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Diaz, who went 0-for-4 in a loss to the Rangers on Friday, is 0-for-11 with an RBI in his first two games since returning from a hamstring injury.

Diaz was activated from the 10-day injured list prior to Thursday's game against the Twins and immediately gave his hamstring quite the test by playing all 18 innings of the marathon win. However, the infielder is apparently still trying to get his timing at the plate back after missing nine contests, and he'll look to return to the excellent form he was displaying prior to his injury when the Rays take the field against the Rangers again Saturday.

Wade was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday.

He was able to make his big-league debut Friday, but it was a very brief stay, as Byron Buxton's activation pushed Wade back to the minors. The 25-year-old outfielder is hitting .248/.393/.366 with five home runs and six steals in 70 games with Rochester.

Votto went 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 6-3 win over the Cubs.

While some extra-base hits would have been nice too, fantasy GMs should have few complaints about Votto's performance in this one. The veteran first baseman is slashing .304/.402/.532 in June with four homers and 10 RBI, but his 21.7 percent strikeout rate on the month suggests he's not entirely back to his usual form just yet.

Olson went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Angels.

Olson went yard in his first two plate appearances of the game, knocking a two-run homer off Angels opener Noe Ramirez in the first inning before blasting a three-run shot off Felix Pena in the third inning. Olson has hit five homers in his last seven games, batting .400 (10-for-25) during the recent power surge. He's up to 16 homers, 32 RBI and 28 runs scored in 49 games this season.

Gurriel went 1-for-5 with a walk-off solo home run in a 2-1 10-inning victory against the Mariners on Friday.

The 1-for-5 night wasn't great for the average or on-base percentage, but Gurriel has hits in each of his last five games, and during that stretch, he's gone deep three times. Those three homers match the amount of times he went deep in May. Gurriel is batting .267 with eight home runs, 36 RBI, 39 runs and three steals in 303 at-bats this season.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.

The first baseman continues to rake, slashing .316/.430/.674 through 26 games in June with nine homers and 19 RBI. With 28 long balls on the year already, Alonso has now tied Mark McGwire's MLB record for most home runs by a rookie before July 1.

Naylor was a late addition to the Padres' lineup Friday against the Cardinals, hitting fifth and manning left field.

Hunter Renfroe (illness) was a late scratch, and the Padres opted to give Naylor the nod over Wil Myers. Naylor has not been playing much and is hitting just .218 with two home runs in 55 at-bats this month.

Wade will start in right field and bat ninth in Friday's game against the White Sox.

Wade was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Thursday and only had to wait one day before making his way into the lineup. The 25-year-old could see some opportunities with Eddie Rosario (ankle) landing on the injured list, but he seems unlikely to simply slide immediately into an everyday role.

Tellez is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca.

Tellez struck out five times over his last two games, so manager Charlie Montoyo decided to hold him out for just the second time in 12 games. Tellez played first base regularly the last couple weeks while Justin Smoak was on the injured list, but Smoak was activated Friday, and the two players figure to split the action at first base and in the designated hitter spot like they did earlier in the season.

Cabrera (suspension) is starting at third base and batting sixth Friday at Tampa Bay.

Cabrera served his three-game ban this week and rejoins the lineup for Friday's series opener. The time off could help the 33-year-old, since he was 2-for-28 with 15 strikeouts in his last eight games before serving the suspension.