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Chavis went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored Friday against the Cardinals.

Chavis has had his path cleared as Pittsburgh's primary first baseman with Bligh Madris back at Triple-A Indianapolis and Josh VanMeter off the 40-man roster. Chavis hasn't taken advantage of that opportunity, as he entered Friday's game hitting only .152 with a 43 percent strikeout rate across his last nine games. However, he delivered a two-RBI triple in the eighth inning Friday and now has extra-base hits in each of his last two starts. For the season, Chavis owns a .238/.268/.412 line across 377 plate appearances.

Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 4-2 win over the Giants.

Hoerner launched a two-run shot off of Yunior Marte in the sixth inning for his ninth home run of the year. The 25-year-old infielder has gone 7-for-14 (.500) with four extra-base hits over his last four games after snapping a 2-for-24 (.083) skid. Hoerner improved his season slash line to .288/.335/.418 with 18 steals, 49 RBI and 34 extra-base hits through 123 games.

Lux (back) will likely be out until sometime next week, according to Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.

According to the report, Lux "probably won't play until at least the (Diamondbacks) series next week," so he likely will not play this weekend and could miss more time beyond that. Lux will not be placed on the injured list, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, but the Dodgers seemingly won't be in any hurry to get him back on the field.

Manager Bob Melvin said Drury (concussion) is feeling much better and the Padres are hoping he can return Tuesday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Melvin said it is unlikely that Drury returns for the weekend series against the Dodgers, but the feeling is he could return ahead of the team's upcoming series in Seattle. Drury was slashing .278/.316/.667 over his last five games before suffering his concussion.

Lux (back) isn't starting Friday against the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Lux continues to recover from a cortisone shot that he received in his back Saturday and will be held out of the lineup for a seventh consecutive game. It's not yet clear when he'll ultimately be able to return, but Chris Taylor will start at the keystone and bat eighth Friday.

Castro isn't in the lineup Friday against the Royals.

Castro is getting a breather after he went 0-for-8 with two walks over the last two games. Spencer Torkelson will start at first base and bat fifth.

Massey is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

The lefty-hitting Massey will get a day off as the Tigers will put southpaw Joey Wentz on the bump to start Friday's game. Nicky Lopez will take over for Massey at second base, Bobby Witt will slide to shortstop, Hunter Dozier will move to third and Drew Waters will take over in right field.

Gorman is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman started four straight games at second base earlier this week but now finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest. Alec Burleson will bat seventh as the designated hitter Friday, with Brendan Donovan leading off at the keystone.

Arauz cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Arauz hasn't appeared in a big-league game since late July and lost his spot on Baltimore's 40-man roster earlier in the week. The fact that he was a freely available 24-year-old middle infielder could potentially have interested teams, but his career .200/.269/.314 slash line in 68 major-league contests seemingly scared away any possible suitors.

Kemp (groin) went 1-for-2 with a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Thursday.

Kemp's groin tightness kept him on the shelf for just one game, and the veteran extended his hitting streak to 10 games upon return. The 30-year-old has only one multi-hit effort during that span, but he's still produced an encouraging .308 batting average and .742 OPS while not striking out a single time in 42 plate appearances.