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Voit is not in the lineup for Friday's game against Houston.

Voit started the last 11 games between first base and designated hitter and posted a .325/.471/.525 slash line in that stretch. Edwin Encarnacion will take over at first base while Giancarlo Stanton will serve as the DH on Friday. Aaron Judge (oblique) makes his long-awaited return from the injured list in right field.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with an RBI double, a walk and a run in an extra-innings loss to the Marlins on Thursday. He struck out in his other three at-bats.

If one wanted to find any one particular Goldschmidt box score that accurately encapsulates his 2019 season thus far, Thursday's would be more than adequate. The slugger's final line represented both the highs and lows of his first Cardinals campaign, with Goldschmidt coming through with a clutch hit but still swinging and missing more than he made contact. The prized offseason acquisition now has 79 strikeouts over 316 plate appearances, pushing his current whiff rate to 25.0 percent. That's just a tick below last season's 25.1 figure, and it serves as his second highest overall since his initial major-league stint back in 2011 with the Diamondbacks. Also of concern is Goldschmidt's career-low .176 ISO, which has him way off the pace of the 68 extra-base hits he's averaged over his previous seven seasons; factoring in Thursday's two-bagger, Goldschmidt has a modest 21 extra-base knocks over his first 74 games as a Cardinal.

Kirilloff was activated from the 7-day DL and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Thursday's game for Double-A Pensacola.

Kirilloff was on the IL with an undisclosed injury. Prior to landing on the shelf for the second time this season (he missed a month to open the year due to a minor wrist issue), the well-regarded prospect was hitting .268/.359/.402 with two homers and three stolen bases in 29 games for Double-A Pensacola.

Alonso went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in the Mets' 7-4 loss to the Cubs on Thursday.

Alonso is dialed in at the moment, as he cranked his second long ball in three games to give him 25 for the season through 269 at-bats -- tying the NL record for homers by a rookie before the All-Star break. His average was .258 on June 9, but he's hit safely in eight of his last nine games to bring his slash line up to an excellent .275/.362/.628 as he continues to thrive for the Mets.

Walker went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and walk entering as a pinch hitter in the sixth during a 6-4 loss to the Rockies on Thursday.

After hitting his homer, Walker stayed in the game to play first base. He received two more plate appearances, recording a strikeout and walk. Walker is riding a modest five-game hitting streak. He is batting .258 with 13 home runs, 29 RBI, 38 runs and four steals in 256 at-bats this season.

Cooper was removed from Thursday's game against the Cardinals due to left triceps tightness, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports. He went 0-for-2 prior to exiting the contest.

Cooper was scratched from Wednesday's starting nine with a sore left triceps, so he's apparently struggled to put this injury behind him. He'll be considered day-to-day moving forward.

Cabrera went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts before getting ejected from Thursday's game against the Indians for arguing balls and strikes.

Things didn't go Cabrera's way at the dish through his first three plate appearances, and he'd finally had enough after striking out for the third time. He's just 2-for-17 with a home run and two RBI over his last five games, but he'll look to regroup after blowing off some steam Thursday.

Bohm was promoted to Double-A Reading on Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Bohm began the 2019 campaign at Low-A Lakewood, but he's managed to tear it up at both Lakewood and High-A Clearwater, making this decision an easy one for the Phillies. The third baseman slashed .329/.395/.506 with four homers and 27 RBI through 40 games with the Threshers, and he'll aim to keep it rolling at the next level.

Beaty has been optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers made a flurry of roster moves Thursday, with Beaty heading back to Triple-A as Rich Hill hit the 10-day injured list and J.T. Chargois and Josh Sborz got called up to the big club. Beaty appeared in 23 games in his first stint in the majors, hitting .286 with one homer and nine RBI in 56 at-bats.

Cooper (triceps) is starting at first base and hitting third Thursday against the Cardinals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cooper was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a sore triceps, but he's good to go after getting the day off. The 28-year-old has been locked in at the plate since returning from the injured list in mid-May, slashing .331/.401/.521 with six homers and 21 RBI in 32 games.