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Asuaje is not in the lineup Saturday against the Mets.

Asuaje opened the year by starting 21 of the Padres' first 22 games, but he's now sat for three of the last six. Franchy Cordero has earned a near-everyday role in the outfield, pushing Jose Pirela in to second base. Asuaje's .207/.284/.315 line so far this year can't compete with Cordero's .241/.281/.537 (at least in the power department), so expect him to continue to lose time.

LeMahieu (hamstring) is not starting Saturday against the Marlins.

LeMahieu left Friday's game with right hamstring tightness. The issue is reportedly minor, but he'll miss at least one game. Pat Valaika will start at second base in his place Saturday.

Longoria is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

It appears to just be a game off for Longoria, as there has been no indication of any injury issues for the veteran third baseman. There should be no cause for concern unless the 31-year-old is also held out of Game 2 against the Dodgers on Saturday night.

Duffy (hamstring) hit out of the leadoff spot and went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in a win over the Red Sox on Friday.

The versatile infielder returned to action following his 10-day disabled list stint and hit safely for the fifth straight game in the process. Duffy had gotten off to a solid start at the plate before the injury, a pace he'll look to maintain now that the oft-injured 27-year-old appears to be back to full health.

Candelario will wear a wrist guard when he's on base to protect himself when he slides, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario rested Thursday with a sore left wrist, and the team believes his discomfort could be coming from his sliding technique, in which he puts down his left hand and wrist to brace himself. He returned to the lineup Friday and wore the brace when he reached base in the first inning. Candelario is slashing a strong .281/.355/.531 through 24 games.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Astros.

Chapman opened the scoring against Dallas Keuchel with a home run in the fifth inning. He doubled off Keuchel in his next at-bat, coming around to score on a Matt Olson single. Chapman is now hitting .278 with six home runs and 15 RBI. His 21 runs scored leads all MLB third basemen, and his .932 OPS is good for fourth at the position.

Longoria went 2-for-4 with a solo home run to help the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Dodgers on Friday.

Longoria was hitting just .222 coming into the contest, but he was able to check in with his fifth long ball of the season with a second-inning solo blast off Hyun-Jin Ryu. He now has a respectable .494 slugging percentage through 85 at-bats with his new club, although his 3:25 BB:K tells a different story.

Moustakas went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and two runs in the Royals' 7-4 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Moustakas kept rolling with his first-inning blast off Reynaldo Lopez, bringing his slash line up to .311/.336/.621 with eight home runs on the season. So far he's picked up right where he left off following last year's career-best campaign that saw him launch 38 home runs and put up a .835 OPS.

Alvarez went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 6-0 win over the Tigers.

Alvarez had been slumping hard heading into Friday's game, with only two hits and two walks in his last 29 plate appearances, so perhaps he was due for a breakout performance. The home runs bring the 31-year-old's season total to four and his RBI total to 10, and he is slashing .218/.338/.473 in 55 at-bats.

Suarez went 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI in Cincinnati's 15-9 win over the Twins on Friday.

After going 0-for-4 in his first game back from the disabled list coming off a thumb injury, Suarez got back to his old tricks with this four-hit effort, bringing his slash line up to .324/.419/.595 through 37 at-bats. His stats might not remain that prolific all season, but he had an .828 OPS over 534 at-bats last year, so Suarez has shown he can be a solid fantasy contributor.