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Marlins infielder Donovan Solano is on his way back up Wednesday.

Solano will replace Adeiny Hechavarria on the active roster. Hechavarria hit the disabled list due to a triceps injury. Solano has already been up this season. He hit .196 over 51 at-bats. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 3 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 7-4 win over the Reds Tuesday.

Rizzo's home run was his second in two days and his third in his last four games. During a six-game hitting streak over the past week, the first baseman has gone 11 for 24 with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI. Rizzo has hit .288/.404/.523 with 17 home runs and 44 RBI in 267 at-bats.

Ever since coming off the 15-day disabled list, Joey Votto has not hit for much power, as he has yet to hit a home run in 13 games for the Reds. He does have five doubles over that span to go with a .300 batting average and a .410 on-base percentage. That's not a bad combination, but going forward, Fantasy owners should not look for a resurgence of home run power to go along with the rest of his stat line.

Even before his DL stint, Votto's home run power had been diminished, and for the second straight season, his flyball rate has dipped. Last season, it plunged from 33 to 23 percent, and so far in 2014, it has fallen just below the 20 percent mark. While many Fantasy owners were less than thrilled about Votto's 24 home runs from a season ago, he's not a safe bet to reach even 15 this year.

Votto has always been able to square up the ball, and this season's 36 percent line drive rate and 2 percent popup rate show he hasn't lost that skill at all. His ability to draw walks, hit for average and produce doubles will make him close to an elite first baseman in points leagues, but in Rotisserie formats, he can no longer be counted on to be a top five option at the position.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 6-1 loss to the Reds Monday.

Rizzo evened the score at 1-1 with his sixth inning home run, but the Cubs were able to do no more damage, and they didn't have an answer for the Reds' five-run ninth inning. The first baseman has hit .281/.399/.513 with 16 home runs and 43 RBI in 263 at-bats. Eight of his home runs have come in his last 22 games dating back to May 31.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto started a 12th straight game Sunday against the Blue Jays since coming off the disabled list due to a left quadriceps strain. Votto is batting .318 with five doubles, nine RBI, eight runs and seven walks in 11 games since returning to the lineup.

"It's doing well enough. We haven't really had a big regression," manager Bryan Price said, per MLB.com. "It certainly points that over this 16-game stretch without a day off that Joey will get a break. He's playing very well. You see the way he runs the bases and defensively how he breaks to the ball and gets out of the batter's box.

"[But] I know he's not 100 percent. There's still some fatigue and tenderness in his knee, but it's been something he's been able to manage up to this point."

Reds first baseman Joey Votto will receive a day off soon, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. 

Votto's quad injury has not bothered him, so manager Bryan Price just wants to be cautious. Price mentioned that Votto has not experienced any setbacks since his return. Over 180 at-bats, Votto is hitting .272/.409/.444.

Marlins first baseman Justin Bour has been bumped from the team's starting lineup Sunday.

Bour was set to start at first base, but things changed once Derek Dietrich was promoted. Dietrich will start at second, which pushes Jeff Baker to first base.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in his team's 5-3 loss to the Pirates Saturday.

Rizzo briefly put his team ahead with his fourth-inning home run, but the Pirates were able to take the lead back in the next half-inning. Rizzo has hit .278/.400/.506 with 15 home runs and 42 RBI in 255 at-bats.

 Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman came around to score twice Thursday, in a 3-0 win over the Nationals.

Freeman reached base three times in the game, and put himself into scoring position with a pair of doubles. He scored two runs in the game, the first time he has done so in nine games.

Freeman has at least two hits in three of his last five games, and is hitting .282/.373/.495 on the season. 

First baseman Ryan Howard was one of five Phillies to slam three hits in a Wednesday win in Atlanta, but was just one of two to both score and drive in runs.

Howard doubled and singled twice. His double drove in a run in the second and one of his singles did the same in the fifth. He did end a two-game homer mini-binge, but he has five hits in 13 at-bats in his last three games.