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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-8 loss to Cleveland.

The 2013 NL MVP was the designated hitter and batted cleanup in his first action since Aug. 16 after missing time due to left knee inflammation. He tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning when he laced a two-RBI double off Ben Lively. However, McCutchen wasn't done, cracking a 369-foot solo shot off Emmanuel Clase -- only the second homer the Cleveland closer has allowed all season -- in the ninth. Overall, the 37-year-old is slashing .238/.337/.415 with 17 homers, 61 runs scored and 43 RBI in 442 plate appearances across 102 games.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.

O'Hearn will avoid a same-hand matchup with Austin Gomber on Friday. In place of O'Hearn, Emmanuel Rivera will play first base and Eloy Jimenez will DH.

Pederson is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers.

Pederson will dodge a matchup with southpaw Clayton Kershaw on Friday, giving way to Randal Grichuk at DH. Pederson has a .947 OPS with 21 home runs this season.

Yoshida isn't part of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

After making nine consecutive starts at DH, Yoshida will take a seat Friday against Detroit. Rafael Devers slots in at DH while Nick Sogard plays third base.

Baker is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.

Baker will take a seat Friday against Marcus Stroman and the Yankees. In Baker's place, Alec Burleson will DH and bat second.

The Pirates activated McCutchen (knee) from the 10-day injured list Friday.

McCutchen missed the last two weeks with left knee inflammation but recently resumed workouts. He will skip a rehab assignment and go right back onto the Pirates' active roster. McCutchen had been the team's everyday designated hitter before the injury and should resume that role.

The Rays recalled Aranda from Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

The 26-year-old was activated off Durham's injured list last week after missing two months due to an oblique strain, and he's now returning to the big leagues. Aranda has seen action in 18 MLB games this season and has a .607 OPS in 52 plate appearances, though he's crushed the ball at Triple-A since returning from the injury, going 10-for-23 with four homers in six games.

Baker went 0-for-2 with two walks, one RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Padres.

Baker is hitting just .133 over eight contests since he was recalled from Triple-A Memphis, but he has drawn six walks in that span. That gives him a .364 on-base percentage. Baker has added a home run, five RBI, two runs scored and a double across 22 plate appearances. He's taken over for Matt Carpenter as the Cardinals' preferred designated hitter versus right-handed pitchers, and as a right-handed batter, Baker has a good chance of sticking in the lineup versus southpaws as well.

Pederson is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Mets.

Lefty David Peterson is on the hill for the Mets, so the left-handed-hitting Pederson will begin the series finale on the bench. Randal Grichuk will serve as Arizona's designated hitter and will bat second.

Rooker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.

It was a banner night for the Athletics' offense, and Rooker, its most prodigious power hitter, got in on the fun with a 432-foot shot to left center in the sixth inning to extend Oakland's lead to 3-0. The blast also extended the slugger's on-base streak to eight games, a stretch in which he's hitting only .233 but has completed that figure with a .343 OBP and .467 slugging percentage across 35 plate appearances.