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Tellez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Astros on Monday.

Tellez accounted for the only run off Houston starter Cristian Javier with his solo homer in the second inning. The long ball was the second in as many days for the first baseman, who leads Milwaukee with 12 homers on the campaign. Tellez went deep a career-high 35 times last year and is on pace to challenge that mark this season.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and two runs scored in Monday's win over Atlanta.

Freeman gave the Dodgers a lead with his three-run shot in the fifth inning. The veteran slugger has been on fire over the last two weeks; he's gone 22-for-48 (.458) with 12 extra-base hits and 17 RBI in his last 12 games. During that span, Freeman has produced nine multi-hit games while boosting his season slash line to .328/.399/.569.

Wade was removed from Monday's victory over the Twins with a thumb injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade made it through eight innings of Monday's contest, but he was pinch hit for in the top of the ninth, and manager Gabe Kapler said after the game that Wade "jammed his thumb a bit." Kapler did not seem concerned about Wade's status, but his early exit leaves his status in question for Tuesday's matchup.

Cron (back) has yet to resume baseball activities, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Cron has already missed a week of action with lower-back spasms but remains limited to just receiving treatment to this point. He'll be eligible for activation from the injured list later this week, but it sounds like it could be a while longer than that. Mike Moustakas and Michael Toglia have been handling first base in Cron's absence.

Votto (shoulder) said Monday that the difference in how he feels now and when he was shut down is "incomparable," C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Votto is back to taking live batting practice and will continue to do so as he ramps things back up. While he is not quite game-ready yet, he wouldn't appear to be too far off from re-starting a rehab assignment if things continue to progress in the right direction.

Walker went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-3 victory over the Pirates.

Walker extended Arizona's lead to 7-3 with a two-out double off Robert Stephenson in the seventh inning. He'd add a third RBI in the ninth, driving in Corbin Carroll with a base hit. The 32-year-old Walker had been struggling at the plate, going just 4-for-32 in his last 10 games. He's still slashing a solid .261/.321/.515 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI through 184 plate appearances this season.

Steer went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Yankees.

Steer opened the scoring in the first inning Sunday, driving a two-out double off Luis Severino to give the Reds an early 1-0 lead. It would be Cincinnati's only run in the contest, as it fell 4-1 to the Yankees. The 25-year-old Steer has hits in four straight games, going 6-for-16 with a pair of doubles in that span. He's now slashing a solid .259/.339/.438 with five homers and 18 RBI through 183 plate appearances this season.

Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.comreports.

Wade will take a seat with lefty Jesus Luzardo on the mound for the Marlins. Wilmer Flores will handle first base in Sunday's series finale.

Clevinger was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with right wrist inflammation, retroactive to May 18.

The veteran right-hander was scheduled to start Monday at Minnesota but will now be sidelined for at least the next couple weeks with the wrist issue. The severity of the injury is unclear, so it remains to be seen if Clevinger will have a chance of being reinstated when first eligible in early June.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters before Friday's game against the Cubs that Hall (thumb) is getting close to starting a rehab assignment, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Thomson notes that Hall hasn't hit live pitching yet, but he is hitting on the field and hitting off HitTrax while also taking groundballs, running and throwing. The first baseman is on the 60-day injured list and is not eligible to return to the Phillies until the early portion of June, but a rehab assignment in the next week or so could put him on track to do just that.