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Naylor will start in right field and bat fifth Saturday against the Pirates.

With Franmil Reyes getting the day off, Naylor will crack the lineup for only the second time in the Padres' last six games. Since being promoted from Triple-A El Paso on May 24, Naylor has managed a lowly .229/.260/.357 slash line across 73 plate appearances. With his production leaving much to be desired and his playing time dwindling, Naylor could be headed back to the minors in the near future.

Cooper (triceps) will start at first base and bat third Saturday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper has experienced a couple setbacks with his left triceps over the past week, but the Marlins quickly determined the issue wasn't anything that would require a trip to the injured list. After sitting out Friday's series opener, Cooper apparently feels good enough to return to the heart of the Miami lineup and put his 12-game hitting streak on the line.

Rizzo is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, Rizzo is just getting a rest day after starting in each of the Cubs' games dating back to May 17. The heavy workload may be starting to wear on Rizzo, as he's recorded only eight hits in 35 at-bats (.229 average) with two home runs over his last 10 starts. Victor Caratini will fill in for Rizzo at first base.

Beaty went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Rockies.

Beaty, who was recalled earlier in the day from a brief stay with Triple-A Oklahoma City, played the hero by taking Rockies reliever Jairo Diaz deep for the game-winning homer. The rookie is hitting .300/.323/.450 through 24 games, adding two homers and 11 RBI.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk in Friday's loss to the Marlins.

Hoskins registered a pair of extra-base hits, but he was unable to help his team to victory Friday evening in a low-scoring affair. After going 0-for-8 over his last two contests, Hoskins appeared to be seeing the ball well at the plate in the series opener.

Beaty was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Friday's game against Colorado, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports. He's starting at first base and will bat sixth.

Beaty was sent to Triple-A on Thursday, but he's back in the major leagues after Josh Sborz was moved to the 10-day injured list with back soreness. Beaty is slashing .286/.310/.393 with a home run and nine RBI over 23 contests with the Dodgers this season.

Cooper (triceps) is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper left Thursday's game with left triceps tightness after sitting out the previous game with the same injury. Craig Mish of FNTSY Sports Radio reports that he isn't expected to land on the injured list. Yadiel Rivera starts at first base in his absence.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with an RBI double, a walk and a run in an extra-innings loss to the Marlins on Thursday. He struck out in his other three at-bats.

If one wanted to find any one particular Goldschmidt box score that accurately encapsulates his 2019 season thus far, Thursday's would be more than adequate. The slugger's final line represented both the highs and lows of his first Cardinals campaign, with Goldschmidt coming through with a clutch hit but still swinging and missing more than he made contact. The prized offseason acquisition now has 79 strikeouts over 316 plate appearances, pushing his current whiff rate to 25.0 percent. That's just a tick below last season's 25.1 figure, and it serves as his second highest overall since his initial major-league stint back in 2011 with the Diamondbacks. Also of concern is Goldschmidt's career-low .176 ISO, which has him way off the pace of the 68 extra-base hits he's averaged over his previous seven seasons; factoring in Thursday's two-bagger, Goldschmidt has a modest 21 extra-base knocks over his first 74 games as a Cardinal.

Alonso went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in the Mets' 7-4 loss to the Cubs on Thursday.

Alonso is dialed in at the moment, as he cranked his second long ball in three games to give him 25 for the season through 269 at-bats -- tying the NL record for homers by a rookie before the All-Star break. His average was .258 on June 9, but he's hit safely in eight of his last nine games to bring his slash line up to an excellent .275/.362/.628 as he continues to thrive for the Mets.

Walker went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and walk entering as a pinch hitter in the sixth during a 6-4 loss to the Rockies on Thursday.

After hitting his homer, Walker stayed in the game to play first base. He received two more plate appearances, recording a strikeout and walk. Walker is riding a modest five-game hitting streak. He is batting .258 with 13 home runs, 29 RBI, 38 runs and four steals in 256 at-bats this season.