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Montgomery went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer during Friday's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Montgomery was responsible for the fourth and final home run that the White Sox hit off Nick Martinez. It was the 25th home run of the season for Montgomery, most on the White Sox ahead of Munetaka Murakami (24) and Miguel Vargas (23), both of whom also went deep in Friday's win. Montgomery sports a .753 OPS with one steal and 63 RBI over 433 plate appearances this season.

Murakami went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Murakami extended the White Sox's lead to 4-1 in the third inning with a two-run homer off Nick Martinez, and the slugger came around to score in the sixth on a deep ball from Colson Montgomery. The long ball was the 24th of the season for Murakami and extended his on-base streak to 17 games, during which he has gone 16-for-62 with four home runs, 10 RBI, five doubles and 16 runs scored.

The Orioles traded Kremer to the Twins on Friday in exchange for minor-league outfielder Jhomnardo Reyes, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Kremer has been lit up in his last two starts, coughing up 14 earned runs in just 10 innings to raise his ERA to 6.50 through 36 frames (seven starts). Now in Minnesota, he figures to claim a spot in the Twins' rotation but could be at risk of moving to the bullpen if his performance doesn't improve.

Vargas went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run during the White Sox's 6-1 win over the Rays on Friday.

Vargas got on the board early with a solo long ball in the first inning, one of four homers that the White Sox hit off Rays right-hander Nick Martinez. Vargas is up to 23 home runs on the year, which is tied for eighth in the American League. He'll end the month of July with a .740 OPS with four home runs and 12 RBI across 111 plate appearances.

Fedde (6-6) earned the win against the Rays on Friday, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six across five innings. He did not issue a walk.

Fedde generated only four whiffs and three groundouts on 91 pitches Friday, but he kept the Rays in check outside of a solo homer from Junior Caminero in the fourth inning. It was the first time since July 5 that Fedde completed five frames, and the veteran right-hander sports a 4.13 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 102.1 innings this season. He's slated to take on the Red Sox next week at Fenway Park.

Caminero went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run during the Rays' 6-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.

Caminero supplied the Rays' lone run with a solo long ball off Erick Fedde in the fourth inning. It was the 30th home run of the season for Caminero and his first since July 17 against the Red Sox. He's cracked at least 30 homers in back-to-back seasons and has a .910 OPS with 66 RBI across 475 plate appearances in 2025.

Martinez (10-3) took the loss against the White Sox on Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits while striking out two across six innings. He did not issue a walk.

Martinez had not allowed a home run in two starts prior to Friday's outing. However, that trend did not continue against the White Sox, as the four homers Martinez allowed established a career-worst mark that resulted in all six of Chicago's runs. The right-hander's streak of allowing two earned runs or fewer ended at five games, but he still has stellar numbers for the year with a 2.77 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 123.1 innings. Martinez is slated to face the Rockies on the road next week.

Valenzuela went 3-for-4 in Friday's 3-1 win over St. Louis.

It was Valenzela's eighth multi-hit game and the third time this season that he logged at least three hits. It was a welcome return to form at the plate for the 25-year-old catcher, who entered Friday's contest having gone 2-for-18 (.111) with a solo home run since the All-Star break.

Urias went 1-for-1 with a two-run single in the Blue Jays' 3-1 win over the Cardinals on Friday.

With the bases loaded, Urias pinch hit for Davis Schneider in the eighth inning. The former answered the call by smacking a single to left field that brought George Springer and Daulton Varsho home to give the Blue Jays the lead for good. Urias has gone 10-for-43 (.233) with three home runs and six RBI since he was traded by Arizona to Toronto on June 20.

Hicks will serve as the opening pitcher in Saturday's game against the Rays, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.

Hicks will draw his first opening assignment of the season after pitching 13.1 consecutive scoreless innings while posting a 21:5 K:BB since June 21. He'll likely exit the game after the first inning, at which point Noah Schultz will take over as the bulk reliever.