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Devers (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Devers will miss out on a second straight start due to a tight right hamstring, but the Red Sox don't seem to be concerned about him requiring a trip to the 10-day injured list. As evidence, manager Alex Cora deployed him as a pinch hitter in Friday's 7-5 win, with Devers coming through with an RBI single. He should be available off the bench again Saturday and could be back in the lineup at third base or designated hitter in Sunday's series finale.

Senzel (headache) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Brewers.

He left Friday's game with a migraine headache, which wouldn't be ideal under any circumstance but is even more concerning given Senzel's track record of missing time with vertigo. Jose Peraza is starting in center field and hitting seventh.

Devers (hamstring) hit a pinch-hit single in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.

Manager Alex Cora wanted to avoid using Devers, who left Thursday's game with hamstring tightness, but an opportunity presented itself in the eighth inning with Boston down a run. The 22-year-old delivered a game-tying RBI single but did not remain in the game after getting on base. He was replaced by pinch runner Marco Hernandez. Devers remains day-to-day, but his appearance as a pinch hitter is a positive sign for his availability Saturday.

Vargas entered Friday's game after Ketel Marte left with a groin injury. He went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in an 11-5 loss to the Giants.

Vargas has been an adequate fill-in for the Diamondbacks, getting starts in place of the injured Wilmer Flores (foot) when Marte lines up in the outfield. Manager Torey Lovullo will likely exercise caution with Marte, who has been the Diamondbacks' most impactful hitter (3.6 WAR), so Vargas could get starts over the weekend. The 27-year-old utility infielder is slashing .267/.308/.393 over a career-high 143 plate appearances.

Riley went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 4-3 loss against the Nationals on Friday.

The rookie hit his homer in the second to give the Braves an early 2-0 lead, but Riley then struck out in two of his final three at-bats. He is batting .291 with a .619 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 34 RBI and 29 runs in 134 at-bats this season.

Machado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 2-1 loss against the Pirates on Friday.

Only two Padres hitters reached base twice Friday, and Machado was one of them. He's also on a nine-game hitting streak, and during that stretch, Machado has five home runs and 10 RBI. He is batting .271 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI, 44 runs and one steal in 277 at-bats this season.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Dodgers.

A toe injury didn't cost Arenado any games, and the third baseman proved he's good to go with a fourth-inning blast off Walker Buehler. Arenado has hit .333 with two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored in his last six games. The 28-year-old has 19 homers and 61 RBI in 74 games this season.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk in Friday's 4-2 win over the Rockies.

He opened the scoring in the second inning by coming home on Chris Taylor's sacrifice fly, and then scored again on Matt Beaty's walkoff homer. Muncy has been nursing a bruised ankle this week, but he's now hit safely in his last nine games, swatting four homers and adding eight RBI and eight runs in that span.

Senzel exited Friday's game against the Brewers due to a headache, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Senzel was pulled from the contest in the fourth inning, and it was later revealed that he left with a headache. The Reds are likely exercising caution with the young center fielder, who's dealt with vertigo in the past.

Monasterio (oblique) was activated from the 7-day injured list Friday, Tribeinsider reports.

Monasterio slashed .333/.381/. 368 with an RBI over 15 games with Double-A Akron prior to suffering an oblique injury, but he's been cleared to return to action.