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Jose Ramirez 3B | CLE
Indians' Jose Ramirez: Strong performance Friday
Ramirez went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI, two runs scored and two walks in Friday's win over the Mariners.
Ramirez reached base in all five of his plate appearances. He's been seeing the ball well of late, hitting safely in all but one of his seven games this month while posting four multi-hit contests in that stretch. The star third baseman is hitting .429 with a 1.162 OPS across his first 31 plate appearances this month.
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Alex Bregman 3B | CHC
Astros' Alex Bregman: No hits but contributes
Bregman went 0-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 6-4 win over the Twins.
Bregman had a four-game hit streak (8-for-18) snapped, but he contributed to the win nonetheless. The third baseman had a couple of run-producing outs, then saved a run in the bottom of the eighth with a gold-glove caliber stop down the third-base line. The stolen base was Bregman's first since 2019.
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Eduardo Escobar 3B | TOR
Diamondbacks' Eduardo Escobar: Smacks 15th long ball
Escobar went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in a 6-5 loss to the Angels on Friday.
Escobar snapped an 0-for-9 stretch with a bunt single in the fourth and pummeled a game-tying two-out home run in the ninth off Los Angeles closer Raisel Iglesias although it ultimately wasn't enough to deliver the victory. Escobar's 15 homers put him among the league leaders; he is performing closer to his excellent 2019 season rather than a subpar 2020.
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Josh Donaldson 3B | MIL
Twins' Josh Donaldson: Launches two long balls
Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs Friday in a loss to Houston.
After drilling a clutch game-tying homer in the ninth inning against Aroldis Chapman on Thursday, Donaldson carried over the momentum into Friday's contest against Houston. He swatted a solo shot to left field in the third inning, then tied the game in the bottom of the eighth with a blast to right field. Donaldson is up to 10 homers on the campaign, with five having come over his past seven games.
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Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | CIN
Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Clocks two-run shot
Hayes went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Brewers.
Hayes cut Milwaukee's lead to 7-4 with his two-run blast in the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough to spark a comeback. The rookie slugger is slashing .316/.381/.658 with six extra-base hits and seven RBI through 42 plate appearances this season. Hayes is riding an eight-game hitting streak since returning from the injured list.
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Ryan McMahon 3B | NYY
Rockies' Ryan McMahon: Launches 14th homer
McMahon went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 11-5 loss to Cincinnati.
Colorado's offense had little luck against Cincinnati starter Tyler Mahle until the sixth inning. McMahon delivered the Rockies' biggest hit of the game, but it wasn't enough to flip the result. The 26-year-old infielder is slashing .254/.305/.496 with 14 homers, 37 RBI, 38 runs scored and three stolen bases through 249 plate appearances. He is likely to continue hitting near the middle of the order.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Exits with side tightness
Muncy left Friday's game against the Rangers with right side tightness, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
This sounds potentially more worrisome than if Muncy had re-aggravated his ankle injury, as was initially speculated by Dodgers beat reporters. It's not clear whether Muncy will be sent for tests or if it's simply a day-to-day issue. He hit a two-run homer prior in his lone at-bat before being replaced by Albert Pujols.
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Kyle Farmer 3B | ATL
Reds' Kyle Farmer: Pops fifth homer
Farmer went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-5 win over Colorado.
Farmer hit Cincinnati's fourth homer of the game to extend the lead to 8-0. The infielder has hit safely in three of his last four games, going 4-for-16 (.250) with a homer, a double, and two runs scored in that span. The 30-year-old is slashing .210/.271/.327 with five long balls, 18 RBI, 16 runs scored and a stolen base across 177 plate appearances.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Homers in first inning, then exits
Muncy exited Friday's game against the Rangers after apparently re-aggravating his right ankle, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
He hit a two-run home run in the first inning and was replaced by Albert Pujols for the top of the second inning. It's unclear how serious the injury is and the team has not yet confirmed the location of the injury.
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Eugenio Suarez DH | CIN
Reds' Eugenio Suarez: Exits with cut finger
Suarez left Friday's game against the Rockies in the fifth inning due to a cut finger he originally sustained in a "cooking accident" Thursday night, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. Manager David Bell said Suarez can play Saturday's game.
It sounds like he won't miss any further time due to the cut finger. He went 1-for-2 with a double prior to exiting.