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Stewart went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Brewers.

Stewart accounted for all of Cincinnati's offense Tuesday. In the first inning he opened the scoring with a solo homer off Brandon Sproat, and he doubled home Elly De La Cruz in the sixth to chase Sproat from the game. The young first baseman is batting .317 over his last 10 games while recording five multi-hit performances and driving in 12 runs during that stretch.

Bauers went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Reds.

After collecting singles in each of his first two at-bats, Bauers led off the sixth inning by crushing the first pitch he saw from Rhett Lowder for a 425-foot solo homer. The blast was his 15th of the season. He is now batting .310 over his last nine games, including three multi-hit performances. Through 74 contests this year, Bauers is slashing .272/.377/.508 with 15 home runs, 12 doubles, one triple, 50 RBI, 49 runs scored and five stolen bases.

Sheets went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run in a loss to the Cubs on Tuesday.

With Chicago sending out lefty Matthew Boyd as the team's starter, Sheets began Tuesday's contest on the bench in favor of Jase Bowen. However, Sheets entered to pinch hit for Bowen in the sixth inning and finished off the contest in left field. Though Sheets grounded out in that pinch-hit appearance, he got another turn at the plate and gave the Padres a little life with a three-run blast to right-center field in the eighth frame. The veteran slugger typically rests against lefty starters, which dents his fantasy appeal to an extent. However, Sheets has otherwise been one of San Diego's most productive batters, slashing .232/.317/.461 while ranking second on the club in home runs (14) and RBI (38) through 78 games.

Devers went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Devers went deep in the seventh inning for his fourth homer in his last seven games. He's gone 7-for-25 (.280) with seven RBI in that span. The infielder is now hitting .242 with a .763 OPS, 15 homers, 44 RBI, 39 runs scored, 24 doubles and a triple over 85 contests this season. Devers has trended up over the last couple of weeks, and eight of his 15 homers so far this season came in June.

Garcia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

After Garcia produced five extra-base hits during the Nationals' weekend series against the Orioles, manager Blake Butera opted to keep the left-handed-hitting first baseman in the lineup against lefty Ranger Suarez in Monday's series opener in Boston. Garcia drew a walk and provided a base hit in his four plate appearances in Monday's 6-3 loss, but it won't be enough to keep him in the lineup for a matchup with another lefty (Connelly Early) on Tuesday. Andres Chaparro will spell Garcia at first base and will bat second.

Steer is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Steer started the previous two games but will hit the bench for Tuesday's contest. The 28-year-old has a .125/.200/.292 slash line and 32.5 percent strikeout rate in his past 21 games, dropping his season-long OPS to .734. It's Steer's third absence in Cincinnati's past five games as Noelvi Marte is seeing more consistent playing time in right field.

Vaughn is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.

Vaughn was included in the lineup in the Brewers' last four games and went 3-for-13 with a pair of extra-base hits and a walk during that stretch, but all but one of those starts came against left-handed pitchers. The 28-year-old remains stuck in more of a part-time role versus righties, with Milwaukee typically prioritizing Jake Bauers at first base and Christian Yelich at designated hitter over Vaughn in those matchups.

Burleson is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Atlanta.

Burleson was hitless in the Cardinals' last series versus the Marlins and the left-handed batter is slashing only .183/.212/.237 versus southpaws this season, so he will take a seat as Atlanta sends lefty Martin Perez to the bump. It's the second straight time that Burleson has been absent from the lineup against a left-hander. Blaze Jordan will slide over to first base, and Jose Fermin will handle third base.

The Dodgers optioned Ward to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

Ward will give up his spot on the active roster to Teoscar Hernandez (hamstring), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. After Hernandez landed on the shelf May 29, Ward had received a look as the Dodgers' primary option in left field, but he ended up being relegated to a bench role for the team's last three games after struggling to produce over the past couple of weeks. Overall, Ward slashed .204/.278/.469 with three home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs in 18 games during his latest stint the big leagues.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

The Padres will send the left-handed-hitting Sheets to the bench while southpaw Shota Imanaga take the hill for the Cubs in the series opener. With Sheets taking a seat, Ty France will draw the start at first base and Miguel Andujar will serve as San Diego's designated hitter.