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Cron went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

Two games after smacking his first home run of the campaign, Cron went deep again Friday, tying the game with a two-run shot off Vince Velasquez in the fourth inning. He now has nine RBI on the season and is slashing .200/.313/.382 across 64 plate appearances.

Hoskins went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to Colorado.

The first baseman gave Philadelphia a two-run lead in the seventh inning with a 439-foot solo blast. The homer was Hoskins' second in the past three games and fourth overall this season. He is slashing .250/.278/.500 with seven RBI.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a home run, one double, two RBI and two runs in Friday's 15-2 win over the Brewers.

Rizzo put the Cubs on the board with an RBI double in the first inning before he hit a solo blast with one out in the second. The 31-year-old is now slashing .246/.359/.508 with four home runs, 12 runs and seven RBI to begin the season.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Angels.

Gurriel's two-run blast in the seventh inning tied the game up at 2-2 and helped force extra innings. The 36-year-old infielder is slashing .328/.451/.522 with three home runs and 11 RBI this season.

Santana went 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Santana walked and scored on a Jorge Soler double in the fifth inning. In the ninth, Santana added another walk before advancing to second on a double-steal with Whit Merrifield. Through 18 games, Santana has a .377 on-base percentage with four homers, 14 RBI, nine runs scored and one steal.

O'Hearn went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Friday's 6-2 win over the Tigers.

He went yard off Tigers starter Casey Mize in the fourth inning. The 27-year-old O'Hearn had all of two homers in 42 games for the Royals last year, although he hit 14 in 105 contests in 2019. He batted fifth and served as the designated hitter Friday. It remains to be seen how often he'll play while he's on the big-league roster. Carlos Santana has an everyday job at O'Hearn's natural first base position, while Jorge Soler will often be the designated hitter.

Cooper (groin) is starting Friday's game against the Giants, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper wasn't in the lineup for the last two games but struck out in his lone at-bat as a pinch hitter Thursday. He'll start in right field and bat fourth in Friday's contest against San Francisco.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

With lefty Jordan Montgomery pitching for the Yankees, Naylor will head to the bench after starting the past two games. Jordan Luplow will start in right field and bat leadoff for Cleveland on Friday.

Kirilloff was recalled from the alternate training site Friday.

The move was expected with Miguel Sano (hamstring) heading to the injured list, but Kirilloff has now officially been added to the big-league roster. The 23-year-old should take over the starting job at first base for the immediate future but could shift back to the outfield once Sano returns.

O'Hearn was recalled from the alternate training site Friday, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

The 27-year-old missed out on the Opening Day roster but will join Kansas City ahead of Friday's series opener in Detroit. O'Hearn had a .604 OPS in 132 plate appearances during 2020 and should provide depth at first base and DH behind Carlos Santana and Jorge Soler.