McCutchen went 3-for-5 with a walk, a three-run home run, three runs scored and five RBI in Friday's 17-16 loss to the Rockies.

It was a game in which McCutchen looked a lot like the player who won the 2013 NL MVP Award, knocking in five and picking up three hits. However, those moments have been rarer than in most seasons; his five RBI on Friday were more than he had in the entirety of July (three) and his OPS, boosted to .714 after his big game, is still on track to be his second-worst as a pro. The 17-year veteran is up to 11 home runs and 39 RBI in 96 games.

Flores was pulled from Friday's game versus the Mets with left hamstring tightness, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores had to make an early exit from Friday's contest after tweaking his hamstring while running to first base in the eighth inning. The Giants haven't offered any information regarding the severity of the infielder's injury, but they may err on the side of caution and allow him to recover while keeping him on the bench for a day or two. Any missed time for Flores would likely spell DH reps for Rafael Devers and put Dominic Smith at first base.

Flores was removed from Friday's game against the Mets with a lower-body injury, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores came up lame after legging out an infield single in the eighth inning and was immediately lifted for a pinch runner. It isn't immediately clear what is bothering the 33-year-old, but more information should come from the Giants after they take a closer look at him.

Trout is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the White Sox on Friday due to an illness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Trout has started in all 13 games since the All-Star break, going 11-for-49 (.224) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate over that span. However, an illness will send him to the bench for the start of Friday's series opener while Travis d'Arnaud serves as the designated hitter and bats eighth.

Diaz (forearm) is starting at first base and leading off Friday against the Dodgers.

Diaz exited Thursday's game after getting hit on the arm by a pitch in his first plate appearance, but he's right back in there Friday against lefty Clayton Kershaw.

The Blue Jays placed Springer (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Friday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Springer was hit in the head with a pitch Monday in Baltimore and hasn't played since, but he'll be eligible to return to the lineup next Tuesday in Colorado. In a corresponding move, the Blue Jays activated Daulton Varsho (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list.

Keaschall (forearm) won't be reinstated from the 60-day injured list Friday and will continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The Twins have a ton of roster spots to fill coming out of the trade deadline, but Keaschall needs a bit more time in the minors before rejoining the active roster. The 22-year-old served exclusively as a designated hitter during the first week of his rehab assignment, and he'll continue building up his defensive work with St. Paul. Once reinstated, Keaschall should see plenty of playing time following the departures of Carlos Correa (illness), Willi Castro, Harrison Bader and Ty France.

The Cubs optioned Ballesteros to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

The 21-year-old was called up Wednesday by Chicago and went 1-for-2 with three-run double that day against Milwaukee, but he'll head back to the minors to make room on the MLB roster for trade deadline acquisition Willi Castro. Ballesteros has a .334/.393/.497 slash line with 26 doubles, nine homers and three steals in 86 games this year at Iowa.

Ozuna went 1-for-2 with three walks, three runs scored and an RBI in Thursday's 12-11 extra-inning win over the Reds.

The veteran designated hitter was widely expected to get shipped out by Atlanta at the trade deadline, but the deadline came and went without a deal in place to send Ozuna to a contender. He's started four straight games -- three against left-handers and one against a righty -- and even hit cleanup Thursday, going 4-for-13 with two home runs, six RBI and a 6:1 BB:K during that span. However, his .235/.365/.399 slash line on the season and the remaining money on his $16 million salary for 2025 was apparently enough to deter teams from submitting a trade offer that Atlanta found palatable. With no reason to showcase the 34-year-old any further, Ozuna could slip back into a bench role while catchers Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy get more work at designated hitter the rest of the way.

Brooks was designated for assignment by the Padres on Thursday.

Brooks was with the big-league club while serving primarily as a depth option. After the Padres acquired Ryan O'Hearn and Ramon Laureano on Thursday, Brooks had no role on the roster and lost his spot as a result.