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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Padres' Luke Voit: Returns from injured list
Voit (biceps) was activated off the 10-day injured list Tuesday.
The 31-year-old landed on the shelf April 23 with a biceps tendon injury and will rejoin the big-league roster after a five-game rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso. Voit went 0-for-18 with 12 strikeouts during the rehab stint, which isn't a great sign given his .143/.315/.167 slash line and 31.5 percent strikeout rate prior to the injury. The veteran slugger may need to get on track quickly in order to maintain a regular spot in San Diego's lineup.
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Dominic Smith DH | ATL
Mets' Dominic Smith: Out against lefty
Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
The lefty-hitting Smith will cede designated-hitter duties to the righty-hitting J.D. Davis, who receives the starting nod with southpaw Patrick Corbin on the hill for Washington.
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Rhys Hoskins 1B | CLE
Phillies' Rhys Hoskins: Slugs third homer
Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's 9-0 win over the Mariners.
He took Chris Flexen deep in the second inning for a solo shot before wrapping up the scoring on the night with an RBI single in the seventh. Hoskins had gone just 5-for-29 (.128) over his prior 10 games, and on the season the 29-year-old has stumbled to a .210/.304/.390 slash line with three homers and 11 RBI in 28 contests.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Swats second homer
Cooper went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday in a loss against Arizona.
Cooper temporarily tied the game in the fourth inning with his solo shot to right field, but Arizona responded with a run in the sixth to claim the win. The long ball was the second for Cooper on the season and accounted for his 11th RBI. He had gone 24 days without a homer prior to Monday.
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Luke Voit 1B | NYM
Padres' Luke Voit: Needs more rehab games
Voit (biceps) will return to Triple-A El Paso to get more rehab at-bats Tuesday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Voit has struggled significantly through five rehab games as he works his way back from a biceps issue, going 0-for-18 with 12 strikeouts. He got live at-bats at the team's practice facility in San Diego on Monday, and the verdict was evidently that he needs more time before returning from the injured list.
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LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: Hits bench Monday
Wade will sit Monday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Wade hits the bench against lefty Austin Gomber. Since his return from a knee injury Friday, he's started against two righties while sitting against a pair of southpaws. Mike Yastrzemski will shift to right field in his absence, with Mauricio Dubon starting in center.
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Alfonso Rivas 1B | STL
Cubs' Alfonso Rivas: On bench against lefty
Rivas will sit Monday against the Padres, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Rivas hasn't started against a southpaw all season, a trend which will continue here against MacKenzie Gore. Frank Schwindel will get the start at first base.
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Matt Beaty 1B | KC
Padres' Matt Beaty: Placed on 10-day IL
Beaty was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder impingement Monday, retroactive to May 8.
Beaty sustained a left shoulder injury on a diving attempt in the outfield Saturday and was held out of Sunday's lineup. After being diagnosed with a left shoulder impingement, he'll be forced to miss at least a week-plus. Trayce Thompson and Jose Azocar should see increased playing time in the outfield while Beaty and Wil Myers (thumb) are out.
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LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | HOU
Giants' LaMonte Wade: First hit leaves yard
Wade went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Cardinals.
Wade's first hit of the season was a second-inning homer off Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson. This was just the third game of the year (second start) for Wade, who began the season on the injured list with a knee injury that had kept him out of action since March 28. The 28-year-old has made both of his starts in right field, though manager Gabe Kapler is understandably being cautious with him after his month-long layoff. Expect Wade to be in the lineup against most right-handed pitchers, though he could settle into a bench role when opponents have a southpaw starting on the mound.
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Pete Alonso 1B | BAL
Mets' Pete Alonso: Two big flies
Alonso went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in a 6-1 win Sunday during the second game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia.
Alonso reached safely in each of his first three plate appearances in the nightcap, hitting a two-run homer in the first, singling in the third and hitting a long three-run shot in the fifth. The Polar Bear has four multi-hit performances in his last six games, going 10-for-24 with five extra-base hits and raising his OPS from .710 to .833 in the process. With 26 RBI, he is setting the pace for the National League.