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Cron has been scratched from Friday's lineup against the Cardinals for an unspecified reason, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

It's not yet clear why Cron was removed from the lineup. Matt Adams will start at first base and bat sixth.

Flores (knee) is starting Friday's game against the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Flores exited Wednesday's game against Colorado with a knee contusion, but he'll return to action after Thursday's scheduled off day. He'll play second base and bat second.

Kirilloff (wrist) received a cortisone injection following a visit with a specialist Friday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said that Kirilloff received a "pretty specific diagnosis" from the specialist, though exactly what that diagnosis is remains unclear. Kiriloff's return timeline should become clearer once the Twins see whether or not the shot has the desired effect.

Tellez was called up to the big-league roster Friday. He is starting at designated hitter and batting fifth against the Astros.

The first baseman and designated hitter takes the roster spot of Joe Panik (calf), who was placed on the injured list. Tellez was on the roster from Opening Day until April 27 and contributed little offensively, but he did have one five-game stretch with eight hits. He hit .300 with one home run, three walks and three strikeouts in three games with Triple-A Buffalo.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup Friday against the White Sox.

O'Hearn will head to the bench Friday with lefty Carlos Rodon starting for Chicago. Jorge Soler will serve as the designated hitter while Hunter Dozier moves to right field for Kansas City.

Votto (thumb) was officially placed on the 10-day injured list Friday.

The 37-year-old fractured his left thumb during Wednesday's win over the White Sox and is expected to be sidelined for about a month, so it was only a matter of time before he was moved to the injured list. Mike Moustakas will move across the infield and start at first base Friday for Cincinnati. Alex Blandino received the start at first base in Votto's only previous absence this season and could also see some time there while the veteran is sidelined.

Bohm went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Brewers.

Bohm provided Zack Wheeler with the only run support he needed by blasting a solo home run in the seventh inning off Brandon Woodruff. It was Bohm's fourth home run of the season and second in his last six starts. Across 124 plate appearances, Bohm is hitting .219/.250/.351 on the campaign.

Wade (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Wade was placed on the injured list on April 14 with a left oblique strain. There have been little to no details regarding his condition since, though he will now progress to minor-league game action. Give that he is eligible to return from the injured list as soon as he is healthy, Wade could be activated in the coming days.

White is 0-for-7 with four strikeouts in the two games since his return from a four-day stay on the bereavement list.

In other words, getting away from baseball for a handful of days did nothing to end White's struggles. The 25-year-old had gone 0-for-16 in the four games prior to his brief sabbatical, and he's now up to a 29.8 percent strikeout rate across 84 plate appearances.

France is hitting .032 (1-for-31) with five walks, one hit-by-pitch and two runs over his last nine games.

The abysmal stretch has lowered France's season average from .325 to .246, and although his on-base percentage still sits at an impressive .351 thanks in large part to the walks, his slugging percentage has also seen a 135-point drop to .395. France has struck out at a 24.1 percent clip during that span, but the instances in which he's actually made contact that have been just as much a culprit -- the 26-year-old sports just a 4.5 percent line-drive rate and 18.2 percent hard-contact rate in the sample.