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Gurriel (undisclosed) is starting Friday against the Athletics.

Gurriel wasn't in the lineup for the last two games due to an unspecified injury, but he appeared off the bench Thursday and went 0-for-1 with a strikeout. He's starting at first base and batting sixth Friday.

Naylor (back) will bat cleanup and play first base Friday against the Royals, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Naylor hasn't played since leaving the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers due to back spasms, but the issue has evidently subsided. That's great news for the Guardians, as Naylor is slashing .276/.332/.510 on the year.

Vaughn (illness) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Vaughn was held out of the lineup Thursday due to an illness, and he'll remain on the bench Friday for a second straight day. It's unclear whether he'll be available off the bench. Eloy Jimenez will serve as the designated hitter while Josh Harrison mans the hot corner.

Rizzo (back) remains on the bench Friday against the Red Sox.

Rizzo will miss his fourth consecutive game while dealing with lower-back stiffness. He went through a full pregame workout Friday, per Meredith Marakovits of YES Network, which seemingly gives him a chance to return Saturday. DJ LeMahieu starts at first base Friday.

Kirilloff (undisclosed) will bat sixth and serve as the designated hitter Friday against the Rangers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Kirilloff left Wednesday's game against the White Sox after colliding with Andrew Vaughn at first base, though he was said to be fine after the game. He's officially good to go following Thursday's scheduled off day, though the fact that he'll be the designated hitter may suggest that he's not quite 100 percent.

Votto (back) remains on the bench for Friday's game against the Rays.

Votto hasn't played since Monday as he deals with back tightness. He didn't look entirely healthy immediately prior to that absence, going hitless in his previous four games. Brandon Drury starts at first base Friday, with Matt Reynolds starting at third.

Santana went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a run in a win over the Blue Jays on Thursday.

The veteran handled cleanup duties and came through with one of three multi-hit efforts for the Mariners on the night. Santana has been quite the find offensively for Seattle thus far, producing a trio of two-hit tallies in the last five games and generating a solid .276 average and stellar .400 on-base percentage over the 35 plate appearances he's logged across his first nine contests with the team.

France (elbow), activated from the injured list earlier in the day, went 1-for-4 in a win over the Blue Jays on Thursday.

One of the Mariners' most valued offensive assets was encouragingly back in the lineup after overcoming a Grade 2 flexor strain and wasted no time getting his first hit. France had hit safely in five of the seven games prior to his sabbatical as well, so perhaps the layoff didn't serve to cool off his bat too much.

Hall went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over Washington.

Hall put the Phillies on the scoreboard with an RBI double in the third inning and eventually came around to score on a Didi Gregorius triple. He also slugged his fourth home run of the season in the seventh to extend Philadelphia's lead to 5-2. Across 31 plate appearances, Hall is slashing .290/.290/.742 with four homers and seven RBI.

Solano went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in the first half of Thursday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

Solano tied the game 1-1 with a solo blast in the fifth inning off Roansy Contreras and added singles in the second and seventh. It was Solano's fourth multi-hit game of the season and his second three-hit outing. Across 53 plate appearances, he's slashing .250/.321/.417.