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Chapman went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Friday.

His third-inning blast off Brad Peacock accounted for all of Oakland's offense on the night. Chapman was a beast to close out May, slashing .310/.341/.714 over the last 10 games with five homers and 10 RBI. After slugging a career-high 24 home runs in 2018, the 26-year-old has already gone yard 15 times this season.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs in a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on Friday.

Although he mostly plays in another hitter-friendly park, LeMahieu is proving this season that he didn't only benefit from playing his home games at Coors Field at the beginning of his career. LeMahieu is batting .317 in his first season with the Yankees. He's also well on pace to reach double-digits in home runs for the second straight season and could surpass his career-high 15 long balls from last year. Overall, LeMahieu has 17 extra-base hits -- including six home runs -- 32 RBI, 36 runs and two steals in 199 at-bats this year.

Muncy went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Phillies.

Muncy has homered in two of his last three games. The infielder has gone 13-for-41 in his last 10 games with three homers, 12 runs scored and six RBI in that span. The two-hit night raises Muncy's line to .275/.368/.524 in 189 at-bats this season.

Arenado went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Friday's 13-6 rout of the Blue Jays.

The third baseman has now hit safely in 11 straight games, slashing a spectacular .500/.560/.864 over that stretch with four homers and 15 RBI. Arenado is on pace for his best season yet -- his 1.029 OPS through 55 games is 70 points better than the career-high mark he put together in 2017.

Astudillo went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's win over the Rays.

Astudillo got the Twins on the board in the first inning with an RBI single to left field, and he singled home another in the fifth to tie the contest, 3-3. The 27-year-old continues to see more playing time behind the dish while Mitch Garver (ankle) is on the shelf, and he's taken advantage of his chances. Astudillo is slashing .270/.287/.390 with two homers and 11 RBI through 30 games.

Senzel went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's win over Washington.

Senzel plated a run in the bottom of the third inning on a sacrifice fly to left field, registering his 12th RBI of the season. He's found his groove at the dish of late, extending his hitting streak to nine games following Friday evening's performance.

Davis is not starting Friday against the Diamondbacks, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Davis has gone just 5-for-34 at the plate over his last 10 games. Dominic Smith will get the start in left field.

Vargas is not starting Friday against the Mets.

Vargas had started six of eight games heading into Friday's contest, hitting .370 over that stretch. Ketel Marte starts at second base in his absence, with Jarrod Dyson starting in center field.

Suarez (hand) is starting at third base and batting third Friday versus the Nationals.

Suarez suffered a left hand bruise on a hit-by-pitch Wednesday, but X-rays came back negative, allowing him to make a quick return to the lineup. The 27-year-old found his stride in May with a .327/.398/.614 slash line that includes eight doubles, seven homers and 23 RBI.

Moustakas went 4-for-6 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored during Thursday's 11-5 win over the Pirates.

Moustakas did plenty of damage early in this one, hitting a two-run home run in the first inning before dispatching a solo shot to right in the third. He then capped off his first four-hit effort of the season with an RBI single in the eighth. Moustakas was just 1-for-11 over his previous three games and will look to build on this bounce-back effort.