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Candelario will wear a wrist guard when he's on base to protect himself when he slides, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario rested Thursday with a sore left wrist, and the team believes his discomfort could be coming from his sliding technique, in which he puts down his left hand and wrist to brace himself. He returned to the lineup Friday and wore the brace when he reached base in the first inning. Candelario is slashing a strong .281/.355/.531 through 24 games.

Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Astros.

Chapman opened the scoring against Dallas Keuchel with a home run in the fifth inning. He doubled off Keuchel in his next at-bat, coming around to score on a Matt Olson single. Chapman is now hitting .278 with six home runs and 15 RBI. His 21 runs scored leads all MLB third basemen, and his .932 OPS is good for fourth at the position.

Moustakas went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and two runs in the Royals' 7-4 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Moustakas kept rolling with his first-inning blast off Reynaldo Lopez, bringing his slash line up to .311/.336/.621 with eight home runs on the season. So far he's picked up right where he left off following last year's career-best campaign that saw him launch 38 home runs and put up a .835 OPS.

Alvarez went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 6-0 win over the Tigers.

Alvarez had been slumping hard heading into Friday's game, with only two hits and two walks in his last 29 plate appearances, so perhaps he was due for a breakout performance. The home runs bring the 31-year-old's season total to four and his RBI total to 10, and he is slashing .218/.338/.473 in 55 at-bats.

Donaldson (shoulder) will begin his rehab assignment Saturday, serving as designated hitter for High-A Dunedin, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.

Donaldson threw the ball around the infield earlier Friday, clearing the final hurdle to begin his rehab assignment. The 31-year-old has been on the disabled list since April 11 with shoulder inflammation, and it's unclear how long of a rehab assignment he is expected to require.

Machado went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored, a walk and two RBI in Friday's 6-0 victory over the Tigers.

Machado wasted little time Friday as he took Tigers' starter Mike Fiers deep in the first inning for his ninth home run of the season. The 25-year-old is 13-for-30 with five home runs over the last eight games, and is slashing an impressive .356/.440/.693 on the season.

Donaldson (shoulder) threw between bases Friday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

This was the final hurdle to overcome before a rehab assignment. Manager John Gibbons said that it's unclear when Donaldson will rehab with an affiliate, but it appears that the star third baseman is very close to a return to the active roster.

Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Devers sits as the Red Sox take on the left-handed Blake Snell. The off day is just Devers' second so far this season. The 21-year-old is hitting a mediocre .261/.320/.424 with three home runs through his first 103 plate appearances this year. Eduardo Nunez will slide over to third base in his absence, with Tzu-Wei Lin handling second base.

Peterson is in the lineup for the third straight game Friday against the Tigers.

Peterson has started every game since being claimed by the Orioles on Tuesday. His temporary starting role won't last too much longer, though, with Jonathan Schoop working his way back from an oblique injury.

Manager Kevin Cash said that Duffy (hamstring) will be activated from the disabled list prior to Friday's game, and he will return to the lineup at third base against the Red Sox, MLB Network Radio reports.

Duffy recently participated in a simulated game Wednesday and went 2-for-3 with one RBI during Thursday's rehab outing for Triple-A Durham. The infielder hasn't experienced any problems with his right hamstring since going down last Monday, and should be fully operational moving forward. Expect Duffy to be utilized as the Rays' primary third baseman while Daniel Robertson serves as a utility man around the diamond. Duffy will officially be reinstated from the DL in the coming hours to go along with a corresponding move.