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Benintendi went 2-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Athletics.

Benintendi was overshadowed by Tristan Peters hitting for the cycle, but Benintendi delivered a pair of RBI doubles to help the White Sox to a blowout win. Benintendi has a nearly identical line to his 2025 season, though he has been more productive of late, hitting .269 with four homers, 16 RBI and 10 runs scored across 23 games in the last month.

Yoshida went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in the Red Sox's 6-2 win over the Mets on Friday.

Yoshida got the Red Sox on the board early with a two-run double in the first inning that brought both Wilyer Abreu and Anthony Seigler home. Yoshida is in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 10-for-22 (.455) with one home run, four RBI, three doubles and four runs scored. He figures to be in the Red Sox's lineup for the last two games of the All-Star break, seeing as Willson Contreras (foot) is serving a five-game suspension.

The Athletics recalled Meneses from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday.

With Zack Gelof (knee) headed to the 10-day IL, Meneses will provide some depth at first base and in the corner outfield spots. He's taken 18 plate appearances with the Athletics this season, going 2-for-14 with two RBI and three walks. Meneses has a .947 OPS with 12 homers and 80 RBI at Triple-A.

Canzone went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Thursday's 8-4 loss to the Marlins.

Canzone cut Miami's lead to 8-4 in the eighth inning with a 421-foot blast off William Kempner, his 15th homer this season. Canzone, who's been batting third of late in Seattle's order as their regular DH against right-handed pitching, has gone 6-for-22 with two homers and five RBI in his last five games. Overall, he's slashing .269/.341/.543 with 39 RBI, 33 runs scored and a steal across 246 plate appearances.

Valencia went 1-for-1 with a solo home run and was also hit by a pitch in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Athletics.

Valencia received his first call to the majors earlier in the day, and he supplied a special moment when he appeared as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning. The 26-year-old Venezuelan lifted the fourth pitch of his first MLB at-bat over the wall in center for his first career home run. Valencia spent eight seasons in the minors before getting promoted to provide some catching depth as Dillon Dingler manages a thumb injury. Dingler's injury isn't considered serious and may return to the lineup soon, which could send Valencia back to Triple-A Toledo, though he's firmly in the mix to provide MLB depth the rest of the season as needed.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Thursday that Stanton (calf) has resumed running after receiving a PRP injection, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

The 36-year-old has been sidelined since late April due to recurring calf issues. He initially suffered a strained right calf before suffering a new strain in the same calf while rehabbing last month. It's unclear what kind of timeline Stanton is looking at for his potential return to the lineup. He slashed .256/.302/.422 with three home runs, 14 RBI, eight runs scored, one stolen base and a 6:29 BB:K across 96 trips to the plate before going down with the injuries.

Springer went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-0 rout of the Giants.

Back in the lineup for the first time since June 30, Springer went back-to-back with Vladimir Guerrero in the ninth inning off Ryan Walker to put an exclamation point on the Blue Jays' offensive outburst. Springer picked up right where he left off prior to being away from the team due to the birth of his child -- over his last 14 games in June, he slashed .281/.333/.439 with two homers, three steals, five RBI and eight runs.

Soler is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Rangers on Wednesday.

Soler will get a breather Wednesday while Mike Trout (hamstring) serves as the designated hitter in his return from the 10-day injured list. Soler is slashing .216/.301/.396 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI over 292 plate appearances this season.

Benintendi is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Benintendi will head to the bench along with fellow left-handed hitters Jacob Gonzalez and Tristan Peters while the Red Sox send southpaw Jake Bennett to the bump. Randal Grichuk will replace Benintendi at designated hitter and will bat second.

Gonzalez is not in the Red Sox's starting lineup against the White Sox on Wednesday.

Gonzalez will take a breather while the lefty-hitting Masataka Yoshida serves as Boston's designated hitter and bats fifth against White Sox right-hander Davis Martin. Gonzalez has gone 7-for-20 (.350) with five RBI and three extra-base hits over his last five games.