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Harper went 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and a run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over Toronto.

Harper was very effective at the plate. His run came in the seventh inning, as he got aboard with a walk and scored on a Rhys Hoskins double. Harper has an excellent .318/.449/582 slash line with seven home runs, 11 RBI, 25 runs scored and four stolen bases in 31 games this season. He also avoided striking out Friday for the first time since April 25, a span of 10 contests.

Ozuna went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs scored and two walks in Friday's 6-3 win over Milwaukee.

Ozuna and Ozzie Albies launched back-to-back solo homers in the fifth inning, extending Atlanta's lead to 4-1. It was Ozuna's sixth home run of the season. He improved his slash line to .216/.297/.358 on the year and seems to be finding his groove with five hits and two homers over his last four games.

Manager Aaron Boone said after Friday's game that Stanton (quad) could be "down a couple of days," but Boone isn't concerned about it being anything long-term, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

Stanton was scratched from Friday's lineup with left quad tightness, which Stanton felt during an at-bat in Thursday's series finale in Tampa Bay and again during warmups Friday, Marly Rivera of ESPN.com notes. It sounds like Stanton will need at least one more day, and with Aaron Hicks (wrist) also injured, the Yankees may need to make a roster move to add an outfielder ahead of Saturday's game.

Dickerson (shoulder) could return from the injured list as soon as Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dickerson could wind up with a minimum-length stay on the injured list due to a bruised left shoulder. He was struggling at the plate prior to suffering the injury, posting a .627 OPS through 82 plate appearances.

Ohtani's next start has been pushed back due to fatigue, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Angels have allowed Ohtani to take on as heavy a workload as he can on both sides of the ball this year, though that's required frequent minor adjustments to his schedule. He's reportedly not injured but will need a bit more time before he's ready to return to the mound. He won't start Tuesday against Cleveland as previously scheduled but should be on the mound somewhere between Wednesday and Friday next week.

Stanton was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles with left quadriceps tightness.

Stanton has had mostly good luck on the injury front so far this season, but this quad issue will cost him at least one start. Gary Sanchez will DH and bat cleanup against righty Dean Kremer.

Belt (side) is back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Left side tightness forced Belt to leave Tuesday's game against the Rangers and kept him out of the lineup Thursday, but he's ready to go again now. He's hit a strong .273/.396/.614 with five homers over his last 13 games.

Canha is not in the lineup Friday at Minnesota.

Canha started the past 19 games and will receive a day to reset after posting a .678 OPS during that stretch. Seth Brown and Stephen Piscotty will start in the corner outfield spots Friday for the A's.

Vogelbach will sit Friday against Atlanta.

Vogelbach has yet to start against a single southpaw this season, a trend which will continue against Drew Smyly on Friday. Fellow lefty Travis Shaw will slide over to first base in his absence, with Pablo Reyes starting at third.

Reyes went 1-for-4 with a home run and two strikeouts as Cleveland beat Seattle, 4-2 on Thursday.

Reyes opened the scoring with his second-inning solo shot but didn't do anything else of note on the evening. Reyes and his .265/.320/.581 slash line have been key contributors to Cleveland's shallow lineup devoid of impact bats aside from Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor.