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Walker went 3-for-5 with one home run and two RBI in Saturday's victory over the Rockies.

Walker provided Arizona some extra insurance in the ninth inning, pulling a 373-foot shot over the left field wall. The first baseman is now on a three-game hit streak and leads the team with 19 RBI. The former Oriole is continuing his solid play after hitting a career-high 36 long balls last year.

Smith went 2-for-8 with a solo home run across both games during Saturday's twin bill versus the Pirates.

Smith went 0-for-4 in the matinee but bounced back with a 2-for-4 effort in the nightcap. The first baseman kept Washington from being shut out in that contest by launching a solo homer to center field in the ninth inning. It was the first long ball across 90 plate appearances this season for Smith after failing to go deep over 152 plate appearances last year with the Mets.

Wade went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 16-11 loss to the Padres.

Wade crushed a solo shot in the third inning and is on pace to best his career high of 18 homers in 2021. The 29-year-old walked twice Saturday and now has 20 free passes through 24 games this year. Thanks to the improved plate discipline, Wade has a .438 on-base percentage.

Dixon was recalled Saturday to serve as the 27th man for the two-game series in Mexico City against the Giants.

Dixon, who can play all four corner spots, will be up as a depth option for these two games at altitude in Mexico. The 31-year-old is slashing .364/.463/.773 with five home runs and three steals in 12 games in the Pacific Coast League.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 two doubles, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Dodgers.

The steal was the 150th of Goldschmidt's career, three of which have come this season. That's solid work on the basepaths for a first baseman, though he's far from a significant speed threat overall. With the bat, he's gone 10-for-25 (.400) over the last six games and is now slashing .310/.415/.530 with four home runs, 14 RBI, 17 runs and 10 doubles through 26 contests in 2023.

Cooper is absent from the lineup Saturday against the Cubs, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Yuli Gurriel will take a turn at first base and Jorge Soler is in at designated hitter versus the Cubs and right-hander Caleb Kilian. Cooper went 0-for-4 in Friday's series opener and is slashing just .159/.192/.182 over his last 47 plate appearances.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-0 win over the Mets.

The first baseman crushed a David Peterson offering to right field in the fifth inning, sending the ball an estimated 433 feet. The blast came just in the nick of time too, as an 88-minute rain delay resulted in the game being called after five frames. Olson is up to eight homers in 27 games to begin the season to go along with a .252/.369/.563 slash line, 20 runs and an NL-leading 25 RBI.

Tellez went 2-for-3 with one RBI in Friday's 2-1 win over the Angels.

Tellez singled home William Contreras with two outs in the eighth inning to give the Brewers a 2-1 lead. Tellez is up to 20 RBI this season and a .905 OPS, which dwarfs his 2022 OPS of .767.

Smith is out of the lineup Thursday night against the Mets, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Stone Garrett will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth versus the Mets and left-hander Joey Lucchesi. Smith got off to a decent start this year with the Nationals, but his overall batting line has sunk to .232/.323/.244 through 93 total plate appearances.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-1 loss to the Pirates.

The Dodgers only managed four hits in total off Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh bullpen, and Freeman's eighth-inning blast was all that stood between the Bucs and a shutout. It's the fourth homer of the year for the first baseman, and Freeman sports a .289/.375/.464 slash line with nine RBI and 20 runs through 25 games -- somewhat disappointing numbers by his own lofty standards.