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Jung went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.

The 27-year-old wrapped up the scoring on the night by taking Josh Hader deep in the ninth inning, in a non-save situation for the Houston closer. Jung has found his power stroke in May, launching five of his seven homers on the year over the last 10 games while batting .371 (13-for-35) with nine RBI.

Eovaldi didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros, allowing two hits and three walks over 5.2 scoreless innings. He struck out five.

The veteran righty left the mound after 93 pitches (56 strikes), including 32 called or swinging strikes, just short of his sixth straight quality start, and Eovaldi then saw his fifth win of the year slip away when the Texas bullpen melted down in the seventh inning. Eovaldi will take a 1.61 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 65:8 K:BB through 61.1 innings into his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road next week against the Yankees.

Brennan started in right field and went 0-for-3 in Friday's 5-4 loss to Cincinnati.

Brennan was called up earlier in the week and has started three of four games. Unfortunately for the lefty-hitting outfielder, he's gone hitless in nine plate appearances. Brennan's playing time has come at the expense of Angel Martinez.

Walker went 2-for-4 with a walk and a three-run home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.

The first baseman put an exclamation point on a six-run rally by Houston in the seventh inning when he crushed a Shawn Armstrong fastball 410 feet to left-center field. Walker snapped an 0-for-16 mini-slump with the performance, while the long ball ended a 15-game homerless drought. The 34-year-old has yet to build much momentum to begin his tenure as an Astro, and through 180 plate appearances he's slashing just .210/.283/.358 with five homers, 18 RBI and 19 runs.

McCullers came away with a no-decision in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rangers, allowing two unearned runs on four hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out two.

The right-hander also plunked Marcus Semien and uncorked a wild pitch, and McCullers left the mound in the line for the loss after 83 pitches (53 strikes). A six-run rally in the seventh by the Astros got him off the hook, however. The four frames still represented McCullers' longest outing since coming off the IL at the beginning of May, and his inability to go deep into games yet is understandable considering his two-year layoff due to injuries. He'll try to improve his efficiency in his next outing, which lines up to come at home next week against the Mariners.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Reds.

Ramirez pulled the Guardians within a run with his eighth-inning blast. It was the third straight game with a homer for Ramirez, who extended a hitting streak to 10 games. He's slashing .389/.488/.806 with three doubles, four homers, four steals, eight RBI and 10 runs scored during the streak.

Sears (4-3) allowed four runs on six hits and three walks while striking out two over four innings to take the loss Friday versus the Giants.

Sears was fine through two innings, but he ran into trouble in the third. Wilmer Flores took him deep for a grand slam in that frame to finish a 10-pitch at-bat. The four runs allowed were a season high for Sears, and he's given up six homers over nine starts. The southpaw still has a respectable 3.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 38:10 K:BB across 49 innings despite this inefficient start. He's projected for a home start versus the Angels his next time out.

Kochanowicz (3-5) allowed a run on five hits and four walks while striking out five over 6.2 innings to earn the win over the Dodgers on Friday.

Kochanowicz was a little generous in allowing baserunners again -- this was the third time in four starts he's walked a season-high four batters. Despite that, the only run he allowed was on a Max Muncy double in the fourth inning. Kochanowicz was able to induce four double plays to offset the traffic on the bases. He's now at a 4.71 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 29:22 K:BB across 49.2 innings over nine starts. He's allowed just two runs over his last 12.1 innings, but he'll need to trim the walk rate to make that short-term success more sustainable. The 24-year-old is projected to start on the road versus the Athletics in his next outing.

Moncada was removed from Friday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent thumb injury, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Moncada missed nearly a month of action while on the injured list because of a sprained right thumb, and he appeared to aggravate it during a swing in the ninth inning. If the 29-year-old ends up having to miss any more time due to his latest flare-up, Kevin Newman and Tim Anderson would be the leading candidates to pick up playing time in the infield.

Witt went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 10-4 loss to St. Louis.

It was notably Witt's third triple in his past four games. The All-Star shortstop has been an exceptional fantasy producer over the past month, hitting .322 (38-for-118) with four home runs, 11 doubles and 19 RBI to go with 18 runs scored and 11 steals across his last 30 contests. Through 59 at-bats in May, Witt is already up to 11 extra-base hits.