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Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.

Devers' fourth-inning blast gave the Red Sox the lead for good. The third baseman has hit a small skid, going 5-for-30 (.167) across his last eight games. He's up to 18 homers and 60 RBI through 73 contests, but his .239/.302/.488 slash line is unusually poor. Despite his struggles at the plate, Devers still has a firm grip on a starting job.

The Angels acquired Escobar and cash considerations from the Mets on Friday for pitchers Landon Marceaux and Coleman Crow.

The Mets will pay all but the prorated minimum salary on the remaining $9.5 million owed to Escobar for 2023, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. The move comes shortly after it was announced that Gio Urshela was going to miss the rest of the season due to a fracture pelvis. In 40 games with the Mets, Escobar slashed .236/.286/.409 with four homers and two stolen bases over 120 plate appearances. He should see time at third and second base for the Halos, and due to a plethora of injuries around the infield could be a regular for the foreseeable future.

Muncy (hamstring) won't be activated from the 10-day IL on Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Muncy is still feeling tightness in his left hamstring, and he isn't guaranteed to be activated off the IL before next week. The 32-year-old will miss at least two more games as he recovers, and fantasy managers shouldn't assume he'll be back in the lineup for Sunday's finale against Houston, either.

Moustakas isn't in the Rockies' lineup Friday against the Angels, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

The Angels will send southpaw Patrick Sandoval to the mound Friday, meaning Moustakas will retreat to the dugout. Elehuris Montero will start at first base instead and bat eighth.

Rivera is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Giants.

Rivera will get a breather after he went 0-for-3 with an RBI and two strikeouts in Thursday's matinee makeup game with the Nationals. Evan Longoria will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in Fridays series opener with San Francisco.

Donaldson isn't starting Friday against the Rangers.

Donaldson is currently in the middle of an 0-for-13 stretch at the plate across his last four games, so he'll get a day off Friday to regroup. DJ LeMahieu will take over at third base and bat fifth.

Suarez went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, two walks and a run in a win over the Yankees on Thursday.

Suarez played a key role in the Mariners' four-run first inning, plating Ty France and Teoscar Hernandez with his 10th double of the campaign. Suarez had been mired in a 4-for-25 funk over his previous seven games prior to Thursday's breakout, and after his timely two-bagger, he's now sporting a .333 batting average and .431 wOBA across 91 plate appearances with men in scoring position this season.

Bride went 1-for-1 with a walk before being replaced by pinch runner Tyler Wade in a loss to the Guardians on Thursday.

While his final line doesn't jump off the page, the fact Bride reached base twice after hitting .095 (2-for-21) over his previous nine games is encouraging. In fairness, the young infielder may have been running into bad luck during the skid, as his 20.0 percent line-drive rate should have netted much more than a .133 BABIP. Bride still sports some decent metrics despite his .222 batting average and .244 SLG, as a 12.3 percent walk rate has helped him to a .357 OBP, but Thursday marked his first start since June 17 and his luck may need to turn to earn more playing time.

Machado went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a double in Thursday's win over the Giants. He also scored two runs.

Machado launched a three-run shot in the top of the third inning to give the Padres a commanding 6-0 lead, then came around to score a second time in the fifth after a leadoff double. The third baseman raised his batting average to .258 with the performance and has now recorded two hits in each of his last two contests, extending his modest hitting streak to six games. He's also batting .312 (24-for-77) this month to go along with four homers, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored after batting just .233 in May with one homer.

Peraza hasn't played since June 18 due to an apparent injury, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Peraza spent a little over two weeks with the Yankees before being placed on the IL with an ankle injury in early May. He was reinstated May 19 and immediately optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he has remained since. However, Peraza is now dealing with an apparent injury, though the organization hasn't disclosed the nature of the issue. According to Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune, Peraza has undergone some tests, and the team is hoping that he's dealing with nothing more than soreness.