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Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Friday against the Athletics.

Gurriel returned from a two-game absence caused by an undisclosed injury and recorded an RBI single in the seventh inning to drive in his 25th run of the campaign. Gurriel has been on a hot stretch at the plate, maintaining a .319 average with two home runs, seven RBI and seven runs scored across his last 14 games. Even so, Gurriel is still slashing just .233/.286/.396 across 297 plate appearances on the season.

Cron (wrist) isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Cron was hit in the wrist by a pitch Friday but underwent X-rays that came back negative. His hand was wrapped after the game, but he's already pushing to play Saturday, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports. Even if Cron is held out Saturday, he doesn't appear to be in line for a significant absence.

Cooper went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

His eighth-inning blast off Drew Smith proved to be crucial, extending the Marlins' lead to 4-1 at the time. Cooper has two of his seven homers on the year in the last four games, and over his last 10 contests he's slashing an impressive .306/.366/.583 in 41 plate appearances.

Dalbec went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 12-5 loss to the Yankees.

His fourth-inning blast off Nestor Cortes was Dalbec's first homer in nearly a month, snapping an 18-game drought in which he's gone 10-for-44 (.227) with only one double and two RBI. The 27-year-old has started just four of the last 10 games for Boston, and his .210/.289/.340 slash line on the season with six homers and a paltry 19 RBI through 74 contests don't make a compelling case for a bigger role.

Bohm went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Friday.

Bohm went deep twice off Adam Wainwright to give his team the victory and pick up his first multi-home run game of the year. The 25-year-old third baseman appears to have recaptured the success he had in April and is now slashing .368/.400/.789 in July. Bohm is regularly batting in the bottom half of the order for the Phillies and has six long balls and 32 RBI on the season.

Cron was removed from Friday's game against the Diamondbacks in the top of the fifth inning due to a left wrist contusion.

Cron went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI to begin Friday's game but was hit by a pitch in the top of the fifth inning and removed from the game. He underwent X-rays that came back negative, so he should tentatively be considered day-to-day. If Cron misses additional time, Connor Joe and Elehuris Montero are candidates for increased looks at first base.

Rivas isn't starting Friday's game against the Dodgers.

Rivas has started against just two southpaws this season, and he'll get a breather with left-hander Tyler Anderson on the mound Friday. P.J. Higgins is starting at first base and batting seventh.

Naylor (back) was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Naylor was initially slated to start at first base Friday, but he's apparently still dealing with back spasms. Whether he'll be available off the bench remains to be seen, but Owen Miller will take his place at first base and bat sixth.

Gurriel (undisclosed) is starting Friday against the Athletics.

Gurriel wasn't in the lineup for the last two games due to an unspecified injury, but he appeared off the bench Thursday and went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. He's starting at first base and batting sixth Friday.

Naylor (back) will bat cleanup and play first base Friday against the Royals, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Naylor hasn't played since leaving the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers due to back spasms, but the issue has evidently subsided. That's great news for the Guardians, as Naylor is slashing .276/.332/.510 on the year.