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Hoskins (back) is feeling better but has not yet resumed baseball activity, MLB.com reports.

Hoskins landed on the 10-day injured list Aug. 19 with back tightness and is eligible to be activated when ready. Cleveland is getting by at first base with Nathaniel Lowe (against righties) and David Fry (against lefties).

Pasquantino is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.

Salvador Perez will start at first base while Carter Jensen serves as the DH and Luke Maile works behind the plate against left-hander Foster Griffin. Pasquantino has gone 14-for-40 (.350) with three homers, eight RBI and even a stolen base in 11 games since he returned from a wrist injury, but he's still batting just .177/.255/.260 against lefty pitching for the season.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Yankees' 1-0 win over the Red Sox on Friday.

Goldschmidt was responsible for the only run in Friday's game, when he took Patrick Sandoval deep to left-center field for a 430-foot solo home run. It was Goldschmidt's 17th home run of the season and his first since July 24 against the Phillies. The veteran first baseman has seen his playing time drastically cut down since the Yankees acquired Luis Garcia from the Nationals on Aug. 2, but Goldschmidt should see some starts against southpaws.

Garcia is absent from Friday's lineup against the Red Sox.

With Boston sending out southpaw Patrick Sandoval, the left-handed-hitting Garcia will have the night off Friday. Paul Goldschmidt will lead off and man first base while Ben Rice bats second and acts as the designated hitter for the Yankees.

Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Thursday's 13-2 win over Toronto.

Pasquantino got in on the offensive onslaught, crushing a two-run homer in the sixth inning before adding an RBI single in the eighth frame. Thursday marked the 28-year-old's first three-RBI effort of the season, and he's raked to the tune of a .342/.432/.684 slash line with three homers, eight RBI, seven runs and a stolen base in 10 games since returning from right wrist soreness. Overall, Pasquantino is slashing .245/.332/.384 with nine homers, 41 RBI, 41 runs and five stolen bases over 89 contests.

Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

The 35-year-old first baseman put forth a rare effort of at least three hits, which was his first since June 27 and eighth of the year. Walker is closing in on his fifth straight 25-homer, 80-RBI campaign in his second season with the Astros, slashing .233/.308/.441 with 24 long balls, 25 doubles, 75 RBI and 64 runs scored across 530 trips to the plate.

Garcia went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and two additional runs in a 9-3 victory versus Houston on Wednesday.

Garcia put the finishing touches on an emphatic New York win with his two-run blast to right field in the eighth inning. It was the infielder's second straight game with a long ball, and he's now gone deep four times across his past six contests. Garcia has slashed an incredible .524/.583/1.143 during that span, so he's as hot as any player in baseball at the moment. He's up to 28 homers and 87 runs batted in on the campaign, with the RBI mark good for seventh-most in the majors.

Schanuel (intercostal) was spotted taking part in agility work on the field prior to Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Though Schanuel hasn't yet been cleared for full baseball activities since landing on the injured list Saturday due to a right intercostal strain, his presence on the field suggests that he hasn't been shut down entirely. A clearer timeline for Schanuel's return should come into focus once he's resumed taking part in batting practice, baserunning and fielding drills. Vaughn Grissom will likely continue to see the bulk of the reps at first base while Schnauel is out.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 8-7 win over the Cardinals.

Alonso has supplied nine homers and 20 RBI over his last 16 games, including multiple RBI on six occasions in that span. He helped the Orioles build an early lead with a second-inning blast Wednesday. Alonso is hitting .276 with an .881 OPS, 32 long balls, 91 RBI, 82 runs scored, 24 doubles and five stolen bases across 133 contests in his first year with Baltimore.

Garcia went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 9-3 win over Houston.

Garcia added to his recent power surge Wednesday, going deep for the fourth time in his last six games. Additionally, the slugging first baseman has racked up at least three hits on three occasions during that period. Over 79 plate appearances since being traded the Yankees at the deadline, Garcia is slashing .306/.354/.569 with five long balls, four doubles, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored.