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France went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 12-3 loss to the Astros.

As a team, the Mariners got absolutely pounded by their division foes, but individually, France came out of this game quite alright. He accounted for half of his team's hits and wound up just a triple shy of the cycle. The Mariners have to love what they've gotten out of France after last year's trade with the Padres. The 27-year-old is slashing .290/.360/.455 with 14 homers, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and 30:79 BB:K over 478 plate appearances.

Cabrera went 2-for-5 with a double in Friday's 9-4 loss to Colorado.

Cabrera has started eight of the last 10 games, which in a vacuum isn't odd, but is so when one factors in Arizona's record ranks 29th among 30 teams. Perhaps manager Torey Lovullo is deferring to the 35-year-old's veteran status, but the manager has several young players up with the team that could use those plate appearances. For now at least, Cabrera should be considered a regular, playing four-to-five games per week.

Ellis started at second base and went 1-for-2 with a run scored in Friday's 9-4 loss to Colorado. He was also hit by a pitch.

Ellis started for the seventh time over the last nine games, showing up at second and third base, despite not doing very much at the plate. The 25-year-old infielder is 4-for-22 (.182) during that stretch and batting .136 with a .460 OPS overall. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo will give at-bats to young players like Ellis, who has not been as productive as Josh Rojas, Josh VanMeter or Pavin Smith.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two RBI in Friday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.

Gurriel ended a brutal 1-for-24 drought since he returned from the injured list last weekend with a solo shot in the third inning to put the Astros up 7-0. The 37-year-old later plated another run in the fourth to extend the lead to 9-1. Gurriel's power certainly isn't the same from when he swatted 31 homers in 2019, but he's been hitting the ball as well as ever this season, slashing .311/.377/.473 with 13 homers, 68 RBI, 58 runs scored, a steal and 44:47 BB:K over 448 plate appearances.

Votto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Marlins.

His fifth-inning blast off Elieser Hernandez capped the scoring on the night for the Reds. Votto remains dialed in, going yard five times in the last 10 games while slashing .324/.432/.757 with 13 RBI, and on the season the veteran first baseman is batting .282 with 28 homers, 51 runs and 81 RBI through 94 contests.

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-1 extra-inning loss to Detroit.

The 22-year-old slugger has struggled a bit in August, as Friday's was just his third homer in his last 18 games and his 36th of the year. Guerrero has gone 17-for-72 (.236) in that span. Despite the slump, he's still slashing .312/.407/.608 with 89 RBI, 92 runs scored and three stolen bases through 513 plate appearances.

Voit went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over Minnesota.

The 30-year-old got the start at first base with Anthony Rizzo resting, and Voit made a substantial case to earn more playing time. He knocked in a pair with a single in the first inning, then added another RBI on a ground rule double in the fourth and capped off the impressive game with a solo shot in the seventh. Voit has swatted seven homers with 26 RBI, 21 runs scored and five doubles through 172 plate appearances, but he's likely to play second fiddle to Rizzo down the stretch.

Hoskins (groin) won't return from the 10-day injured list Friday, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.

Hoskins took batting practice and fielded grounders ahead of Friday's game against the Padres, but he'll spend at least one more day on the injured list. However, manager Joe Girardi is optimistic that the first baseman will be back in action Saturday.

Lowe will sit Friday against the Red Sox.

Lowe finds himself on the bench for the second time in three days. Both occasions have come against lefties including Friday's starter Chris Sale, though Lowe had previously been in the lineup against three straight southpaws. Andy Ibanez will be the first baseman on this occasion, with Yonny Hernandez occupying Ibanez's usual spot at second base.

Rizzo is not starting Friday agains the Twins.

Rizzo is 1-for-7 with three RBI in two games since returning from the COVID-19 IL. He'll yield first base duties to Luke Voit to start Friday's contest but should be a top option off the New York bench.