly in his latter trip aboard. Naylor has multiple hits in three of his four games this season, logging three RBI and a pair of runs scored. He has a couple of paths to playing time in right field and at first base -- the latter's been a bit more likely of late with Bobby Bradley scuffling and Owen Miller on the COVID-19 injured list.