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Donovan went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates.

He opened the scoring on the night by taking Roansy Contreras deep in the third inning for his sixth homer of the year. Donovan has been holding down an everyday role due to multiple injuries in the Cardinals' outfield, and while he got his June off to a quick start, the grind took its toll in May -- the 26-year-old finished the month with a .228/.358/.354 slash line.

Rojas is not in the starting lineup Friday versus Atlanta.

Rojas will take a seat after he went 0-for-10 with two walks, a run scored and four strikeouts while starting all three games of a series with the Rockies. Emmanuel Rivera will draw the start at third base and bat sixth in the series opener with Atlanta.

Donovan is starting in left field and batting leadoff Friday in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

With Lars Nootbaar (back) landing on the injured list, Donovan could be the Cardinals' regular leadoff man against right-handers for a bit. He's sporting a .253/.344/.370 slash line with five home runs and four stolen bases on the season.

Turang is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Cincinnati.

With southpaw Brandon Williamson on the hill for the Reds, the left-handed hitting Turang will begin this one on the bench. Owen Miller and Andruw Monasterio will form the Brew Crew's double-play combo.

Arraez (leg) is starting Friday against the Athletics, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Arraez was pulled from Thursday's game against San Diego due to an apparent leg injury, but whatever was bothering him won't cause him to miss any games. He'll start at second base and bat leadoff Friday as he looks to extend a seven-game hitting streak.

Mathis was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.

He's taking the roster spot vacated by Robert Stephenson, who was traded to the Rays. Mathias has a .695 OPS in 15 games with the Pirates this season while seeing action at second base and right field.

Kim went 1-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a steal in Thursday's victory over the Marlins.

Kim has now swiped a base in four straight contests. He's 10-for-12 on stolen base attempts this season, putting him two shy of his total from 2022. Kim's logged a hit in 10 of his last 12 games, boosting his slash line to .241/.337/.380 with five homers, 22 runs scored and 18 RBI through 194 plate appearances.

Castro went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Castro has been hot recently, going 8-for-24 (.333) over his last six games to boost his slash line to .279/.293/.342 through 117 plate appearances. The former Tiger isn't likely to provide much power, despite playing half his games at Coors Field -- he's yet to homer this season after launching seven long balls in 120 games last year. Still, he should continue to serve as the Rockies' primary second baseman against right-handed pitching.

Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double and a three-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.

His eighth-inning shot off Brusdar Graterol broke open a 5-5 tie and proved to be the game-winning hit. Garcia is coming off a strong May in which he slashed .304/.347/.411 through 27 games with two of his four homers on the year, and while his lack of plus power or speed caps his fantasy value, the 23-year-old appears to be taking a big step forward at the plate in 2023.

Marte went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over Colorado.

Marte cut the Rockies' lead to 4-3 with an RBI double in the seventh before eventually scoring the winning run after doubling again with two outs in the ninth. The 29-year-old Marte has hit safely in 11 straight games, going 15-for-48 with six extra-base hits in that span. He's now slashing .284/.342/.486 with eight homers, 33 runs scored, 23 RBI and six stolen bases through 231 plate appearances this season.