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Riley went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

After going 1-for-3 in the matinee, Riley took Wil Crowe deep in the second inning of a wild 10-9 loss in the nightcap. The 23-year-old slugger extended his hit streak to nine games with the performance, and on the season he's slashing .250/.290/.491 with seven homers and 22 RBI through 33 games.

Toro started at third base and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Angels.

Toro emerged in the lineup because of second baseman Jose Altuve's knee injury. That prompted Aledmys Diaz, who had been filling in at third base for the injured Alex Bregman (hamstring), to slide over to second base. Altuve is expected to miss three games this weekend, including Saturday's doubleheader, so Toro could get at-bats both days.

Candelario went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Candelario had a base knock in Game 1, so he was 1-for-5 for the day. The steal was a surprise, as Candelario had stolen just six bases in 312 career big-league games to that point. Candelario is batting .358/.433/.585 with three homers in his last 15 games and has been batting cleanup for the Tigers, so while we can't expect many more steals the rest of the way, Candelario is showing enough to warrant consideration even in shallow fantasy formats.

Suarez went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

At this point, it will be tough for Suarez to lift his batting average back up close to his career mark (.262). However, he's looked a lot more like himself lately with a .277/.340/.723 line and six homers in his last 14 games. Overall, he has a .192 average, .741 OPS, nine homers and 22 RBI in 38 games.

Moustakas went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

While Moustakas did not start in the matinee, he did have a pinch-hit double off the bench in Game 1, so he was 3-for-4 for the day. The homer was especially good to see, as Moustakas had gone a whopping 21 games without a long ball and hit only two doubles during that stretch. Perhaps he's starting to feel like he has his legs under him again after his season was derailed early on by a quadriceps injury.

Muncy went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during Friday's loss over the Rockies.

Muncy wasted no time evening the score at 1-1 with a solo homer against Antonio Senzatela in the first inning. The long ball marked the 10th of the season for the 30-year-old, who is hitting .209/.337/.446 with 24 runs scored and 21 RBI.

Urias was returned to the Orioles' alternate training site following Friday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Urias took a walk in one plate appearance as a pinch hitter in Friday's twin bill, but he'll head back to alternate camp. The 26-year-old has seen minimal playing time in the majors this season.

LeMahieu isn't in the lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

LeMahieu will get a game off after going 2-for-5 with one run in the first game of the twin bill. Thairo Estrada will start at second base.

McMahon isn't in Friday's lineup against the Dodgers.

Even with a right-hander (Dustin May) on the mound for the Dodgers, McMahon will take a seat for a second consecutive game. Daniel Murphy will take over at first base.

Rivera was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Friday.

Rivera spent two weeks on the active roster but appeared in just four games and received only five at-bats. He failed to record a hit, lowering his career slash line through 319 plate appearances to .175/.244/.217.