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Walker went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Twins.

Walker hit a timely home run off Caleb Thielbar in the top of the ninth to put the Diamondbacks ahead 3-2. It was his first home run since July 26 and his first RBI since July 29. Walker has cooled off a bit as of late, going 7-for-31 over his last 10 games. The 32-year-old is still having an impactful season, as he leads the team with 23 home runs and 69 RBI.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over San Diego.

Freeman belted a three-run homer in the second inning and later swiped second base after singling in the sixth. His terrific season has continued to get better recently; the veteran slugger has gone 15-for-29 (.517) with four steals and seven extra-base hits over his last seven games. On the year, Freeman owns a .339/.416/.595 slash line with 80 RBI, 97 runs scored and 65 extra-base hits.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Cubs.

Olson has maintained an impressive power surge lately, going 12-for-31 (.387) with seven homers and 17 RBI over his last nine games. He gave Atlanta a pair of leads in this game, but the Cubs continued to push back and went ahead for good in the fifth inning. The first baseman is up to 39 long balls this season, tying his career high and putting him one back of Shohei Ohtani for the major-league lead. Olson has added a .264/.370/.605 slash line with 97 RBI, 84 runs scored, one stolen base and 20 doubles through 109 contests.

Rivas will start at first base and bat third in Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Rivas will receive his fourth consecutive start after going 3-for-11 with a home run, a triple, two walks, three RBI and an additional run in his first three contests with the Pirates. He looks set to occupy the strong side of a platoon at first base with Connor Joe now that Carlos Santana and Ji-Man Choi are playing elsewhere in the aftermath of Tuesday's trade deadline.

Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Steer will hit the bench for the series finale after he started in each of the last nine games while going 8-for-36 (.222 average) with three home runs and seven RBI. He'll give way to Stuart Fairchild in left field Sunday.

Steer started in left field and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Nationals.

Steer made a second straight start in left field, as the Reds placed Jake Fraley on the injured list with a fractured toe. Steer is no stranger to left field, as he's often started there when Fraley sat against left-handers, but if he's called on to play more in the outfield, third base becomes a rotation of players. On Friday, Kevin Newman started at third followed by Saturday's starter Nick Senzel. Once Jonathan India (foot) is ready to return, Elly De La Cruz should start most games at the hot corner.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Padres.

Freeman didn't run much for the bulk of July, but he's now logged three steals over his last six games to get to 15 thefts on the year. He's hit .386 (44-for-114) since the start of July, even better than his .337 batting average for the season. The first baseman has added a 1.003 OPS, 22 home runs, 77 RBI, 95 runs scored, 40 doubles and two triples through 109 games.

Dixon cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.

Dixon was optioned to Triple-A in mid-July and has now lost his place on San Diego's 40-man roster after the organization's additions at the trade deadline. The 31-year-old has made 33 appearances with the Friars this year and has posted a .573 OPS in 79 at-bats.

Toglia is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

Alan Trejo will get a rare turn in the starting lineup as Toglia heads to the bench after six consecutive starts. Toglia's been in a bad way at the plate, managing just four singles while striking out 12 times in his last 25 at-bats, but the Rockies are in full-blown evaluation mode and the 24-year-old Toglia likely still has some leash in a regular role.

Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Tellez (finger/forearm) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The 28-year-old had the stitches removed from his fractured left ring finger July 25 and has been cleared for game action after ramping up his baseball activities over the past week and a half. Tellez initially landed on the shelf in early July with forearm inflammation, but that injury no longer appears to be a concern. Depending how many games he'll require during the rehab assignment, Tellez could be back with the Brewers as early as next weekend's three-game series against the White Sox.