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Correa went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, three runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.

Correa continued his scorching hot week with his fourth multi-hit effort over the last five games. He tripled in the first inning to get the Astros on the board and wound up crossing home three times before the fourth inning ended as the Astros wasted no time building up a 10-1 lead. The 26-year-old has found a lot of success against the Mariners this year, as he's slashing .317/.391/.463 with five extra-base hits, four RBI, 12 runs scored and 5:3 BB:K over 41 at-bats.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 6-0 win over Texas.

The shortstop opened the scoring with an RBI single to plate Enrique Hernandez in the first inning. In the fifth, Bogaerts went yard to left field to achieve his fourth 20-homer campaign. He's slashing .309/.378/.526 with 69 RBI, 75 runs scored, five stolen bases and 32 doubles in addition to the aforementioned 20 long balls in 115 games this year.

Cruz (forearm) was activated from the 7-day injured list by Double-A Altoona on Friday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Cruz has been sidelined six weeks by a forearm strain but he's back on the active roster for the Curve on Friday. The 22-year-old is expected to be eased back into the lineup at designated hitter before returning to the outfield.

Crawford went 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs in an extra-innings win over the Rangers on Thursday.

Crawford was productive out of the leadoff role in the 11th-inning win, authoring his third two-hit effort of the last four games. The veteran shortstop has enjoyed a resurgent August, as he owns a .304 batting average, .776 OPS and 14.3 percent strikeout rate over his last 15 contests.

Wendle is not starting Friday against the White Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Wendle will take a seat for the second time in four games after going hitless in Thursday's win. Yandy Diaz gets the start at the hot corner while Brandon Lowe mans second base.

Correa went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double and three runs scored in Thursday's 6-3 extra-inning win over Kansas City.

Houston avoided a four-game sweep at the hands of the Royals with the win, and Correa was instrumental. He was part of a momentum-shifting sixth inning when the Astros plated two runs to tie the game -- the shortstop led off the frame with a single then scored on an Aledmys Diaz double. Correa finished the series 7-for-14 with three walks and four runs.

Ahmed went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 6-2 win over Philadelphia.

Ahmed was part of a five-run uprising in the seventh inning to break open a close game. Moments like these have been few for the 31-year-old shortstop, who at his peak was batting .238 in early June. He currently sits at .226 with a .624 OPS. Ahmed could lose some starts over the final weeks to Josh Rojas, but the club doesn't have an heir apparent ready to take over at shortstop. Manager Torey Lovullo will want to give Rojas ample at-bats the rest of the way, but he can play multiple positions and will not need to play short in order to get those plate appearances.

Turner went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and a caught stealing in Los Angeles' 4-1 win against the Mets.

Turner was caught stealing after singling during the third inning, and he drove home a run with another single in the fifth before successfully swiping second base. The versatile speedster is now third in the big leagues with 24 steals while being caught just four times, and he's slashing .304/.353/.413 in 12 games since joining Los Angeles, though he's still looking for his first homer since the trade.

Edman went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, RBI and strikeout as St. Louis defeated Milwaukee 8-4 on Thursday.

Edman doubled and scored in the first inning for the Cards' first run and doubled home a run in the sixth to extend the lead to 7-4. The second baseman extended his hitting streak to seven games, a streak that includes five doubles, though he's currently sporting a career-low .680 OPS.

Downs owns a .181/.271/.32 batting line with 11 homers, 13 steals, 27 RBI and 32 runs in 74 games for Triple-A Worcester this season.

Things haven't been getting better, as Downs has gone 3-for-44 (.068) with 21 strikeouts over his last 13 games. The fact that he's cracked double digits in both homers and steals is well and good, but the rest of his numbers -- including an unsavory 32.2 percent strikeout rate -- are, to be blunt, extremely bad. Maybe he just wasn't (and isn't) ready for Triple-A after playing just 12 games in Double-A in 2019; that's a charitable interpretation of this year's struggles, but Downs' well-rounded skill set and past results suggest that writing him off completely would be a mistake.