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Soto went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's win over the Rockies.

The 26-year-old has endured a rough May, slashing .119/.260/.136 over his prior 16 games with just one extra-base hit (a double), but Soto showed signs of life at the plate Friday with an RBI double into the right-center gap in the third inning. He may be feeling the weight of his $765 million contract, but Soto is too good of a hitter to remain in this deep of a slump for much longer.

Lee went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Lee singled on a groundball in the fifth inning before logging his first stolen base since April 5. Following a seven-game hitting streak, the 26-year-old outfielder has struggled over his last three outings, slashing .083/.214/.083 with a 1:1 BB:K across 14 plate appearances. However, Lee continues to put the ball in play and owns a team-low 11.8 percent strikeout rate across 238 plate appearances this season.

Ramos went 1-for-5 with a triple and a run scored in Friday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Ramos hit his first triple of the season in the first inning before coming around to score and getting the Giants on the board. The 25-year-old outfielder has notched at least one hit in three straight games, during which he has recorded a .357/.357/.714 slash line with three runs scored, two RBI, a home run and a triple across 14 plate appearances. He has struck out six times during that span, including three times Friday. Ramos has been productive through 55 appearances this season, slashing .286/.346/.488 with 37 runs scored, 29 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including 10 homers -- and three stolen bases across 237 plate appearances.

Adames went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.

Adames singled in the fourth inning before recording his first stolen base since April 30. The 29-year-old shortstop has struggled of late, slashing .139/.205/.194 with three RBI, two runs scored, a triple and a 30.8 percent strikeout rate across 39 plate appearances in his last 10 games. Overall, he owns a .209/.287/.332 slash line with 30 runs scored, 25 RBI, 16 extra-base hits -- including five homers -- three stolen bases and a 26.3 percent strikeout rate across 247 plate appearances this season.

Mauricio is batting .560 (14-for-25) with three homers and three steals through his first seven games for Triple-A Syracuse, but the Mets remain very deliberate in building up his workload, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old infielder has yet to play more than two games in a row without getting a day off with Syracuse, and the Mets are intent on making sure Mauricio stays healthy after he missed the entire 2024 campaign due to knee surgery. "We're most focused on him getting the reps under him, getting the volume, hopefully continuing to swing a really hot bat," president of baseball operations David Stearns said this week. "And then once we get to that point, it gives us something to think about." New York also doesn't have a clear path to consistent at-bats on the big-league roster for Mauricio, and it doesn't intend to call him up just to sit on the bench. "Figuring out exactly what that puzzle looks like is a real part of it," Stearns said. Mauricio still figures to provide the Mets with a boost at some point this summer, but until then he'll continue to torment International League pitching while preparing for an everyday role.

Junk gave up three hits and struck out five over four scoreless relief innings in Friday's loss to the Giants.

After Cal Quantrill provided the Marlins with five good innings, Junk finished up the 2-0 loss and gave the rest of the bullpen a much-needed night off. The 29-year-old righty has made two appearances for Miami since being called up May 24, allowing just one run over nine innings with a 9:1 K:BB. While the team doesn't have an opening in its rotation right now and should get Eury Perez (elbow) back in early June, Junk is making a case for an audition as a starter at some point down the road.

Stephenson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Stephenson's two-run blast in the fourth inning turned out to be the game-winning hit. He's gone deep in three of the last four games, going 8-for-16 during that stretch, and has reached base safely in seven consecutive contests.

Benson started in left field and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Benson, who had been playing right field for an injured Jake Fraley, maintained a lineup presence with Fraley's return Friday. A convenient opening in left field occurred when the Reds placed Austin Hays (foot) on the 10-day injured list. Benson has cooled off since he homered five times in four games in the middle of the month, going 3-for-21 with two walks, three RBI and two runs over his last seven games.

Suarez struck out three over 1.1 perfect innings Friday to record his 18th save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Pirates.

The right-hander breezed through Pittsburgh's 5-6-7-8 hitters as he moved back into the MLB lead in saves, one ahead of Seattle's Andres Munoz. Suarez has been tagged for earned runs only once in his last 13 appearances, and through 24.1 innings on the season he's produced a 2.22 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 28:6 K:BB while converting 18 of his 20 save chances.

Pivetta (6-2) picked up the win Friday, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings in a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. He struck out eight without walking a batter.

The right-hander blanked the Bucs through five innings before getting peppered with singles in the sixth, but Pivetta eventually put out the fire and saw the Padres re-take the lead in the bottom of the frame. He's delivered three straight quality starts and seven in 11 trips to the mound this season, and Pivetta will take a 2.74 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 71:18 K:BB through 62.1 innings into his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road next week in San Francisco.