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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Padres.

He clubbed his third homer of the year in the fifth inning off Nick Martinez. Ozuna is having a strong start to the season, slashing .325/.333/.625 through 10 games with five runs scored and seven RBI. He's only taken one walk on the young season, but everything else is in line with his usual productive self.

Vogelbach isn't starting Saturday's game against the Nationals.

Left-hander Josh Rogers is on the mound for Washington on Saturday, so Vogelbach will get a breather following three consecutive starts. Yoshi Tsutsugo will serve as the designated hitter while Michael Chavis starts at first base.

Beer started at designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Mets.

Beer has hit safely in three straight games and four of six overall. With a batting average of .294, Beer has the distinction of being the lone Diamondback with an average above .200. Arizona is last in MLB with a .135 average, 54 points behind the nearest club (Minnesota, .189). At some point, manager Torey Lovullo may want to get Beer into the lineup every day; the lefty-swinging first baseman/DH has started three of seven games thus far.

Pederson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Guardians.

Pederson's 410-foot shot off Zach Plesac in the sixth inning was his second long ball of the season. He's picked up multiple hits in each of his last two outings, raising his average to .375 through 16 at-bats. The 29-year-old slugger will continue seeing regular playing time against righties.

Canha (illness) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Friday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Canha tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday as part of an outbreak in the team's clubhouse. He's asymptomatic and will be able to rejoin the team as soon as he tests negative. Nick Plummer and Matt Reynolds were recalled to provide depth while Canha and Brandon Nimmo (illness) are unavailable.

Canha has tested positive for COVID-19, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Canha isn't starting Friday's game against the Diamondbacks and will need to isolate from the team following his positive test. He's not experiencing symptoms, but it's not yet clear when he'll be able to return. Dominic Smith and J.D. Davis should see an uptick in playing time while Canha is unavailable.

Canha isn't starting Friday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Canha had started in each of the last four games, and he went 4-for-15 with two RBI, a walk and five strikeouts during that time. The Mets reportedly have some close contacts after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, but it's not yet clear whether Canha falls under that category. Jeff McNeil will shift to left field while J.D. Davis enters the lineup as the designated hitter.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Thursday against the Marlins.

Harper drove in his first run in the opening frame with a sacrifice fly. However, he did the majority of his damage in the seventh inning by doubling in two runners. Harper has yet to record a multi-hit performance this season, though he does have three extra-base hits and five RBI across seven starts.

Vogelbach went 4-for-6 with a home run, a double, three runs scored and two RBI on Thursday against the Nationals.

Vogelbach's strong performance began with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning. After tallying his first long ball of the season, Vogelbach got on base three additional times, highlighted by an RBI single in the seventh frame. Though he has been out of the lineup against most lefties, Vogelbach is the regular leadoff hitter in Pittsburgh against righties and has collected seven hits across 18 plate appearances early in the campaign.

Harper went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Mets.

His ninth-inning shot off a 100 mph Edwin Diaz fastball, sent the other way down the left-field line to clank off the foul pole, didn't impact the final result but did give Harper his first homer of the year. The reigning NL MVP has had a bit of a slow start to 2022, but Harper is more than capable of going on a tear at the flip of a switch.