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Casas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 8-3 win over the Cubs.

Casas reached double-digit homers when he led off the fourth inning with his 10th in 79 games. Interestingly, he was replaced in the final two innings by Justin Turner, who started at second base and moved to first when manager Alex Cora inserted Christian Arroyo at the keystone. Casas has had issues in the field and ranks 36th with minus-7 Outs Above Average among MLB first basemen.

Hall will sit for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Padres.

The Phillies will rest a handful of lefties against Blake Snell, though the Padres are starting a second southpaw (Ryan Weathers) in the nightcap, so Hall could see himself stuck on the bench all day. Drew Ellis starts at first base in the afternoon game.

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

After winning the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break, Guerrero kept right on slugging to kick off the second half as he took Ryne Nelson deep in the first inning. The 24-year-old first baseman is up to 14 homers and 59 RBI on the season through 89 games with a .276/.344/.451 slash line, but he's more than capable of accelerating that pace down the stretch.

Lowe went 4-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, four runs scored and a walk in Friday's win over Cleveland.

Lowe put the Rangers on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning and would cross home three more times in the big performance. It was his second home run of the month and 10th of the year after a seven-game drought. He bumped his season slash line up to .278/.368/.439 with 37 extra-base hits and 59 runs scored through 416 plate appearances.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's win over the White Sox.

Olson picked up right where he left off before the All-Star break by drilling a grand slam in the first inning. He's up to 30 homers and 76 RBI with a .254/.358/.573 slash line through 90 games. Over his last 11 contests, he's gone 17-for-43 (.395) with five home runs, four doubles and 17 RBI.

Tellez (forearm) will return from the injured list Tuesday in Philadelphia, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

He will end up missing nearly two weeks due to right forearm inflammation. Tellez hit .186 with only three home runs in his most recent 161 at-bats, but if the forearm issue was contributing to his ineffectiveness, he could be poised for a much better second half.

The Rockies recalled Toglia from Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

With Elehuris Montero headed back to the minors, Toglia will provide the Rockies with a depth option at first baseman. The 24-year-old is slashing .253/.364/.479 through 343 plate appearances in Triple-A but has yet to carry even that modest success into the majors.

Dixon is starting at designated hitter and batting eighth Friday in Philadelphia.

Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez is getting the start for the Phillies, so the Padres will put Dixon's right-handed bat at DH. The 31-year-old has just a .437 OPS versus lefties this season in the majors but has posted an .876 OPS against southpaws in 2023 at Triple-A El Paso.

Ellis was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

He's taking the spot of Josh Harrison (wrist). The 27-year-old Ellis fared well during a brief stint with the Phillies earlier this season, posting a .919 OPS with two homers over eight games. He can fill in at multiple infield spots.

Triple-A Durham placed Manzardo on its 7-day injured list Monday due to an unspecified issue.

Manzardo was recently deactivated after he was selected to play in Saturday's All-Star Futures Game, but he ultimately went unused in the exhibition. The Rays haven't provided an explanation behind why Manzardo didn't play in the Futures Game, though it's worth noting that he exited in the third inning of his most recent game with Durham last Thursday, which may be when he sustained an injury. The first base prospect finished the first half of the season with a .238/.342/.442 slash line and 11 home runs across 313 plate appearances with Durham.