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Pederson went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, three RBI and two runs in Friday's 10-5 win over the Cardinals.

The 29-year-old enjoyed his third two-hit, two-run performance in his last four games. Home runs have escaped Pederson's game of late, as he hasn't hit one since June 18. Friday's game raised his batting average to a still-underwhelming .230, but he's raised that mark by 10 points in the last four contests alone.

Ramirez will sit Friday against the Royals.

Ramirez sits after starting 14 straight games. He's in the middle of his best big-league season to date, but his .269/.316/.445 slash line still isn't anything particularly exciting. Daniel Johnson will be the right fielder in his absence.

Collins is not starting Friday against the Orioles.

Collins is in line to get the bulk of the starts behind the plate going forward with Yasmani Grandal (knee) out for at least the next month. He'll get a breather Friday as Seby Zavala catches Dallas Keuchel.

Reyes went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk in Thursday's win over the Royals.

Reyes took Kansas City reliever Greg Holland deep with two out in the bottom of the ninth, snapping Cleveland's nine-game losing streak. It was the 14th homer of the season for Reyes, who has gone 8-for-21 (.381) with a pair of dingers and six RBI since returning from the injured list July 2.

Miller went 3-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI in Thursday's 8-0 win over the Cubs.

The utility man took Cubs starter Adbert Alzolay deep in the third and fifth innings. Miller also added a seventh-inning blast off reliever Cory Abbott. The 31-year-old typically isn't known to be much of a power threat, but he made the most of an increasingly rare start Thursday. He's up to nine homers, 25 RBI, 26 runs scored and three stolen bases while maintaining a .260/.347/.480 slash line through 170 plate appearances.

Vogelbach (hamstring) hit on the field ahead of Thursday's game against the Reds, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Vogelbach is slated to miss approximately six weeks after he suffered a significant hamstring strain in late June. While the 28-year-old still has several hurdles to clear in terms of running and fielding, he called his hitting session Thursday a good step forward in his recovery.

McCutchen is out of the lineup Thursday against the Cubs, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

McCutchen will take a seat for the first time since June 25, when he was on the bench for Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Mets. He has a .856 OPS with two homers, two doubles, nine RBI, 11 runs and three stolen bases in the past 12 games. Travis Jankowski will work in left field for Thursday's series finale.

Soler will sit Thursday in Cleveland, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Soler has now found himself on the bench for three of the Royals' last five games. He'll be a free agent this winter, so the rebuilding team may not see too much reason to give him regular at-bats down the stretch given that he's hitting just .183/.279/.309 on the year. Jarrod Dyson will be the right fielder Thursday, with Ryan O'Hearn serving as the designated hitter.

Canha (hip) won't be reinstated from the 10-day injured list until after the All-Star break, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Canha has been progressing well in his rehab recently, and manager Bob Melvin indicated earlier in the week that the right fielder had a slight chance to return this weekend. However, the Athletics will give the 32-year-old additional time to recover rather than rushing him back prior to the break. Assuming Canha remains on track in his recovery, he could be available for the first game after the break, which is July 16 against Cleveland.

Blackmon isn't starting Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon will get a breather after he went 5-for-8 with two runs across the last two games. Yonathan Daza will shift to right field while Garrett Hampson starts in center.