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Ward went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Mariners.

The Angels were already behind 5-0 by the time Ward came to bat to lead off the bottom of the first inning. He started a decent comeback effort with his solo shot, but he went hitless in his last four at-bats of the game. The outfielder is hitting .282 (11-for-39) during a 10-game hitting streak, which has him up to a .238/.310/.406 slash line for the year. Ward has added 18 homers, 60 RBI, 56 runs scored, 23 doubles, two triples and four stolen bases over 129 contests.

Moniak went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Mariners.

Moniak logged his third consecutive multi-hit game, and he has an extra-base hit in each of those contests. The outfielder has played well in August, batting .350 (21-for-60) with four homers and 10 RBI over 18 games this month. He's up to a .233/.276/.384 slash line with 10 long balls, 41 RBI, 39 runs scored and six stolen bases through 106 contests overall while being a fixture in the lineup versus right-handed pitchers.

Drury went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Mariners.

Drury has homered twice over his last four contests after a 62-game power drought. He's still not hitting particularly well, going 3-for-26 (.115) over his last eight games. For the season, the infielder is at a .159/.243/.218 slash line with three homers, 13 RBI, 25 runs scored and six doubles over 284 plate appearances. Most of his lost playing time has been due to injuries, but the Angels could reduce his workload over the final month if they want to get a look at an infield prospect such as Christian Moore or evaluate other members of their current major-league roster.

Aldegheri (0-1) allowed seven runs (two earned) on six hits, two walks and two hit batsmen while striking out three over five innings to take the loss versus the Mariners on Friday.

Aldegheri's first inning in the majors was nightmarish, as a two-out error by Zach Neto allowed the Mariners to assemble a five-run rally. Aldegheri settled in fine after that, but a two-run home run by Julio Rodriguez in the fourth would tack the first earned runs onto his line. The 22-year-old southpaw struggled to a 5.19 ERA over 17.1 innings at Double-A Rocket City after he was traded from the Phillies to the Angels in the Carlos Estevez swap. It's unclear if Aldegheri will make another start after this uninspiring debut -- if he does, he's lined up for a road outing versus the Rangers next week.

Berti (calf) will continue his rehab stint through the weekend and "a handful of days" into next week according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

The Yankees can add two players when rosters expand Sunday, but Berti won't be one of them. The utility man has been rehabbing with Double-A Somerset since Aug. 24 and has gone 2-for-12 with a home run, three RBI and a 2:4 BB:K through five contests. It's unclear if New York believes Berti needs more games in the minors to ramp up or if the team has simply elected to go in another direction with its roster expansion, but it appears the 34-year-old won't be back with the big club until at least the end of next week.

Robles went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-5 win over the Angels.

Robles has six multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, and he's added four steals and seven RBI in that span. The outfielder delivered a pair of RBI singles in Friday's win. He's batting .303 with Seattle this season, and he's managed a .278/.345/.400 slash line with four home runs, 17 RBI, 21 steals, 50 runs scored and 10 doubles through 68 contests between the Mariners and Nationals.

Rodriguez went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, three walks and three total runs scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the Angels.

Rodriguez's fourth-inning homer ended up being the game-winning hit, as it put the Mariners up 7-2. After going 14 games without a long ball following a stint on the injured list due to a sprained ankle, Rodriguez has homered in each of the last two contests. He's up to 13 homers, 44 RBI, 52 runs scored, 18 stolen bases, 12 doubles and a .255/.313/.369 slash line over 116 games this season.

Kirby (10-10) earned the win over the Angels on Friday, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out two over 5.2 innings.

Aside from his usual sharp control, Kirby was a little off in his last start of August. He allowed three home runs to match his season high, though all of the long balls he surrendered Friday were solo shots. Kirby posted a 6.84 ERA over 25 innings across five starts in August, and he yielded nine of the 20 homers he's allowed all year in that span. Overall, the right-hander is at a 3.63 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 153:21 K:BB through 161 innings over 28 starts. He's lined up to make his next start in Oakland.

Freeman logged a stolen base as a pinch runner in Friday's 10-8 win over the Guardians.

Freeman ran for Josh Naylor, who exited the game with a bruised ankle in the eighth inning. The steal was Freeman's first in a month, though a lack of playing time is partially to blame for that. He's seen action in 19 August contests, going a putrid 2-for-35 (.057) but getting plunked four times. Freeman is at a .206/.304/.320 slash line with 11 steals, seven home runs, 32 RBI, 48 runs scored, 14 doubles and a triple over 112 contests this season. The 25-year-old's slump has relegated him to a short-side platoon role at shortstop, and his playing time could shrink further depending on which players the Guardians call up when rosters expand Sunday.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in Friday's 10-8 win over the Pirates.

It's been a memorable month for Ramirez, as the do-it-all third baseman is batting .279 (29-for-104) with six home runs, 14 steals and 17 RBI over 28 contests in August. With his two steals Friday, he matched his career high in a season at 34, a mark he previously reached over 157 games in 2018. Ramirez is slashing a strong .276/.333/.531 with 33 homers, 104 RBI, 98 runs scored, 31 doubles and a triple over 132 contests this year, and with a full month to go, a 40-40 campaign is not out of the question.