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Baez went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, two runs and a stolen base in a 6-2 victory against the Brewers on Friday.

The 26-year-old also struck out once, giving him a league-leading 131 punchouts this season, but it was a strong day otherwise. Baez will need to pick up the pace to reach his 2018 totals in RBI and stolen bases, but he already has 26 homers, putting him eight behind his career-high mark. Baez is batting .287 with 59 extra-base hits, 72 RBI, 75 runs and nine steals in 436 at-bats this season.

Gordon (quadriceps) ran and took batting practice Friday, and he's expected to start a rehab assignment early next week, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.

Gordon continues to ramp up his baseball activities, and he could come off the injured list sometime next week if all goes according to plan. He's expected to work out with the team over the weekend in Houston before heading out on a minor-league stint. Seattle expects Gordon to play in one or two minor-league contests before being reinstated from the IL, per Johns.

Crawford (shoulder) remains in the lineup Friday against the Rockies, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Crawford left Friday's game against the Phillies with a jammed shoulder, but he'll return without missing a start. He'll bat fifth and serve as the shortstop Saturday.

DeJong went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Cubs on Thursday.

DeJong has been prone to both multi-game skids and some rather spectacular performances during his roller-coaster 2019, and he broke out of another funk -- he'd gone 1-for-20 in the six games subsequent to his three-homer effort versus the Pirates on July 24 -- in fine fashion Thursday. It was DeJong's first multi-hit effort since the aforementioned power display, and it got the new month off to a strong start after he limped to a .205 average in July.

Swanson (foot) won't return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Saturday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Both Swanson and the Braves had previously expressed optimism that he would be sidelined for the minimum due to a bruised right foot, but that optimism was evidently unfounded. His right heel was still bothering him when he ran Friday, so he's now not expected to return until early next week.

Reyes was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.

Reyes has performed very poorly in limited action for the Pirates this season, hitting .128/.190/.128 over 42 plate appearances. He'll fill a bench role during his time with the team.

Velazquez (thumb/hamstring) was activated off the 7-day injured list by Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Velazquez was acquired by the Indians in early July and spent the last couple weeks playing in rehab games in the Arizona League. The 25-year-old had a .271/.329/.450 slash line with four home runs in 34 games prior to landing on the shelf, and figures to return to the majors for September's roster expansion.

Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double and three RBI in Thursday's 9-4 loss to the Rays.

The Red Sox were swept by the Rays, turning around a homestand that began with three consecutive wins over the Yankees. Despite that, Bogaerts enjoyed this stay at Fenway Park, going 15-for-34 with four home runs, four doubles and eight RBI over seven games. He leads the Red Sox with 25 home runs and 84 RBI.

Seager is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Seager will get what appears to be a routine day off following a string of 11 consecutive starts. In his place, Kris Negron is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth against lefty Joey Lucchesi.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Crawford jammed his shoulder during Thursday's game against the Phillies, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports. "There's some concern there," the skipper said.

This helps explain why the shortstop was removed from Thursday's game in the fourth inning. Crawford apparently suffered the injury while diving for a grounder. He'll be evaluated in the coming days, but it sounds like the injury could be more than a day-to-day issue.