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Rendon went 4-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's loss to Oakland.

Rendon notched four singles in the contest, one of which knocked home the Angels' first run in the fifth inning. The performance extended Rendon's hitting streak to 11 games -- a stretch in which he has lifted his batting average from .103 to .321. The third baseman has collected multiple hits in each of his last five contests, going 14-for-22 (.636) over that stretch.

Candelario went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 10-5 win over Cleveland.

Candelario was not one of the three Detroit players to go deep in the big win, but he was still productive at the plate. After a rough start to the season, he's now slashing .282/.325/.487 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored in 21 games. His .812 OPS would easily be a new career best if he can sustain it. Candelario should continue to play regularly at first base with C.J. Cron (knee) out for the rest of the season.

Paredes went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Friday's 10-5 win over Cleveland.

Parades picked a good time for his first MLB home run, as his fourth-inning blast was part of a seven-run frame for the Tigers as they completely erased a 5-0 deficit. The rookie struck out in his other three at-bats, and he's still batting just .154, so continued growing pains are to be expected for the 21-year-old, though he figures to keep playing regularly at third base for a rebuilding Detroit squad.

Devers went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 win over the Orioles on Friday.

Devers hit a long ball in the fifth inning after J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts each had one of their own earlier in the game. The 24-year-old third baseman has hit safely in eight of his last nine games after a slow start to the season and seems to finally be hitting his stride at the plate. The Red Sox currently own one of the worst team ERAs in all of baseball (5.93) and are counting on guys like Devers to maintain his production at the plate in order to keep them in games.

Toro went 0-for-5 and left five men on base in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Toro was one of many Houston hitters that failed to deliver runners in scoring position. He started at third base for the second straight game, filling in for the injured Alex Bregman (hamstring). He's expected to get the majority of at-bats at the hot corner while Bregman is on the IL, but those at-bats could be hurtful to fantasy owners. Toro is batting just .152 over 46 at-bats in 2020.

LeMahieu (thumb) played catch Friday, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

LeMahieu has been out for nearly a week of what's expected to be a two-week or three-week absence with a sprained left thumb. The Yankees have since also lost Gleyber Torres (hamstring/quadriceps), leaving Tyler Wade and Thairo Estrada as their primary options in the middle infield.

Moncada's day off Friday is due to leg soreness, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

It sounds like nothing worse than normal wear and tear for the young third baseman, who will be available off the bench. He's expected to return to the lineup Saturday. Ryan Goins starts against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in his absence.

Moncada is not starting Friday against the Cubs.

Moncada hits the bench for just the third time all season. Ryan Goins will handle the hot corner in his absence.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's win over Arizona.

Chapman took Alex Young deep in the first inning with a solo shot, and then he added a two-run blast off reliever Yoan Lopez in the eighth. Chapman ended a spell of eight games without a long ball and he now has eight on the season, to go along with 20 RBI and an .867 OPS in 26 games.

Rendon went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Thursday's loss against the Giants.

Rendon was dealing with a sore wrist Thursday afternoon and admitted he "didn't feel great", but that didn't seem to affect him as he notched his fourth straight multi-hit game. Rendon is currently riding a 10-game hitting streak in which he's batting .486 with a 1.531 OPS.