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Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Friday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers.

Ramirez created the only fireworks of the evening for the Guardians, knocking his 14th home run of the season in the first inning. That was much-needed for the switch-hitting third baseman, who broke out of a six-game hitless drought. The 32-year-old is still in the midst of another good hitting season, slashing .299/.360/.490, which is comparable to last season, but his 38 RBI nearing the end of the first half lags way behind the pace necessary to get near his 118 RBI from 2024.

Machado went 2-for-3 with two walks and a solo home run during Friday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.

Machado broke an eight-game homer drought in a big way, launching a 440-foot home run out to center field for the Padres' first run of the game. The 32-year-old is slashing .292/.357/.482, on pace to be his best numbers since his age-29 season in 2022, when he had an .897 OPS. Machado has also been excellent as a run producer this year, driving in 51 runs on the season, with 26 of them coming since the start of June.

Manager Bob Melvin said Friday that he expects Chapman (hand) to return from the injured list Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

A sprained right hand sent Chapman to the injured list in early June. He's due to play in a rehab game at Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, and if all goes well, he'll return to a Giants lineup Saturday that has been running low on infield options lately.

Schmitt (hand) resumed swinging a bat Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Schmitt said he didn't have any issues swinging, and he felt good enough to begin taking batting practice as well. The 26-year-old infielder landed on the injured list Monday due to inflammation in his left hand, though he seems to be progressing quickly enough to have a chance to return when eligible next Monday.

Westburg (finger) is starting at third base and batting second Friday in Atlanta, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Westburg was held out of a few games with an injured left index finger that he says won't be 100 percent for a while, but he's giving it a go for the first game of this weekend's series. He is slashing .228/.286/.434 with seven home runs and one steal in 36 games.

Moncada (knee) is beginning his rehab assignment Friday in the Arizona Complex League.

Moncada has been on the shelf since June 1 with right knee inflammation and was sent to the ACL earlier this week, but Friday will be his first game action. Moncada slashed .237/.336/.505 with six home runs and zero steals in 30 games before the injury. He has a .268 ISO after not logging an ISO higher than .165 since 2019.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's win over the Brewers.

In his third game since returning from a fractured orbital bone suffered April 15, DeJong got hold of a Dietrich Enns fastball and drove it over the fence in right-center field. It was DeJong's first homer of 2025, and while the veteran infielder has lost his starting spot at third base to rookie Brady House, he could still get significant playing time in a utility role.

Arenado (finger) is starting at third base and batting sixth Friday against the Cubs.

The third baseman has been sidelined all week due to a sprained right index finger, but he'll rejoin the starting nine for Friday's series opener in Chicago. Arenado batted .275 (28-for-102) with three doubles, four homers, 14 RBI and 14 runs over 27 contests in June.

Ramirez went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 1-0 loss to the Cubs.

Ramirez continued a hitless streak that reached 21 at-bats Thursday. Twenty of those at-bats occurred after he was hit by a pitch on the forearm and forced to miss one game. The slump dropped Ramirez's season batting average to .297, the first time it's been below .300 since May 19.

The Reds reinstated Marte (oblique) from the 10-day injured list, and he's starting at third base and batting seventh Friday against the Phillies.

Marte has been sidelined by an oblique strain since early May but is back on the active roster after going 10-for-30 with two homers and a triple during a nine-game rehab assignment. The 23-year-old has seen action in just 19 big-league games so far this season but has been productive when available with three homers, 17 RBI and an .857 OPS in 73 plate appearances.