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Kirilloff (wrist) will play a full nine innings for Triple-A St. Paul on Friday for the second day in a row, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

It's the first time on his rehab assignment that he'll be playing consecutive full games. Twins head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said it will be the last test for Kirilloff from a fitness perspective, and what the club does with the 25-year-old after that will simply be a baseball decision. Kirilloff has certainly looked ready to help the major-league club, as he'll enter play Friday with a 1.326 OPS and three home runs in six games for St. Paul. However, it was reported last week that the Twins might give him extended time in the minors.

The Royals recalled Pratto from Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Pratto was optioned to Triple-A on April 7 and has slashed just .132/.200/.302 across 60 plate appearances for Omaha since then. The 24-year-old first baseman doesn't have an outstanding track record in the majors either, so he will likely serve as a depth piece behind Vinnie Pasquantino. Pratto will take Freddy Fermin's spot on the roster, who was optioned to Omaha in a corresponding move, and will start at first base Friday while batting sixth.

Pasquantino went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-1 loss to Minnesota.

Pasquantino's homer was the lone bright spot for Kansas City's dormant offense. The second-year first baseman is now slashing .283/.371/.522 with five homers and eight RBI so far this year. The 25-year-old is well on pace to pass his total of 10 home runs from his rookie season last year.

Raley went 3-for-5 with one double, one home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

This was Raley's best game at the plate since April 3 against Washington, when he smacked two homers. That was the outfielder's only other multi-hit game of the year. The 28-year-old will look to keep improving on his .214/.286/.536 slash line, but he does have five home runs and 12 RBI in 19 games.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Diaz went deep with a 380-foot shot to right field in the seventh inning. The first baseman is well on his way to crushing his career high of 14 homers in a season, which he hit in 2019. The 31-year-old needed 307 at-bats to reach that mark that year, while he's already reached half that total in just 92 plate appearances so far this season.

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.

Guerrero extended Toronto's lead to 3-0 with a two-run, two-out double in the third inning. The 24-year-old first baseman has hit safely in six straight games, going 8-for-25 with two homers and four doubles in that span. Guerrero is off to another fast start this season, slashing .333/.407/.535 with five home runs, 15 RBI and 18 runs scored through 113 plate appearances.

Noda is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Noda is out against southpaw Patrick Sandoval and the Angels on Wednesday. Jesus Aguilar is starting at first base with Shea Langeliers operating as the designated hitter.

Naylor went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Rockies.

After German Marquez walked Jose Ramirez with two outs, Naylor hit a two-run blast in the first inning to give the Guardians an early lead. He hit the ball hard in his second plate appearance, but Kris Bryant flagged it down on a nice play in right field. Naylor singled his third time up, giving him five multi-hit games this season, but he struck out with the bases loaded in the seventh. He continues to split time between first base and designated hitter and is starting to heat up again, with hits in four of his last five starts, after managing just one hit and five walks over his previous 39 plate appearances.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Rays.

Abreu tallied an RBI double and came around to score in the fifth inning of Tuesday's win. He now has at least one hit in seven of his last eight starts, which has resulted in a .273 average. Even with that positive production, he has only two extra-base hits in that span and four total on the campaign across 105 plate appearances. Overall, Abreu has maintained a 60 wRC+ and .256 wOBA.

Lowe went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Reds.

Lowe opened the scoring with a solo home run off Luke Weaver in the first inning. He'd add a double to lead off the fourth. The multi-hit game snaps a stretch of seven contests without an extra-base hit for Lowe. The 27-year-old first baseman is slashing .253/.308/.432 with three home runs and 16 RBI through 104 plate appearances this season following a breakout 2022 campaign.