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Moustakas went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.

Moustakas was brought in to be a leader on this team, and while he's had an uneven couple of months around a stint on the IL with a quad injury, he came up huge Friday to lift the Reds to their first playoff berth since 2013. He's getting hot at the right time -- Moustakas is now 9-for-23 with five doubles and three homers in his last six games.

Muncy left Friday's game against the Angels with an apparent wrist injury, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Muncy appeared to tweak his right wrist on a check swing in the fifth inning Friday, and he was replaced defensively to begin the seventh inning. It's unclear how Muncy's availability will be impacted as a result of the injury.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in Friday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.

Bregman tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth inning with his sixth homer of the season. He put the Astros ahead in the 10th with a sacrifice fly to plate initial runner Jose Altuve, but the Rangers battled back to win in the bottom of the 10th. Bregman is now slashing .253/.357/.473 with 22 RBI and 19 runs scored in 40 contests. His .830 OPS would be his lowest mark since 2017.

Escobar isn't starting the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rockies.

Escobar drove in a run during the Diamondbacks' 4-0 win in the first game of the twin bill, but he'll play a bench role for Game 2. Wyatt Mathisen will start at third base.

Urias went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

His fifth-inning shot got the O's on the board, but unfortunately they were already down 10-0 at that point. It was Urias' first homer in the majors, and the 26-year-old has had an impressive start to his big-league career, going 8-for-21 (.381) through nine games.

Donaldson left Friday's game against the Reds at the beginning of the second inning with a right calf cramp, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Donaldson was replaced defensively by Ehire Adrianza to begin the second inning, and his initial diagnosis revealed a right calf issue. The third baseman missed all of August with right calf tightness. He's currently considered day-to-day but could be replaced by Adrianza or Marwin Gonzalez if he misses additional time.

Donaldson left Friday's game against the Reds with an apparent injury, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

It's not clear what injury Donaldson could be dealing with, but he was replaced by Ehire Adrianza at third base to begin the second inning. Whether Donaldson misses additional time remains to be seen.

Peterson remains out of the lineup for Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Peterson wasn't in the lineup for Friday's matinee, and he'll retreat to the bench once again for Game 2 of the twin bill. Ryan Braun will remain in right field with Daniel Vogelbach serving as the designated hitter.

Wisdom's contract was selected by the Cubs on Friday, Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Wisdom will give the Cubs an extra bench bat for the final series of the season, though there's little reason to believe he'll be a particularly strong one. The 29-year-old has made just 86 career major-league plate appearances, posting a .224/.306/.408 slash line. Jose Martinez was optioned in a corresponding move.

Candelario landed on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain Friday.

The injury which forced Candelario to exit Thursday's game will wind up ending his season prematurely. It was quite an encouraging season from him at the plate, as he hit .297/.369/.503 in 206 plate appearances. Harold Castro will be the first baseman and cleanup hitter Friday against the Royals.