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Machado went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored Friday in a loss to Kansas City.

Machado had two of San Diego's three extra-base hits in the loss, knocking a ground-rule double in the seventh inning and a solo homer in the ninth. The veteran third baseman continues to pick up the pace in the power department -- after going deep just three times in his first 48 games, Machado has homered nine times in his subsequent 27 contests. He's also been able to maintain a high batting average, as he's currently on pace for a career-best mark of .311 through 318 plate appearances.

Shaw isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners.

Shaw will get a day to reset after going 1-for-23 over his last seven games. Vidal Brujan will fill the void at third base and bat ninth while Shaw rests.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Marlins.

Riley hit his 12th home run of the season, pushing him into sole possession of second place on the team. It was nice to see the pop return to the 28-year-old's bat, as Friday's homer was his first extra-base hit in nine games. However, the strikeout numbers remain most concerning with Riley, who has now struck out at least once in nine straight games and 15 times total over that stretch. His strikeout rate sits at 28.7 percent for the season.

Marte (oblique) started at third base and went 2-for-3 with two RBI Friday in a rehab game in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.

Marte played seven innings in what was his first game action since landing on the 10-day injured list in early May. He'll stick around in Arizona through the weekend before shifting his rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville next week, according to MLB.com.

Suarez went 4-for-6 with two home runs, three RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 14-8 win over Colorado.

The Diamondbacks and Rockies were engaged in the kind of hitting battle that made Coors Field famous. Suarez eventually put some separation between the two clubs with home runs in consecutive at-bats in the fifth and sixth innings. He's been on a homer binge of late, going deep in consecutive games and eight times over the last 12 contests, raising his season total to 24 (fourth in MLB). This was the third time this season he's recorded multiple homers in a game, and Friday's second blast was the 300th of his career -- making him the third Venezuelan-born player to reach that milestone, after Miguel Cabrera and Andres Galarraga.

Rosario was placed on the 60-day IL on Friday after having surgery for a sports hernia, per MadFriars.

It's been a rough season for Rosario, who fell short in a bid to make the Opening Day roster with the big club and was subsequently DFA'd. The versatile slugger ended up returning to the organization but posted a meager .509 OPS in 29 games with Triple-A El Paso and was then sent to San Diego's ACL team for a reset. Rosario didn't fare much better there, registering a .553 OPS across 12 contests, and he's now slated for a long absence due to the sports hernia surgery. If he returns to action this season, it won't be until at least mid-August.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.

Rosario continues to play in a short-side platoon role in the Nationals' infield. His homer Friday was his second in June, but he's gone just 5-for-29 (.172) over 10 games this month. That won't help him push for more playing time in the long run, though he still gets looks against lefties to allow Luis Garcia or Brady House to get rest. Rosario is at a .271/.320/.432 slash line with four homers, 15 RBI, 16 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles over 126 plate appearances this season.

Muncy is not in the Dodgers' starting lineup against the Nationals on Friday.

With the Nationals sending southpaw MacKenzie Gore to the mound, the lefty-hitting Muncy will begin Friday's game on the bench while Miguel Rojas starts at third base and bats ninth. Muncy has slashed .314/.463/.549 with two steals, three home runs and seven RBI in 67 plate appearances since the beginning of June.

Arenado isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against Cincinnati, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Arenado will get a chance to catch his breath after playing both games of Thursday's doubleheader, during which he went 3-for-9 while hitting his 350th career home run. Nolan Gorman will fill in at the hot corner and bat fourth for the Cardinals.

Hayes is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.

Hayes was also on the bench for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader and has a .558 OPS in June with only one extra-base hit in his past 23 contests. Jared Triolo will receive another start at the hot corner Friday for Pittsburgh.