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Steer (eye) is starting Friday against Milwaukee.

Steer sat out the last two games due to an eye infection, but he'll start at the hot corner and bat second during Friday's matchup. Over his last three games, he's gone 1-for-8 with a run, an RBI, a walk and four strikeouts.

France went 2-for-4 with an RBI sacrifice fly, a triple and a run in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.

France's RBI ironically didn't stem from his leadoff triple in the sixth inning, his first of the season. However, he did come around to score on Jarred Kelenic's double later in that frame, and he was able to author his third multi-hit effort in the last seven games in the process. France also has seven RBI during that span, courtesy of a .333 average with men on base in the sample.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.

The game unfolded as a pitching duel between Julio Urias and Zac Gallen, but Walker looked to have stolen some of the spotlight with his go-ahead solo homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning. However, Los Angeles came back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame to pull out the victory. Walker's homer was his fourth over his past eight games and pushed him to 36 long balls on the season, tied for sixth-most in the league.

Aranda went 2-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 10-5 victory over the Blue Jays.

Aranda sparked the Rays offense with a leadoff home run off Jose Berrios in the first inning and came around to score again in the second on a Wander Franco single. The third-baseman reached base three times in the contest, scoring a run on each occasion. It was a nice game for Aranda, who was held hitless in the previous three-game series against the Astros. The promising rookie is hitting a solid .278 with two homers and six RBI through 22 games this season, while also drawing six walks.

Casas went 1-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.

Casas led off the seventh inning with a homer off righty reliever Clarke Schmidt to get the Red Sox on the board and cut the deficit to two. The 22-year-old rookie has had a particularly difficult time recently as he was 0-for-14 during his last six games prior to this contest. The first baseman now has three extra-base hits in the majors, all of which are home runs.

Rivas went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in a 3-2 win Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Rivas singled, stole second and scored in the seventh and executed a sacrifice bunt in the ninth. It was his sixth stolen base of the season and third since Sept. 8. Since being recalled by the Cubs on Aug. 27, he's compiled a .275/.351/.333 line. Just 10 of his 55 hits this season have gone for extra-bases, and his .079 ISO is unlikely to be enough to secure him a starting role at first base in future seasons.

Diaz (shoulder), who isn't starting Thursday against the Blue Jays, recently received a cortisone injection, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz is on the bench for a third consecutive game Thursday due to left shoulder soreness , but manager Kevin Cash said that the third baseman is trending in the right direction. It's possible Diaz returns to action for Friday's matchup against Toronto.

Gurriel isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Orioles.

Gurriel started the last four games but will get a breather after he went 2-for-15 with a run, an RBI and three strikeouts. Trey Mancini will take his place at first base and bat sixth.

Dalbec was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

He is not in the lineup against the Yankees but should be available off the bench. Dalbec should occupy the short side of a platoon at first base while also seeing time at designated hitter and as a pinch hitter. He hit .250 with five home runs and 14 strikeouts in 13 games at Triple-A this month.

Diaz (shoulder) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

This is the third game in a row that Diaz will miss with left shoulder soreness. Jonathan Aranda is leading off and manning the hot corner while Ji-Man Choi starts at first base and hits eighth.