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Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that Judge is dealing with an elbow issue, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Boone added that Judge had trouble throwing the ball in from the outfield during Friday's game against Philadelphia, so the Yankees brought him in for imaging and will hold him out of Saturday's contest. More information regarding the severity of his injury will be available once the results of his tests come back, but he can be considered day-to-day for the time being.

Rafaela started at second base and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.

The All-Star break appears to have put a cooler on Rafaela's bat. He entered the break on a 19-game heater, during which he had a 1.141 OPS with seven home runs, nine doubles and 20 RBI. Since returning, Rafaela's gone 6-for-27 (.222) with zero extra-base hits or RBI over seven games in the second half. His start Friday was his second consecutive at the keystone. With Marcelo Mayer (wrist) on the 10-day injured list, Rafaela could see more playing at second base.

Loperfido went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 6-2 win over the Tigers.

Getting the start in left field and batting seventh, Loperfido did his part in a balanced Blue Jays 13-hit attack that saw every starter except Will Wagner collect at least one knock. The steal was Loperfido's first in the majors this season in 14 contests, but it might be his last -- with Daulton Varsho (hamstring) closing in on his return, the 26-year-old might be battling with Davis Schneider to avoid getting bumped back to Triple-A Buffalo. Loperfido has made a strong case to stick around, batting .351 (13-for-37) with two homers and seven RBI since his early-July promotion.

Judge isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.

Judge will miss out on the starting nine for only the second time this season after going 1-for-13 with a home run and three RBI across New York's last four games. Jasson Dominguez, Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger will start across the outfield while Judge rests.

Haggerty went 2-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.

Haggerty singled to lead off the first inning, stole his 10th base of the season and scored the Rangers' first run. He later doubled in the team's fourth run. Haggerty was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday and was in the starting lineup against a left-hander. He normally has has a spot in the lineup against southpaws.

Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Angels.

Rodriguez has racked up three consecutive multi-hit efforts, and he has three homers in that span. The outfielder is hitting .303 (10-for-33) over eight games since the All-Star break, continuing the consistency he showed prior to the pause in the season. Rodriguez is up to a .256/.315/.430 slash line with 17 homers, 20 stolen bases, 54 RBI, 68 runs scored, 17 doubles and three triples across 103 games.

Soderstrom went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a two-run double, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 15-3 win over the Astros.

Soderstrom opened the scoring by plating two runs with a first-inning double before adding a solo shot in the third. This was his first multi-hit effort since July 11 versus the Blue Jays -- he went just 5-for-32 (.156), albeit with three extra-base hits, in the nine contests in between big games. Soderstrom is up to 19 homers, 60 RBI, 53 runs scored, 17 doubles, one triple and six stolen bases through 105 contests, and he's maintained a reliable .258/.332/.458 slash line.

O'Neill went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Rockies.

O'Neill smacked a solo shot in the first inning and later added a double in the eighth. In 11 games since returning from the injured list July 4, the 30-year-old has gone 9-for-41 with five extra-base hits, two RBI and five runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .198/.277/.364 with four homers, 12 RBI, 14 runs scored and two steals across just 137 plate appearances.

The Rays activated DeLuca (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Friday.

DeLuca had been on the shelf since April 8 due to a right shoulder strain, an injury that was initially expected to sideline DeLuca for 2-to-4 weeks before he suffered multiple setbacks. The 26-year-old's return will bump Jacob Waguespack from the 40-man roster, while Ha-Seong Kim (back) heads to the IL.

Jones (back) is not in the starting lineup for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.

Jones won't be in Friday's lineup but could be back Saturday depending on how his back feels. The 24-year-old prospect was bumped up to Triple-A in late June and has raced out to a strong start with a 1.407 OPS with six steals, 13 home runs and 25 RBI in 94 plate appearances.