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Happ went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

Happ has three homers but just four RBI over 19 contests in August. He's hitting just .194 (12-for-62) with a 7:21 BB:K this month. The prolonged struggles at the plate are evident in his career-worst .216 average and .737 OPS, but he's maintained decent power with 21 homers, 23 doubles and 52 RBI across 125 contests. Happ has also logged four stolen bases and 73 runs scored on the year.

Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mariners.

Crow-Armstrong did some early work, ending the nine-pitch opening at-bat with a homer. This was his career-best 32nd long ball of the season and his fifth over his last five games. The star outfielder is now batting .279 with a .932 OPS, 80 RBI, 91 runs scored, 31 stolen bases, 25 doubles and seven triples over 129 contests. Crow-Armstrong has had a little less consistency in August, batting .260 (20-for-77) over 19 games this month, but he's also hit a quarter of his homers this year in that span.

Carroll went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 9-0 win over the Reds.

Carroll has two steals over three attempts over his last five games. The star outfielder is 18-for-21 on the basepaths this season. His numbers are mostly down across the board compared to last year -- Carroll is batting .248 with an .834 OPS, 18 home runs, 57 RBI, 80 runs scored, 27 doubles and 15 triples over 125 contests. He's been a little more consistent in August, batting .257 (18-for-70) with a 12:14 BB:K this month.

Lawlar went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a third RBI and two total runs scored in Friday's 9-0 win over the Reds.

Lawlar had the Diamondbacks' lone homer in this blowout win. He had gone 0-for-10 with five strikeouts over three games after returning from a two-month absence due to a hamstring strain. Lawlar has the inside track for starts in center field, but that could change if he struggles to find consistency at the plate. He's batting .283 with a .790 OPS, two homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored, two doubles and four stolen bases over 16 contests in the majors this season.

Pages was removed from Friday's game against the Pirates after getting hit on the hand by a pitch, Jack Harris of the California Post reports.

Pages initially stayed in the game after taking a 100-mph sinker off his hand in the third inning, but he was eventually replaced in center field at the start of the fifth. The Dodgers will likely send him in for imaging to determine whether he suffered a fracture, and an update on his status may come after the game.

Gilbert went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run during the Giants' 6-4 loss to the Red Sox on Friday.

Gilbert and Rafael Devers jumped all over Sonny Gray in the fourth inning with back-to-back long balls to reduce the Giants' deficit to 5-4. It was the seventh home run of the season for Gilbert and third over his last nine outings, and it was also his 13th multi-hit game of the year. He is slashing .241/.326/.378 with one steal, 31 RBI and 20 extra-base hits over 309 plate appearances this season.

Valdez is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Friday.

Valdez will take a seat following a three-game stretch in which he went 0-for-12 with eight strikeouts, one walk and one run scored. Jake Mangum will start in right field and bat eighth in Friday's series opener.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy indicated that Frelick (shoulder) will not be activated from the 10-day injured list Friday or Saturday but added, "I think you'll see him very soon," Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Perhaps not coincidentally, the Brewers are slated to face left-handers Friday and Saturday before taking on a righty in Tyler Mahle on Sunday, which could be the day the lefty-swinging Frelick returns. Out since mid-July with a right shoulder strain, Frelick has gone 9-for-32 with two home runs and a 5:5 BB:K in nine rehab games with Triple-A Nashville.

Dubon went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Getting the start at shortstop and batting seventh, Dubon kept the line moving on a night when the bottom of the order did most of the work for the Atlanta offense. It was the veteran utility player's first multi-hit performance since a four-hit effort Aug. 6, and over 54 plate appearances on the month he's produced a .294/.315/.333 slash line with two doubles, three steals, five runs and six RBI.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, a walk and an additional run scored in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Reds.

Walker continued to roll Thursday, rapping his seventh extra-base hit in his last six outings. The All-Star outfielder has scored seven runs and racked up 10 RBI during that span as well. Walker remains a five-category fantasy producer, slashing .288/.348/.506 with 26 homers, 94 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 79 runs scored over 535 plate appearances amid a breakout campaign.