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Santana went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and a walk-off two-run home run in Friday's 8-7 win over the Brewers.

The 37-year-old capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning by taking Matt Bush deep down the right-field line. Santana has caught fire at the end of June, reeling off four straight multi-hit games and going 10-for-18 (.556) with three doubles, three homers, five runs and six RBI. The surge has pushed his slash line on the year up to .247/.326/.421, giving him his highest OPS since 2019.

Steer went 2-for-3 with two walks and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-innings win over San Diego.

Steer was the last of several Cincinnati heroes on the day. He walked off the Padres with a two-run shot in the bottom of the 11th, his third homer in the last six games. The rookie third baseman finished off a strong month of June in which he posted a .270/.411/.494 line with five homers, five doubles and 20 RBI over 27 games.

Olson went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a triple, five RBI and four runs scored in Friday's win over Miami.

Olson knocked two of Atlanta's six homers in the huge victory, including a two-run shot in the first inning. After a slow start to the month, he ended June on a tear; the 29-year-old slugger slashed .310/.364/.589 with 11 long balls over the last 17 games of the month. He's up to an NL-leading 28 home runs with 67 RBI and a .924 OPS through 366 plate appearances.

Flores went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mets.

Flores was able to do some damage in the series opener versus his former team. This was his first start since returning from a foot injury Tuesday. The infielder is up to eight home runs, 24 RBI, 21 runs scored and a .255/.318/.460 slash line through 55 contests this season. He was in a bench role for much of June prior to the injury, and he'll likely continue to be a short-side platoon option.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a double, two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 9-3 win over the Royals.

Freeman's performance Friday pushed him up to a .401 OBP, making him one of eight players in the majors north of .400. The first baseman has gone 8-for-21 (.381) over his last five games while tallying six RBI in that span. He's batting .320 with a .944 OPS, 14 home runs, 53 RBI, 65 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, 28 doubles and a triple through 81 games this season, numbers that would likely be good enough to put him in the NL MVP conversation in a year when Ronald Acuna wasn't threatening to re-write the record book.

Gurriel (face) is expected to be available off the bench Friday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Gurriel took an errant groundball to his right cheek during pregame fielding drills Thursday in Boston and had to be scratched from the Marlins' lineup, but he suffered no fractures and reported feeling good ahead of Friday night's series opener in Atlanta. Garrett Cooper is getting the start at first base versus the NL East leaders.

Cooper (illness) is starting at first base Friday against Atlanta, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to illness, but it seems the issue has now subsided. The 32-year-old has been on a tear at the plate recently, batting .444 (12-for-27) with two homers and eight RBI across a seven-game hitting streak.

Young is starting at first base and batting eight Friday versus the Guardians.

With Cody Bellinger back in center field, Young has now made two straight starts at first base and three straight overall. The 27-year-old has a home run and a triple in his first two contests with the big club in 2023 after posting a 1.030 OPS with 13 homers at Triple-A Iowa. The lefty-swinging Young could be the preferred option at first base versus righties for the time being, with Trey Mancini playing there against southpaws.

Gurriel did not suffer any broken bones to his face Thursday and is considered day-to-day, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Gurriel was in Thursday's lineup against Boston but was scratched after taking a groundball to the nose in pregame warmups. He seemingly avoided serious injury and could return as early as Friday, when the Marlins open a series in Atlanta.

Gurriel was scratched from the lineup Thursday in Boston due to an apparent facial injury, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Gurriel took a groundball to the nose while participating in pregame infield drills at Fenway Park on Thursday and walked off with a towel to his face. Luis Arraez will slide over to first base with Jon Berti covering second and Jean Segura entering the Marlins' lineup at third.