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Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Dodgers.

The Brewers didn't score until the seventh inning when Tellez took Shelby Miller deep. Tellez is on pace to hit over 40 home runs for the first time in his career. His slugging percentage sits at .540, up from .461 last season.

Cronenworth will bat second Tuesday night against the Twins, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Cronenworth had been exclusively hitting sixth since the calendar flipped to May, but the Padres will shake things up a bit for Tuesday's series opener at Target Field in Minnesota. Manny Machado is batting third, Juan Soto is at cleanup and Xander Bogaerts will bat fifth.

Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in a 5-2 win against the Marlins on Moday.

Walker plated the first run of the game with a double in the fourth inning, and he smashed a massive 459-foot solo shot two frames later. The two-hit performance extended his on-base streak to 10 games, a span in which he is slashing .409/.435/.886 with six long balls, 13 RBI and 11 runs. Walker is up to nine homers and 28 RBI on the season and has pushed his slash line up to .289/.324/.563.

Cooper (ear) will take part in onfield workouts Tuesday in Jupiter, Noah Berger of FishStripes reports.

Cooper has been shut down from baseball activities over the last few days as he continues to recover from an inner ear infection, but he's since been cleared to resume workouts. A timetable for his return has yet to be established, but this is a clear step in the right direction.

Cron is out of the lineup Monday versus the Pirates, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Cron will head to the bench Monday as the Rockies start a three-game series in Pittsburgh. The 33-year-old has gone 4-for-20 with two doubles, two runs scored and six walks while striking out four times over six games in the month of May. Mike Moustakas will replace him at first base and bat sixth in the series opener with the Pirates.

Santana went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a steal in Sunday's loss against the Blue Jays.

Santana drove in Pittsburgh's lone run Sunday with an RBI single in the eighth inning. He also snagged his fourth stolen base of the year, swiping second on the backend of a double steal. The 37-year-old veteran is a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts this year after not attempting a steal in 131 games last season. While Santana shouldn't be counted on as a long-term speed threat, he's provided some value with the bat, slashing .263/.346/.407 with two homers, 14 runs scored and 20 RBI through 136 plate appearances this season.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

Olson's first-inning homer was Atlanta's lone run until Sam Hilliard scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. The long ball was Olson's 10th of the year and his fourth in 11 games. The 29-year-old first baseman is slashing .246/.369/.530 with 30 runs scored and 27 RBI through his first 160 plate appearances this season.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-5 with three homers, four RBI, four runs scored and a steal in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Tigers.

Goldschmidt homered in the first, third and eighth frames, with all three traveling over 400 feet. It was the third three-homer game of his career and his third multi-hit effort over his last four games, as he helped the Cardinals finally end their eight-game losing streak. While the team is struggling as a whole, Goldschmidt is putting up near-identical numbers to his MVP campaign a season ago. The 35-year-old is slashing .321/.409/.582 with seven homers, 20 RBI, 22 runs, four steals and an 18:26 BB:K over 154 plate appearances.

Gurriel went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Cubs.

Gurriel took Hayden Wesneski deep to left to open up the scoring in the fifth inning. It was just his third home run of the year but his second RBI over his last three games. The 38-year-old has been a mainstay in the lineup since Garrett Cooper (ear) was put on the IL but hasn't put together a whole lot of run production. For the season, he slashing .270/.313/.432 with six extra base hits, seven RBI, eight runs and a 4:8 BB:K over 80 plate appearances.

Walker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-8 loss to the Nationals.

Walker put the Diamondbacks ahead 2-1 with his fourth-inning solo shot. He's hit safely in five straight games, going 10-for-23 (.435) in that span. The first baseman is up to eight homers, 26 RBI, 19 runs scored, one stolen base and seven doubles while slashing .282/.319/.532 through 32 contests. He's never hit better than .271 in a season, but there's no denying he's hot right now.