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Houck allowed three hits and two walks over six scoreless innings in a no-decision Friday against the Tigers. He struck out six.

After allowing six runs in a loss to Arizona in his last start, Houck bounced back with a scoreless effort, notching his fourth quality start in his last five outings. Overall, the 28-year-old Houck is 8-9 on the year with a 3.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 143:46 K:BB across innings this season. He's currently lined up to face the Mets on the road next week in his next start.

Gimenez went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a steal, and an additional run scored in Friday's win versus Pittsburgh.

The Cleveland second baseman slugged a 375-foot solo shot off Carmen Mlodzinski in the fifth inning for his sixth long ball of the year. Gimenez later swiped second base in the seventh to collect his ninth steal in the month of August and 25th of the season. The 25-year-old is now slashing .254/.305/.333 with 57 runs scored and 53 RBI across 528 plate appearances.

Clase picked up a one-inning save in Friday's 10-8 victory over the Pirates, working around a solo homer while striking out one.

With this 13-pitch effort, Clase reached the 40-save plateau for the third time in his career, and he trails only Ryan Helsley (41) for the MLB lead. It wasn't a clean appearance though, as the Cleveland closer allowed his second homer of the season on a leadoff solo shot by Andrew McCutchen, snapping a streak of nine straight scoreless appearances. Overall, Clase sports a stellar 0.71 ERA, 0.68 WHIP and 55:8 K:BB across 63.1 innings this season.

Lively did not factor into the decision in Friday's 10-8 win against Pittsburgh, allowing six runs on nine hits and one walk over 4.1 innings. He struck out three.

The Cleveland righty pitched fewer than five innings for just the fourth time this season, as he allowed a season-worst nine hits. All six Pittsburgh runs came in the fifth inning, as Lively yielded six hits -- including for three extra bases -- on 27 pitches before being relieved by Pedro Avila. Lively has pitched to a 3.92 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 105:42 K:BB across 131 innings this season. He is scheduled to make his next outing on the road against the division-rival Royals.

Bradley (6-9) allowed eight runs on eight hits and two walks over 2.1 innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Padres.

The right-hander gave up seven runs in the first two innings, with Manny Machado's three-run homer in the second frame being the biggest blow. Bradley was charged with one more run after leaving the mound in the third inning. After an unbelievable run through most of June and July (0.82 ERA over nine starts), he's been knocked around over the last several weeks. Bradley is 0-5 with a 9.53 ERA in his last six starts, pushing his season ERA up to 4.35 through 109.2 innings. His next outing is projected to come at home against the Twins next week.

Wells went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 6-3 victory over St. Louis.

The Yankees backstop extended his team's lead to 4-2 when he launched a 399-foot, two-run homer off Erick Fedde in the third inning. Wells later cracked another two-run homer in the eighth inning, launching it 413 feet off reliever Riley O'Brien to secure his first career multi-homer game. The 25-year-old has been one of the hottest catchers in the league coming out of the All-Star break, hitting .318 (35-for-110) with six homers, 22 RBI and 11 runs scored across his last 32 games.

Naylor was removed from Friday's game against the Pirates with a left ankle bruise, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Naylor seemed to roll his ankle as he hit an RBI single into right field during the eighth inning, causing Tyler Freeman to replace him as a pinch runner. He was diagnosed with an ankle contusion shortly after the game, so he appears to have avoided a serious injury. It's unclear if he'll be available for Saturday's contest.

Holmes earned the save in Friday's 6-3 victory over St. Louis, pitching a scoreless inning with no strikeouts.

The 31-year-old reliever made quick work of the Cardinals in the ninth, working around an inning-opening error by Anthony Volpe to retire the side on just eight pitches. Despite suffering two blown saves in August, he has pitched to a 1.93 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 15:4 K:BB with seven saves across 9.1 innings this month. He continues to lead MLB in blown saves (10), but his 29 saves puts him in the top five.

Stroman (10-6) earned the win Friday against the Cardinals, allowing two runs on nine hits and no walks over seven innings. He struck out five.

The 33-year-old picked up his ninth quality start with this 98-pitch performance despite yielding nine hits, matching a season-worst total set July 27 against Boston. However, Stroman only allowed one extra-base hit -- a Paul Goldschmidt double in the second -- as he notched his second walk-free outing of the season. This marks the fifth season in which Stroman has collected double-digit wins in his 10-year career. The veteran righty has pitched to a 3.81 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 102:57 K:BB across 139.1 innings this season. He currently lines up to face the Rangers on the road for his next start.

Diaz was removed from Friday's game against the Padres with left knee patellar tendinitis, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and a walk in Friday's game, but he had to be lifted for a pinch runner after he singled to left field in the fourth inning. It's unclear if he'll need to spend time on the injured list, but Jonathan Aranda, who entered as the pinch runner, could see an uptick of playing time at first base if Diaz needs to miss any amount of time.