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Vargas went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double and a walk Friday against the Mets.

Vargas kicked off a stretch of three consecutive White Sox hitters going yard in the sixth inning, bringing his total for the season to 29. Six of those long balls have come across 18 games in August, and he's also tallied 10 RBI and 14 runs scored in that span.

The Blue Jays placed Smith on the 10-day injured list Friday with left hamstring inflammation.

Smith started and played the entire game Wednesday against the Rays, so it's unclear when he injured his hamstring. The utility man is 7-for-28 at the plate with two homers, three RBI, eight runs scored, one stolen base and a 3:11 BB:K in 14 games with the Blue Jays. Davis Schneider has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.

The Royals placed Garcia on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left hamstring strain.

After missing nearly two months with a hand injury, Garcia played four games this week only to injure his hamstring running the bases Thursday against the Athletics. It's shaping up to be a lost season for the 26-year-old, as he's appeared in just 73 of Kansas City's 129 games and will now miss several more. Nick Loftin figures to get most of the starts at third base for the Royals while Garcia is out.

The Yankees placed McMahon on the 10-day injured list Friday with a left thumb sprain.

In a corresponding move, the team recalled Max Schuemann from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. McMahon suffered his injury on a slide in Wednesday's game. Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero are candidates to see increased playing time at the hot corner while McMahon is sidelined.

Okamoto went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.

Getting another start at first base and batting fifth with Vladimir Guerrero (concussion) on the shelf, Okamoto got the Blue Jays on the board by ripping an Ian Seymour slider into the left-field seats to lead off the second inning. Okamoto has hit safely in six straight games, collecting two doubles and two homers during that stretch, and in his first MLB campaign he's delivered a .230/.302/.440 slash line with 26 home runs and 74 RBI in 124 contests.

Guzman went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in an 18-3 rout of Houston on Thursday.

Guzman began the game on the bench but entered on defense in the sixth inning after the Angels had built a 14-2 lead. He struck out in his first at-bat but then took advantage of facing a position player (LaMonte Wade) in the ninth inning by mashing a two-run homer to left field. The long ball was his first since July 31, a span of 17 games. Guzman has six home runs overall through 194 plate appearances this season while slashing .236/.280/.368 with 19 runs, 22 RBI and two stolen bases.

Manager Matt Quatraro said that Garcia is likely to be placed on the injured list after suffering a left hamstring strain during Thursday's game against the Athletics, Joel Goldberg of Royals.tv reports.

Garcia suffered the injury while rounding third base in the first inning and came out of the game immediately afterward. The 26-year-old had been playing in just his fourth game since returning from a nearly two-month stay on the IL caused by a hand injury and is now set to go back on the shelf for at least the remainder of August. Nick Loftin will likely resume serving as Kansas City's primary third baseman.

Guzman isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Astros, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Guzman will retreat to the bench after going 2-for-8 with two RBI and four strikeouts across the first two games of the series. His absence will cause Vaughn Grissom to move to third base, opening up the keystone for Adam Frazier.

McMahon (thumb) is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.

McMahon injured his left thumb on a slide Wednesday. X-rays came back negative, per Erik Boland of Newsday, but McMahon will have more imaging Friday. Jose Caballero is drawing the start at third base for the Yankees.

Garcia was removed from Thursday's game against the Athletics after the first inning with a left hamstring injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Garcia doubled in his first plate appearance in the bottom of the first inning, but he later pulled up after rounding third base, grabbed at his hamstring and was tagged out on a fielder's choice. The 26-year-old just returned earlier this week from a nearly two-month absence with a hand injury, and it looks like he could be headed back to the injured list.