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Devers went 0-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Astros, dropping his batting average to a season-low .230.

Devers is hitting just .157 (15-for-90) with 26 strikeouts over his last 25 games. This is the first stretch of adversity the young third baseman has faced since the Red Sox called him up last summer. Opponents appear to have figured him out and it's up to Devers and the Red Sox to adjust. With Eduardo Nunez on the roster, manager Alex Cora could give Devers more downtime to figure it out, although that depends on how second baseman Dustin Pedroia responds to a recent flareup of knee soreness.

Arenado went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

Arenado hit his 12th home run off reliever Yimi Garcia in the seventh inning, securing his third multi-hit performance in his last five games. Arenado's OPS (1.007) ranks seventh in the majors, and he sits in the top five in home runs and RBI among third basemen.

LeMahieu went 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

In his first game off the disabled list, LeMahieu hit four singles and brought his batting average up to .299 on the season. The 29-year-old had last played May 13 and figures to be a prominent feature at the top of the Rockies lineup, hitting for a high average and earning plenty of opportunities to score runs.

Escobar went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 7-4 win over Cleveland.

After going 19 games without a homer through most of May, Escobar has suddenly found his power stroke, going yard three times in the last two games to give him 10 home runs on the year along with a .272/.327/.523 slash line. The 29-year-old was streaky in his breakout 2017 campaign as well, so don't be surprised if he continues putting up big numbers through the weekend.

Machado went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk in Friday's loss to the Yankees.

Machado accounted for Baltimore's only run on the night, as he belted a home run off Sonny Gray in the first inning. He's picked up a hit in each of his last six games, and he's batting .329 with 17 home runs and 46 RBI through 57 games this season.

Donaldson (calf) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Friday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Donaldson tested his injured calf before Friday's game and clearly it did not respond well. Lefty reliever Tim Mayza was recalled in a corresponding roster move while Yangervis Solarte appears set to take over at third base, although the Blue Jays could decide to promote top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. if Donaldson needs more than the minimum 10 days. Donaldson's stint was backdated to May 29.

Valencia was reinstated from the paternity list Friday.

Donnie Hart was optioned down in a corresponding roster move. Valencia will not immediately return to the starting lineup -- Jace Peterson is getting the nod at third base once again -- but it seems likely that Valencia will continue to play semi-regularly for the time being given his respectable .279/.339/.471 batting line.

Candelario (wrist) will bat leadoff against the Blue Jays on Friday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Candelario exited Thursday's game after getting hit by a pitch on his left wrist, but thankfully the X-rays came back negative. The 24-year-old is dealing with a wrist bruise that the Tigers apparently aren't overly concerned with, due to him being back at the top of the lineup Friday.

Donaldson (calf) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Donaldson is not in the lineup for the third consecutive game -- even with Thursday's off day -- since suffering the calf injury Monday. The 32-year-old indicated earlier this week he doesn't believe the injury to be serious, and likely still hope to return at some point during this weekend's series in Detroit.

LeMahieu (thumb) was activated from the 10-day disabled list and is leading off Friday against the Dodgers.

LeMahieu has been out since May 13 with the injury, and was hitting .279/.350/.457 with five home runs and three stolen bases in 129 at-bats prior to hitting the shelf. David Dahl (broken right foot) hit the DL in a corresponding move.