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Rodriguez picked up a hold in Friday's 8-7 win over the Dodgers, allowing one earned run on three hits over 1.2 innings.

Rodriguez entered the game with one out in the sixth inning, tasked with protecting an 8-6 lead. The All-Star gave up a double and a single in the seventh, surrendering his first run since June 12 before inducing the final out. The 25-year-old right-hander now owns a 0.89 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 54:8 K:BB across 40.2 innings in 40 appearances this season.

Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a double and a walk in Friday's 8-7 win over the Dodgers.

Yastrzemski lined a double to right field in the third inning, marking his first two-bagger since June 17. The 34-year-old also drew a walk in the fifth before coming around to score. Over 33 plate appearances this month, the outfielder has recorded a .250/.344/.393 slash line with four runs scored, one home run, one stolen base and a 4:10 BB:K.

Encarnacion (oblique) will play in some rehab games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League over the All-Star break before joining Triple-A Sacramento, per MLB.com.

Encarnacion was placed on the 10-day injured list June 17 due to a left oblique strain, though he's now ramping up for a return to the big leagues. The 27-year-old has appeared in only eight games in 2025, having missed over two months to start the season after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured left hand in mid-March. In those eight games, he recorded a .136/.136/.182 slash line with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in 22 plate appearances.

Atlanta optioned Wiles to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

Wiles was called up from Triple-A on Wednesday but will return to the minors without making an appearance for the big club. Joey Wentz, who was claimed off waivers from Minnesota on Friday, will officially report to Atlanta to claim the open bullpen spot.

Atlanta placed Riley on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right abdominal strain.

Riley's abdomen forced him to make an early exit during the fourth inning of Friday's contest, and now that further evaluation has confirmed a strain, he'll remain on the sidelines until at least July 22. Nacho Alvarez will come up from Triple-A Gwinnett to replenish Atlanta's infield depth, though Luke Williams is the most likely option to take over at third base until Riley returns.

Atlanta recalled Alvarez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

Alvarez made his return to Gwinnett's lineup Friday after sitting out with an oblique injury, and he'll now move up to the majors to replace Austin Riley (abdomen) on the active roster. Alvarez has gone 3-for-30 across eight games in his MLB career, though he owns a 1.120 OPS through 12 Triple-A games this year.

Adams went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's loss to the Brewers.

Getting another start behind the plate and batting ninth, Adams led off the seventh inning by lofting a Quinn Priester slider over the left-field fence for his fourth homer of the year. Adams has started four of five games since Keibert Ruiz (concussion) was placed on the IL, going 3-for-15 with five strikeouts, and his fantasy upside remains limited even with the extra playing time.

Vientos went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 8-3 win over the Royals.

With the Mets down 3-2 in the top of the eighth inning, Vientos stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and cleared them with a double to right-center field, putting New York into the lead for good. The 25-year-old has struggled to recapture his 2024 form, slashing a weak .217/.275/.350 through 64 games this season with six home runs and 24 RBI, but Vientos has recorded multiple hits in two of the last three games and has a clear path to at-bats at designated hitter in the short term due to both Jesse Winker (back) and Starling Marte (knee) currently being on the injured list.

Blackburn (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Sunday before beginning a rehab assignment at Single-A Port St. Lucie after the All-Star break, MLB.com reports.

With Kodai Senga rejoining the rotation Friday and Sean Manaea (elbow/oblique) expected back Sunday, the Mets don't need to rush Blackburn back to patch over holes in the rotation. The 31-year-old right-hander should still be ready to come off the IL in late July, but it will likely be in a long-relief role.

Lopez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Orioles.

The 26-year-old infielder accounted for all of Miami's offense on the night by taking Andrew Kittredge deep in the ninth inning. Lopez is up to double digits in both homers (10) and steals (10) on the year, and since the beginning of June he's slashing a respectable .270/.333/.418 over 36 games with 21 runs and 28 RBI.