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  • Dominic Smith 1B | ATL

    Nationals' Dominic Smith: Late lineup addition

    Smith is starting at first base and batting seventh Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

    The 28-year-old was originally absent from Sunday's starting nine, but he was inserted into the lineup after Jeimer Candelario (thumb) was scratched. Smith has gone 8-for-24 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI in his past six games.

  • Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Goes deep Saturday

    Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

    Goldschmidt had a brief slump earlier in June, but he's gone 10-for-29 (.345) with two homers and six RBI over his last seven games. The first baseman has also struck out 10 times in that span, which is a bit unusual for a fairly patient hitter. On the season, he's at a .287/.381/.493 slash line with 12 homers, 33 RBI, 45 runs scored, 19 doubles and seven stolen bases over 69 contests. Goldschmidt also has a 22.3 percent strikeout rate and 12.7 percent walk rate, roughly in line with his career norms as he pieces together another strong campaign.

  • Pete Alonso 1B | BAL

    Mets' Pete Alonso: Activated off injured list Sunday

    Alonso (wrist) was reinstated off the 10-day injured list by the Mets on Sunday.

    This comes as a bit of a surprise, as there were no indications that Alonso was going to be activated this soon. The slugger ended up missing just the minimum 10 days after being placed on the injured list retroactive to June 8 with a bone bruise and sprain in his left wrist. He returns to an .872 OPS with 22 homers and 49 RBI over his first 62 games of the season. Mark Vientos was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in the corresponding transaction to make room for Alonso on the active roster.

  • Dominic Smith 1B | ATL

    Nationals' Dominic Smith: Gets rare day off

    Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest versus Miami.

    Smith has played in 66 of Washington's 69 games this year, but he'll begin Sunday's finale against the Marlins on the bench. Michael Chavis is the starting first baseman for the Nats and will hit seventh in Smith's absence.

  • Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Out of lineup Sunday

    Montero is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game versus Atlanta.

    Montero has seen the majority of the reps at first base over the past week, but he's also failed to pick up a hit since June 9 and is slashing .069/.100/.138 over 29 at-bats in the month of June. Mike Moustakas will play first base and hit seventh with Montero out of the lineup.

  • Rockies' Elehuris Montero: Taking over first base duties

    Montero entered Saturday's game against Atlanta as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning and did not get a plate appearance.

    Montero got a rare day off, as he entered Saturday's action having started six of Colorado's last seven games at first base. He's gone hitless in that span across 20 at-bats while striking out at a 42.9 percent clip, so it's unclear how long the team may be willing to stick with him in favor of Mike Moustakas.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Braves' Matt Olson: Belts grand slam Saturday

    Olson went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a 10-2 win against Colorado on Saturday.

    Olson gave Atlanta all the offense it would need in the first inning, crushing a 424-foot grand slam to left-center field. It was his third homer in his past seven contests following a 10-game stretch without a long ball in late May and early June. Olson is up to 20 home runs on the season, tied for third-most in the majors.

  • Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Homers in Saturday's win

    Walker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians.

    Walker took Shane Bieber deep in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2. This was Walker's fourth multi-hit effort over his last seven games, a span in which he's gone 11-for-28 (.393) with seven extra-base hits. The first baseman is up to 14 homers, 45 RBI, 39 runs scored, 18 doubles and a stolen base while slashing .265/.331/.502 in 67 contests this year. His career-best average in a season is .271 in 2020, so he's not likely to do much better than he's doing right now.

  • LaMonte Wade 1B | CHW

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Drives in five in big game

    Wade went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's 15-0 win over the Dodgers.

    Wade hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a pair of RBI singles after that. He doubled his RBI total for the month to 10 with Saturday's big effort. The 29-year-old continues to hit well in his strong-side platoon role at first base, and he could get a few more looks against lefties while Wilmer Flores (foot) is on the injured list. Wade is slashing .280/.416/.469 with nine homers, 26 RBI, 37 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases over 66 contests and remains on track for a career year.

  • Joey Votto 1B | TOR

    Reds' Joey Votto: Playing for Louisville on Sunday

    Votto (shoulder/biceps) will play again for Triple-A Louisville on Sunday in his rehab assignment, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

    Prior reports had suggested that Votto could return from the 60-day injured list Sunday to make his 2023 debut with the Reds, but the veteran first baseman will play at least one more game in the minors while on his rehab assignment. Votto has hit just .176 with three home runs and 10 RBI thus far in his 74 plate appearances in Triple-A as he works his way back from the left shoulder and biceps surgery he underwent last August.

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