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Tellez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Tellez mashed a homer in the series opener, his 22nd of the season, but he will sit Saturday in favor of Keston Hiura with lefty Nick Lodolo due up for Cincinnati. The 27-year-old Tellez has a .644 OPS against left-handed pitching this season.

Montero went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Montero has started each of the last four games, manning a combination of first and third base. He's collected five hits across 14 at-bats in that span -- three of which went for extra bases -- and he managed the first RBI of his career on a two-run single in the sixth inning Friday. Montero has been in the majors sporadically throughout the season and has maintained a .229/.260/.333 line across 50 plate appearances.

Cooper will not start Saturday against the Cubs, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper returned from a wrist injury Wednesday and went 1-for-8 with a double and two RBI in his first two games back in the lineup. He'll get a rest Saturday, with Lewin Diaz at first base and Jesus Aguilar serving as the designated hitter.

Hoskins went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Nationals.

The 29-year-old first baseman has gone yard in back-to-back games, extending a hot streak that has seen Hoskins slash .308/.379/.519 through 14 games since the All-Star break. On the season, he's batting .253 with 22 homers, 51 RBI, 58 runs scored and a stolen base through 105 contests.

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 win over the Reds.

Tellez's first-inning homer was all the Brewers needed in the win. More notably, he added his first stolen base of the year after drawing a leadoff walk in the third. Tellez hadn't attempted a steal since 2020, and he had just one successful theft in three tries in his career prior to Friday. No one will expect the 27-year-old to become a speed threat -- he's a power bat first and foremost. He's up to a career-high 22 homers with 70 RBI, 43 runs scored and a .240/.323/.483 slash line through 399 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-8 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored across both games of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cubs.

Goldschmidt was part of the Cardinals' seventh-inning rally in the matinee, and he got aboard three times in a less dramatic win in the nightcap. The first baseman has hit .351 (13-for-37) with six long balls in nine contests since the All-Star break. For the season, he's produced a .332/.413/.614 slash line, 26 homers, 82 RBI, 72 runs scored and five stolen bases in 99 games.

Bohm went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Nationals.

Bohm powered the Phillies to a rain-shortened victory, taking Paolo Espino yard in the third inning to tally his eighth homer of the season. He has at least one hit in 12 of 13 games coming out of the All-Star break and has maintained a .423 average with a pair of home runs, nine RBI and nine runs scored in that span. For the season, Bohm has a .297/.327/.418 line across 391 plate appearances.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over Atlanta.

Alonso opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning, then added a two-run homer in the third. After a slight dip in power in early July, the first baseman looks to be back to his usual level with five long balls and four doubles in his last 10 games. He's slashing .278/.356/.554 with 29 homers, 91 RBI, 61 runs scored, two stolen bases and 20 doubles through 104 contests.

Smith (ankle) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Smith has been sidelined with a right ankle sprain since mid-July but has now been cleared to return to game action with the minor-league club. The Mets recently acquired Daniel Vogelbach and Tyler Naquin, so it's not yet clear whether Smith will have a regular role with the big-league squad once he's deemed fully healthy.

Voit will start at first base and bat third in Thursday's game against the Phillies.

The lone veteran the Nationals took back as part of the six-player haul they received Tuesday in the deal that sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres, Voit will be making his Washington debut Thursday. Though he's 31 years old and doesn't necessarily fit in with the 36-70 Nationals' long-term rebuilding plan, Voit is under club control through 2024 and is expected to be a key cog in the lineup for the time being. Manager Dave Martinez confirmed Wednesday that Voit will be the Nationals' first baseman or designated hitter for the rest of the season while slotting into the heart of the order, according to Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com.