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Devers went 0-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Astros, dropping his batting average to a season-low .230.

Devers is hitting just .157 (15-for-90) with 26 strikeouts over his last 25 games. This is the first stretch of adversity the young third baseman has faced since the Red Sox called him up last summer. Opponents appear to have figured him out and it's up to Devers and the Red Sox to adjust. With Eduardo Nunez on the roster, manager Alex Cora could give Devers more downtime to figure it out, although that depends on how second baseman Dustin Pedroia responds to a recent flareup of knee soreness.

Escobar went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over Cleveland.

After going 19 games without a homer through most of May, Escobar has suddenly found his power stroke, going yard three times in the last two games to give him 10 home runs on the year along with a .272/.327/.523 slash line. The 29-year-old was streaky in his breakout 2017 campaign as well, so don't be surprised if he continues putting up big numbers through the weekend.

Machado went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Friday's loss to the Yankees.

Machado accounted for Baltimore's only run on the night, as he belted a home run off Sonny Gray in the first inning. He's picked up a hit in each of his last six games, and he's batting .329 with 17 home runs and 46 RBI through 57 games this season.

Donaldson (calf) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Donaldson tested his injured calf before Friday's game and clearly it did not respond well. Lefty reliever Tim Mayza was recalled in a corresponding roster move while Yangervis Solarte appears set to take over at third base, although the Blue Jays could decide to promote top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. if Donaldson needs more than the minimum 10 days. Donaldson's stint was backdated to May 29.

Valencia was reinstated from the paternity list Friday.

Donnie Hart was optioned down in a corresponding roster move. Valencia will not immediately return to the starting lineup -- Jace Peterson is getting the nod at third base once again -- but it seems likely that Valencia will continue to play semi-regularly for the time being given his respectable .279/.339/.471 batting line.

Candelario (wrist) will bat leadoff against the Blue Jays on Friday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario exited Thursday's game after getting hit by a pitch on his left wrist, but thankfully the X-rays came back negative. The 24-year-old is dealing with a wrist bruise that the Tigers apparently aren't overly concerned with, due to him being back at the top of the lineup Friday.

Donaldson (calf) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Donaldson is not in the lineup for the third consecutive game -- even with Thursday's off day -- since suffering the calf injury Monday. The 32-year-old indicated earlier this week he doesn't believe the injury to be serious, and likely still hope to return at some point during this weekend's series in Detroit.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.

The 25-year-old's 404-foot shot to center in the seventh was the second of two homers off Ryan Yarbrough during the inning for the Athletics, extending their lead to 5-0 at the time. Chapman had gone 12 games without a round tripper prior to Thursday, his longest such stretch of the season. He'll look to put together a much more productive June after hitting just .186 while striking out at a 26.3-percent clip over 114 plate appearances in May.

Segura went 2-for-2 with a double, three runs, an RBI and a walk to help pace the Mariners to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Thursday.

Segura just can't stop hitting, as this marked his fifth multi-hit effort in his last six games - a torrid stretch that has brought his average up to a blistering .339 on the season. He only has four home runs over his 224 at-bats, but that's nitpicking when taking into account how fantastic the rest of his numbers are, and his slugging percentage is a robust .487, so it's not like he's only hitting singles. He's also swiped 12 bases to round off what has been a superb fantasy campaign so far for the 28-year-old shortstop.

Escobar went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in the Twins' 9-8 defeat to the Indians on Thursday.

After putting up a phenomenal .959 OPS in April, Escobar scuffled in May with a .670 mark in the month over 105 at-bats, but he broke through and launched his first long ball in nearly three weeks with this sixth-inning blast off Shane Bieber. He's still got a solid .267/.324/.492 slash line on the season, so hopefully he can build off this strong performance and regain his early-season form as the calendar flips to June.