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De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a run and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 win over the Cubs.

The performance extended De La Cruz's hitting streak to six games, a heater in which he's gone 13-for-30 (.433) with four doubles, a homer, a steal, three RBI and seven runs. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing .268/.345/.476 with 21 home runs and 23 stolen bases in 116 contests, his third straight 20-20 campaign.

Mize (5-8) took the loss against the Rays on Friday, allowing seven runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk with one strikeout over five innings.

Mize was mostly undone by a five-run fourth inning that included his own error. While he was healthy enough to throw 77 pitches after dealing with an ankle sprain, the 29-year-old generated just one whiff as his velocity was down a tick on each of his offerings. He owns a 3.45 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 96:27 K:BB across 109.2 innings this season and appears in line to face the Yankees at home next weekend.

Stewart went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 win over the Cubs.

The 22-year-old slugger took David Peterson deep in the fifth inning as the Reds put together a comeback from an early 3-0 deficit. The long ball was Stewart's 29th of the season, and his 102 RBI lead the majors -- putting him on pace to become the third rookie in history to lead the league in that category after a pair of Red Sox, Walt Dropo in 1950 and the legendary Ted Williams in 1939.

Lowder (6-8) picked up the win Friday, giving up three runs on six hits over five innings in a 10-8 victory over the Cubs. He struck out five without walking a batter.

Chicago grabbed a 3-0 lead after Michael Busch launched a two-run shot off Lowder in the third inning, but the right-hander held on long enough for Cincinnati's offense to come roaring back and take the lead for good in the top of the sixth. Lowder has worked at least five innings in seven straight starts, going 3-1 over that span with a 4.05 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 27:8 K:BB in 40 innings. He'll look to build on this effort in his next outing, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Padres.

Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Rays.

Merrill was a bright spot in an otherwise forgettable effort by the Padres, launching a 425-foot blast in the sixth inning. The 23-year-old has now homered three times in his past six games, and he's gone deep seven times with 21 RBI in 25 August contests. On the season, he's slashing .241/.293/.424 with 22 home runs, 69 RBI, 70 runs scored and 24 steals across 553 plate appearances.

Scott (4-4) took the loss against the Astros on Friday, allowing three runs on one hit and five walks with two strikeouts over 5.1 innings.

Scott battled despite throwing just 58 of 96 pitches for strikes and matching a season high with five walks. It ends an ugly August for the 27-year-old, who allowed at least three earned runs in each of his five outings while posting a 6.04 ERA overall. He'll carry a 3.80 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 113:44 K :BB across 94.2 innings this season into a road matchup with the Rays next week.

Sugano (12-8) took the loss against Atlanta on Friday, allowing six runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out four across four innings.

It was another tough outing for Sugano, who has given up at least five earned runs in each of his last three outings, with the 10 hits allowed being his most in a game since Aug. 31, 2025 against the Giants. Sugano has taken the loss in four of his last five outings, recording an 8.61 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB over 23 innings in that span. He's tentatively slated to take on the Orioles at home next week.

Iglesias came away with the save in Friday's 6-4 win over the Rockies, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning. He did not record a walk or strikeout.

Iglesias was brought out for the ninth inning to protect Atlanta's two-run lead. He allowed a leadoff single to Hunter Goodman but responded by getting TJ Rumfield to ground into a double play, with Iglesias successfully closing things out after getting Willi Castro to line out. Iglesias has logged a save in each of his last five outings and is up to 29 saves on the year, which is eighth-most in the majors. He has a 2.88 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 52:16 K:BB over 50 innings this season.

Goodman went 3-for-5 with an RBI single during Colorado's 6-4 loss to Atlanta on Friday.

It was Goodman's second multi-hit game in his last three outings and the eighth time he's recorded at least three hits in a game. The 26-year-old catcher has driven in at least one run in three of four outings since coming off the IL and is up to 73 RBI on the year, which leads the Rockies and ranks 20th among National League hitters.

Harris went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, three RBI and two runs scored during Friday's 6-4 win over Colorado.

Harris contributed to Atlanta's three-run second inning with an RBI double before extending his team's lead to 6-3 with a two-run homer in the fifth. It was Harris' fourth multi-hit game in his last 10 outings, during which he has gone 14-for-38 (.368) with two steals, two home runs, six doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored.