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Adames went 4-for-5 with a double, two homers and five total RBI in Friday's 7-1 win over the Guardians.

The 27-year-old started the scoring with an RBI single in the opening frame and followed up with homers in the sixth and ninth innings to power Milwaukee's offense. Adames entered Friday's contest with a .529 OPS, one homer and two RBI in 13 games since returning from a concussion June 7, so the offensive outburst was a welcome sight. The performance improved his season slash line to .216/.294/.398, and he now has 12 long balls, 34 RBI and 34 runs through 65 games.

De La Cruz hit for the cycle Friday, going 4-for-5 with a solo homer, four total RBI, three runs scored and a steal in an 11-10 victory over Atlanta.

The 21-year-old became the first Reds player to hit for the cycle since Eric Davis in 1989. He added a steal for good measure, keeping him perfect on the basepaths at 7-for-7 in steal attempts. Friday's game was just De La Cruz's 15th in the majors, but he's already emerging as one of the club's leaders with a .361/.418/.656 slash line and all kinds of flare and personality to go with it. The Reds have won 12 straight games and De La Cruz has been a driving force, as he has more than lived up to the hype since his arrival.

Marcano isn't starting Friday against the Marlins, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Friday marks the third straight game Marcano will begin in the dugout, although two have been against lefty starters. Rodolfo Castro will start at shortstop and bat sixth.

Marcano isn't in the Pirates' lineup Thursday against the Marlins.

Marcano is just 2-for-16 with an RBI over his last five games, so he will sit out Thursday to regroup. Rodolfo Castro will take Marcano's place at shortstop and bat fifth.

Mejia was assigned to the Florida Complex League from Single-A Palm Beach earlier this month.

He has eight walks, three strikeouts, two steals and zero hits through four games in the complex league. Mejia was originally assigned to Single-A on May 23, then was placed on the temporarily inactive list for four days in early June and played in one more game at Single-A before getting assigned to rookie ball June 12. He is one of the Cardinals' top prospects in the lower levels.

Cheng was promoted to Double-A Altoona on Thursday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports.

Cheng had a dominant 57-game run for High-A Greensboro, slashing .308/.406/.575 with nine home runs, 13 steals and a 47:35 K:BB in 254 plate appearances. Trimming his groundball rate to 42.1 percent and upping his flyball rate from 28.9% to 34.1% has helped fuel Cheng's improvement as a power hitter. The 5-foot-7 infielder fits best at second base long term.

Bogaerts isn't in the Padres' lineup Thursday against the Giants.

Bogaerts is just 5-for-27 (.185) with an RBI and a run scored over the past seven days, so he'll receive a day off Thursday to regroup. Ha-Seong Kim will shift over to shortstop in Bogaerts' absence, moving Jake Cronenworth to second and Brandon Dixon in as the Friars' first baseman while batting eighth.

Tovar was reinstated from the paternity list Thursday.

The Rockies are off Thursday, but Tovar should be back in the lineup Friday at home against the Angels. He is hitting .299 with three home runs and one steal in 17 games this month.

Perdomo went 1-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Brewers.

Perdomo swiped second and third base in the eighth inning after a run-producing single but remained there when the next two batters struck out. The steals gave him nine over 60 games, the same number of thefts he had in 2022 over 148 contests. He had three minor-league seasons in which he achieved double-digit steals.

Abrams went 3-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals.

The young shortstop broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning, taking Miles Mikolas the other way into the visitor's bullpen in left-center field for his seventh homer of the year. Abrams is showing signs of life at the plate, collecting six hits in the last three games and batting .290 (9-for-31) over his last nine with three doubles in addition to Wednesday's long ball.