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  • Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL

    Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Gets Wednesday off

    Cooper is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Cardinals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

    Cooper will get a day off after he went 3-for-10 with an RBI and four strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Yuli Gurriel will take over at first base and bat fifth as Miami looks to avoid getting swept by St. Louis.

  • Giants' Wilmer Flores: Homers twice in win

    Flores went 2-for-3 with two homers and five RBI in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

    Flores got the scoring started with his first home run, a solo shot off Luke Weaver in the first inning, before tying the game at four with a three-run blast in the third. The 31-year-old Flores is now 5-for-8 with three home runs over his last two games. Since the All-Star break, he's batting .471 (8-for-17) with a 1.650 OPS. Overall, Flores' slash line is up to an impressive .292/.348/.520with 11 homers, 30 RBI and 28 runs scored across 224 plate appearances this season.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Drives in five in slugfest

    Walker went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs, a stolen base, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 16-13 win over Atlanta.

    Arizona's one through three hitters went a combined 7-for-16 on the night, and Walker took full advantage of those opportunities from the cleanup spot. The first baseman launched a solo shot off Michael Tonkin in the fourth inning before crushing a three-run blast to left-center field off Ben Heller in the sixth. Walker had been batting just .100 (4-for-40) through his last 11 games in July, but he's up to 20 homers and 63 RBI on the season to go along with a career-high .848 OPS.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Exits with cramps

    Wade left Tuesday's game versus the Reds due to left hamstring cramping, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Wade went 0-for-2 with a strikeout prior to his exit. If he misses time beyond Tuesday, Wilmer Flores will likely pick up playing time at first base. Wade is considered day-to-day for now.

  • Jared Young 1B | NYM

    Cubs' Jared Young: Sitting versus lefty

    Young is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

    Trey Mancini will play first base and Yan Gomes will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter versus the Nats and left-hander Patrick Corbin. Young, who also sat out of Monday's series opener, has slashed just .176/.263/.382 through 38 major-league plate appearances this year.

  • Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL

    Padres' Alfonso Rivas: Recalled from Triple-A

    San Diego recalled Rivas from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

    Rivas played well in a brief stay on the Padres' major-league roster back in early June and has delivered a stellar .332/.462/.582 batting line with nine homers and eight steals in 58 games this season at the Triple-A level. The 26-year-old might get looks at DH against right-handed pitching after Rougned Odor was designated for assignment Tuesday as part of a parade of roster moves.

  • Padres' Brandon Dixon: Sent to Triple-A

    The Padres optioned Dixon to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

    Dixon has slashed just .203/.244/.329 in 33 major-league games (86 plate appearances) this season. Luis Campusano (thumb) is coming off the 60-day injured list and the Padres have also called up position players Taylor Kohlwey and Alfonso Rivas ahead of Tuesday night's series opener in Toronto.

  • Dodgers' Freddie Freeman: Knocks three hits

    Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Monday's victory over the Orioles.

    Freeman crossed home in the fourth and sixth innings while collecting six total bases Monday. He's collected multiple hits in seven of his last 17 games, going 23-for-70 (.329) during that span. The veteran slugger is up to 52 extra-base hits and 74 runs scored with a .952 OPS through 426 plate appearances.

  • Jared Young 1B | NYM

    Cubs' Jared Young: On bench versus southpaw

    Young will sit Monday against the Nationals, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

    With left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the mound Monday, Young will head to the bench. Righty bat Trey Mancini will take over at first base and bat seventh in the series opener with Washington.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: On bench versus lefty

    Wade is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    With southpaw Brandon Williamson on the bump for the Reds, Wade will be one of multiple lefty-hitting Giants regulars who will head to the bench. Wilmer Flores will spell Wade at first base.

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