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Smith isn't starting Thursday against the Cardinals.

Although right-hander Dakota Hudson is starting for the Cardinals on Thursday, Smith will retreat to the bench for Thursday's series finale. J.D. Davis will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

Bohm went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Padres.

Though the Phillies were able to get within one game of .500 with the victory, Bohm saw his six-game hitting streak come to an end. The 25-year-old third baseman isn't providing much power this season (.112 ISO), but thanks to a major reduction in his strikeout rate (from 26.6 percent in 2021 to 16.9 percent in 2022), he's been able to deliver a .302 average, which is backed by a .340 BABIP that while likely unsustainable, isn't absurdly high. He settled in as the Phillies' No. 2 hitter earlier this month and will bat out of that spot in the lineup in Thursday's series finale with the Padres.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

Robinson Cano will draw the start at second base while Cronenworth heads to the bench for the first time after he had been included in the lineup in each of the Padres' first 37 games of the season. The day off comes while Cronenworth has endured a rough patch at the plate over the past six contests; during that stretch, he's gone 4-for-28 while striking out in 39.3 percent of his plate appearances.

Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Padres.

After coming home on a J.T. Realmuto single in the first inning, Hoskins took Blake Snell deep in the third, giving Zack Wheeler and the Phillies' bullpen all the support they would need. The first baseman has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games, slashing .326/.356/.698 over that stretch with five of his seven homers on the year and 11 of his 20 RBI.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's 11-4 victory versus the Cardinals.

Alonso gave the Mets a 3-2 lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, and he homered with two runners aboard to break the game open in the eighth. The first baseman had knocked in only one run across his previous six games, but the big performance Wednesday moved him back into a tie for first in the league with 33 RBI on the campaign. Alonso also has nine homers and a .264/.339/.486 slash line over 168 plate appearances.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Giants.

Cron took Jose Alvarez yard in the eighth inning for what ultimately amounted to be the game-winning runs. It was his 10th home run of the season, and Cron now has six RBI and eight runs scored across six games in the team's current homestand. Overall, Cron has an impressive .417 wOBA and 157 wRC+ across 156 plate appearances on the campaign.

Hiura went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 7-6 extra-innings win over Atlanta.

Called up from Triple-A Nashville earlier in the day when Willy Adames (ankle) landed on the injured list, Hiura got to play hero for the Brewers by launching a game-winning homer off Jesse Chavez in the bottom of the 11th inning. Hiura had been on fire at Nashville, going 8-for-19 (.421) in five games with three home runs, and the 25-year-old was able to carry that momentum forward for at least one game with Milwaukee.

Wade (knee) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old was out of the lineup Tuesday due to stiffness in the back of his knee, and he'll remain on the bench to begin Wednesday's matchup. However, left-hander Kyle Freeland is on the mound for the Rockies, so Wade likely would've gotten a day off anyway. Wade's next chance to return to the lineup will be Friday against the Padres. Darin Ruf, Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski will start in the outfield from left to right.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-9 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader split with the Mets.

The veteran first baseman supplied the Cardinals' only run of the matinee with a solo shot off Drew Smith in the eighth inning, but that only warmed Goldschmidt up for the nightcap as he went 3-for-5 with RBI two-baggers in the fourth and fifth frames. He extended his hitting streak to 10 games in the process, a stretch during which he's slashing .439/.465/.878 with an incredible nine doubles, three homers, a steal, eight runs and 12 RBI.

Cron went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored Tuesday against the Giants.

Cron extended his hitting streak to five games with the strong performance, his third multi-hit effort over that span. He's also scored seven runs and driven in four while hitting .455 overall during the sample. Cron hasn't gone yard since May 3, but he has still maintained a very productive .321/.368/.593 line across 152 plate appearances on the season.