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Bell went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Orioles.

Bell snapped a seven-game hitting streak in Wednesday's loss to the Marlins, and he accounted for Washington's only run in Friday's loss. The 28-year-old has now homered in three of his last four games, and he's gone 7-for-25 with three home runs, four RBI, three runs and six strikeouts in his seven appearances since the All-Star break.

Vaughn went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 7-1 loss to Milwaukee.

The 23-year-old prevented the White Sox from being shut out when he launched an eighth-inning solo shot to center field off Milwaukee reliever Hunter Strickland. Vaughn has gone 6-for-9 with a homer, two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored across his last three games. He's slashing .255/.318/.453 with 11 long balls, 29 RBI, 41 runs scored and 20 doubles through 299 plate appearances.

Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 win over Detroit.

Santana added some insurance for Kansas City with his fifth-inning homer. The first baseman has hit safely in five straight games, although he's gone just 5-for-21 in that span. The 35-year-old has a .242/.360/.415 slash line with 16 long balls, 52 RBI, 50 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases through 403 plate appearances. He remains more valuable in fantasy formats that use on-base percentage given his 15.1 percent walk rate.

O'Hearn went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 5-3 win over Detroit.

The 27-year-old broke a 1-1 tie with his fourth-inning blast off Detroit starter Wily Peralta. While O'Hearn's .220 batting average is nothing special, he's supplied eight home runs, 18 RBI and 16 runs scored across 138 plate appearances in a limited role this season. He figures to draw into the lineup mostly as the designated hitter or in right field.

Kirilloff underwent successful surgery on his right wrist Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Kirilloff's procedure didn't reveal anything concerning, and he'll head to Florida soon to begin his recovery process. The 23-year-old is expected to require eight weeks of rehab after his procedure, meaning he would miss the remainder of the 2021 season.

Flores isn't starting Friday against the Pirates.

Flores had recorded hits in each of the last four games, and he went 4-for-16 with two home runs, a double, four runs and three RBI during that time. Jason Vosler will step in at third base and bat sixth.

Gittens (Achilles) is starting at first base and batting seventh Friday against the Red Sox.

Gittens was held out of the starting nine the past three games with Achilles soreness, but he'll rejoin the lineup Friday. The 27-year-old is 1-for-8 with three walks in four games since rejoining the big-league roster.

Bohm was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday.

Bohm has been out since testing positive for coronavirus on the final day of the first half, though he was reportedly asymptomatic. He's been deemed ready to go after playing in a single rehab game for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The Phillies will hope his second half is better than his first, as he's hit just .243/.298/.343 this season after slashing .338/.400/.481 in his 44-game debut last year. Mauricio Llovera was optioned in a corresponding move.

Wade went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Dodgers.

Wade plated two of the Giants' five runs in this game with a two-run single in the top of the ninth, and that knock proved to be decisive since it was the hit that broke the 3-3 tie. The outfielder has been struggling to produce of late with a .211 average this month, but he might be on the verge of turning things around after recording hits in three of his last four games.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

The first baseman has reached base safely in 10 straight games, slashing a mammoth .447/.511/.868 over that stretch. Freeman was hitting below .250 as late as June 22 with an .804 OPS, but he's added more than 100 points to the latter mark in the weeks since and is now batting .287 on the year with 22 homers, six steals, 55 RBI and 67 runs through 95 games.