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Lux went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Giants.

Fresh off a four-hit game Thursday, Lux stayed locked in with his second homer of the year Friday. He had last left the yard April 13, so it was an extended power drought that ended in this contest. The 24-year-old has done well with a contact-oriented approach, slashing .291/.372/.382 with two homers, 14 RBI, 33 runs scored, five stolen base, seven doubles and a triple in 52 contests this year. Lux's place in the lineup is fairly secure versus right-handed pitchers, and he's also found some playing time against lefties in 2022 without much deviation in his ratio stats.

Kim went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a walk in Friday's 9-0 win over the Rockies.

This was Kim's first multi-hit effort since May 28, which was also the date of his last extra-base hit. The shortstop went 6-for-39 (.154) in his previous 10 games before a strong showing Friday. He's hitting a mediocre .219/.300/.348 with four home runs, 20 RBI, 23 runs scored, three stolen bases, a triple and eight doubles across 201 plate appearances.

Rodgers isn't starting Friday against the Padres.

Rodgers will get a rare day off after he hit .273 with a homer, a double, four runs, four RBI and four strikeouts over the last five games. Garrett Hampson is taking over at second base and batting ninth.

Lux went 4-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI in Thursday's 11-9 win over the White Sox.

Lux notched the first four-hit game of his career, and he added a walk to become the first Dodger to reach base five times in a game this season, per independent baseball writer Blake Harris. The second baseman could have had an even more impressive fantasy line, but he was thrown out trying to steal in the third inning. Nonetheless, it was a nice turnaround for Lux after he had gone 2-for-15 with four strikeouts over his previous five games.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a single, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Reds.

Rojas' two-run single was amidst Arizona's four-run ninth inning that turned a loss into a win. He's been a remarkably consistent bat in the Diamondbacks' order, never going more than one game without a hit. The team's primary third baseman is slashing .284/.369/.463 over 28 games and 111 plate appearances.

Drury (Achilles) will return to the lineup Thursday against Arizona, batting second and playing third base, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Drury was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with right Achilles soreness, but the problem evidently wasn't a particularly significant one. He'll hope to recapture the form he showed immediately prior to the injury, when he hit .444 with three homers in his first seven games in June.

Donovan is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Donovan will get a breather after going 1-for-8 in the first two contests of the series. Juan Yepez will draw the start in right field and bat sixth Thursday.

Gorman is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman will be on the bench for the third time in the last four contests after he went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's loss. Tommy Edman is starting at second base while Edmundo Sosa enters the lineup at shortstop.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple and an additional run scored during Wednesday's win over Cincinnati.

Rojas returned to the lineup after being benched Tuesday and slugged his first home run since May 20, when he hit three against the Cubs. He added a leadoff triple in the seventh and came around to score on a Ketel Marte single one batter later. Across 27 games, Rojas is slashing .286/.368/.473 with four homers and 11 RBI.

Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI on Wednesday against the Athletics.

Albies did the majority of his damage with a three-run shot in the seventh inning. He now has seven homers on the campaign, though this was his first since April 23. In 161 at-bats between going yard, Albies has slugged just .317. Despite the power outage, Albies has scored 32 runs, tallied 28 RBI and swiped three bags while hitting .248 across 245 plate appearances on the season.