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Voit went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Friday's 10-1 loss to the White Sox.

He was one of the few Yankees to have any kind of success against Lucas Giolito on the night. Voit isn't hitting for the same kind of batting average he did in 2018, but his 17 homers and 45 RBI have helped keep the offense going while Giancarlo Stanton (shoulder) and Aaron Judge (oblique) have been on the shelf.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.

The first baseman's 18th home run of the year opened the scoring against Dodgers starter Rich Hill. Rizzo is up to 44 runs and 49 RBI while hitting .280/.391/.556 across 243 at-bats this season.

Beaty went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Cubs.

In his first game back from a hip flexor injury, Beaty made a big impact with a game-tying homer in the second inning. The rookie infielder is hitting .304 with nine RBI and six runs scored in 18 games this season.

Blandino (knee) was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

Blandino had been on the injured list since the beginning of the season after undergoing surgery to repair his ACL and MCL in July of 2018, but he appears to have finally returned to health. He'll remain in the minors for now, though a promotion could be in his future if he can get up to speed.

Guerrero left Friday's game against the Astros due to a left hand bruise.

Guerrero's X-rays came back negative, so the Blue Jays can breathe a sigh of relief. He'll be considered day-to-day moving forward.

Guerrero exited Friday's game against Houston after getting hit by a pitch on the hand, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Guerrero was able to jog to first base after getting drilled by a fastball and stayed in the game to run the bases, but he was removed in the bottom of the second frame. He's likely headed for X-rays to determine the extent of the injury. Eric Sogard entered the contest to take over at second base in Guerrero's place.

Votto (back) will bat second and play first base Friday against Texas.

Votto left Wednesday's game against Cleveland with back stiffness but said that he was "totally fine" following the game, so it's little surprise to see him back in action following Thursday's scheduled off day. The first baseman owns an excellent .397/.429/.569 slash line over his last 14 games.

O'Hearn was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

O'Hearn was 4-for-26 with 11 strikeouts since the start of June, dropping his season slash line down to .188/.286/.333. Lucas Duda and Cheslor Cuthbert should see time at first base for the Royals, at least until Hunter Dozier (side) returns from the injured list.

Walker is not starting Friday against the Nationals.

Walker will sit for the second time in the last four games, and he has just a single hit in his last five contests. Kevin Cron will get the nod at first base.

Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Thursday's win over the Orioles.

The Jays piled up 17 hits and 12 runs on the night, and Guerrero got his share. The rookie has now produced back-to-back three-hit games, pushing his slash line up to .268/.329/.463 with seven homers and 19 RBI through his first 39 big-league contests.