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Christian Villanueva (hand) starting on Friday

by Eric Grant | Fri, Apr 20th 6:35pm EDT

Christian Villanueva, who was hit in the left hand by a pitch Wednesday, is back in the starting lineup Friday night against the Diamondbacks in Arizona. Villanueva will bat cleanup for the Padres. (Kevin Acee on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact:

Villanueva is 10-for-17 (.588) with two doubles and three home runs in his last six games. He'll look to continue his hot streak Friday against right-hander Matt Koch, who will start for the Diamondbacks in place of the injured Taijuan Walker (elbow).

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