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Walls went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored Friday against the Padres.

Walls delivered a two-RBI single in the second inning, bringing his total on the season to only seven RBI across 193 plate appearances. He remains in a semi-regular role at shortstop for Tampa Bay and has stolen 11 bases on the season, but he otherwise offers a poor fantasy profile.

Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers.

Boston's bullpen blew another late-game lead, but the Red Sox were rescued by Rafaela, who launched a two-run homer in the 10th inning. The home run was the 14th for Rafaela after he went 24 games without a long ball.

Jankowski went 1-for-1 with a run scored in Friday's 9-2 loss to Oakland.

Jankowski pinch hit for Robbie Grossman in the eighth inning and scored on a throwing error. He had been placed on waivers Thursday but went unclaimed and is back with the Rangers to continue in a limited role. Jankowski has just 22 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-2 loss to the Athletics.

Lowe tied the game at 1-1 with his solo blast in the second inning. The home run snapped a couple of droughts; it was his first home run in 17 games and first RBI in 15 contests. Lowe owns a .207/.284/.304 line during August.

Carpenter went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Red Sox.

Carpenter provided a key blast in the eighth inning as the Tigers clawed back from a 4-0 deficit to eventually force extra innings. He now has 14 long balls this season, with six of those coming in just 15 games since he returned from the injured list Aug. 13. Carpenter has turned into a dynamic fantasy performer when healthy.

Miller (6-8) allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit across 1.1 innings of relief to take the loss Friday against the Red Sox. He struck out two.

Miller worked through the top of the ninth inning in order, with the last two batters retired via strikeout. The veteran righty came back out for the 10th with the game tied 4-4 but allowed a Ceddanne Rafaela home run with one out to make it 6-4, after which Miller got the hook. Despite the loss, Miller has been pitching well lately, as this performance snapped a streak of nine straight scoreless outings. His ERA sits at 4.76 after being north of 6.00 at the end of June.

Gil (back) will make a minor-league rehab start Sunday, MLB.com reports.

Gil exited his Aug. 20 start against Cleveland after three-plus innings due to lower-back discomfort, and he subsequently landed on the 15-day injured list. The right-hander has since been able to toss a live batting practice session of around 65 pitches, and he may not require more than one rehab appearance before rejoining the Yankees rotation. Gil is eligible to return from the IL on Sept. 6, which would be five days after Sunday's rehab start.

The Yankees could recall Dominguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, Max Goodman of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

It's not clear whom the Yankees will select for their two additional roster spots when the active roster expands from 26 to 28 men Sunday, though rehabbing veteran Anthony Rizzo (forearm) has a good chance of being activated from the 60-day injured list to take one of them. Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Dominguez is also "a name in consideration," noting that if he does get promoted, it will be so he can play regularly and not sit on the bench. Dominguez got to play in one game for the big club when he served as the 27th man for the Little League Classic versus Detroit on Aug. 18, and he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in that game. The 21-year-old has been excellent in the minors this season, slashing .309/.368/.485 with eight home runs, 27 RBI and 15 steals over 50 contests across three levels, with his most of his time spent with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Kepler (knee) appeared in Friday's win over Toronto as a defensive replacement in right field but did not have a plate appearance.

Kepler wasn't in the lineup due to a sore knee but was able to come off the bench in the ninth inning. He's been held out of the starting nine in three of the last four games including Friday, but it looks like he could return to the lineup Saturday.

Neto went 0-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, two stolen bases and a run scored in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Mariners.

Neto manufactured the Angels' second run after getting plunked in the first inning, as he stole second and third before scoring on a Nolan Schanuel sacrifice fly. Consistency has eluded Neto in August -- he's hitting .240 (24-for-100) with seven home runs, 19 RBI and six steals over 26 contests this month. Overall, the second-year shortstop has a well-rounded .252/.317/.450 slash line with 20 home runs, 25 steals, 66 RBI, 59 runs scored and 28 doubles across 131 games.