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Montgomery went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Friday against the Mets.

Montgomery was the last of three consecutive White Sox hitters to go yard in the sixth inning, recording his 27th home run of the season. He's had a tough August, striking out at a 40.3 percent clip across 77 plate appearances while hitting just .217. Montgomery has still managed nine RBI and eight runs scored across 18 contests for the month, but he remains a volatile producer.

McGonigle went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Royals.

McGonigle was the only Detroit player with multiple hits as the offense slowed down against Kansas City starter Noah Cameron and four relievers. The rookie infielder continues to deliver consistently good results, as he's now batting .274 in August with three home runs, one steal, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored in 18 games. Overall, McGonigle is batting .284, and he's recorded 13 homers, 53 RBI, 82 runs scored and 12 stolen bases across 124 contests in what's been an outstanding MLB debut.

Perdomo went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 9-0 win over the Reds.

Perdomo has a multi-hit effort in each of Arizona's Friday games during August. Since he racked up four hits last Friday, he had gone just 1-for-17 at the plate over the following five games before breaking out of the slump with this effort. Perdomo is hitting .248 with a .733 OPS, nine home runs, 44 RBI, 61 runs scored, 18 doubles, six triples and 17 stolen bases over 124 contests.

Rocchio isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com reports.

Rocchio will get a chance to rest his legs Friday after going 2-for-11 with an RBI and a run scored during the Guardians' last series against San Francisco. Angel Genao will get the nod at shortstop while Rocchio sits.

Bogaerts (hamstring) is starting at shortstop and batting sixth against the Twins on Friday.

Bogaerts was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mets after tweaking his right hamstring, but the veteran shortstop was able to take advantage of a team off-day Thursday. Bogaerts has a career-low .649 OPS with 16 steals, 11 home runs and 46 RBI over 281 plate appearances this season.

Gimenez (hamstring) is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Yankees.

Gimenez was pulled from Thursday's game with a right hamstring injury and remains day-to-day for Toronto. With Josh Smith now nursing a hamstring injury of his own, the Blue Jays are starting Ernie Clement at shortstop and Charles McAdoo at second base Friday.

Abrams (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.

Abrams will miss a second consecutive game as he deals with a left ankle injury. He is considered day-to-day, and Nationals manager Blake Butera previously expressed optimism that Abrams could return Saturday. Nasim Nunez is at shortstop and Jorbit Vivas is covering second base Friday.

Pena (hand) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Pena will miss a second straight start after he was hit in the hand by a pitch Wednesday and removed from the game. Nick Allen is making the start at shortstop and batting ninth Friday. Pena was fielding grounders in pregame warmups, however, so his absence could be brief.

Winn is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Philadelphia.

It's his second straight day out of the lineup, though he did appear in Thursday's contest in Cincinnati off the bench. Winn looked to have some discomfort in his hand on a swing during his final plate appearance Wednesday, so his second consecutive absence from the lineup could be related to that. JJ Wetherholt will cover shortstop, and Bryan Torres will play second base for the Cardinals in Friday's series opener.

The Athletics placed Wilson (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list Friday.

Wilson is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 campaign as he continues to deal with soreness in the left shoulder that he separated earlier in the season. Wilson wraps up his second MLB season having slashed just .266/.298/.388 with seven home runs, 37 RBI, 37 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 12:39 BB:K across 337 trips to the plate. The shoulder injury likely contributed to his OPS dipping from .800 last season to just .685 in 2026.