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Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run in a 5-2 loss to Oakland on Tuesday.

Walker and teammate Pavin Smith were the only Diamondbacks clicking Tuesday as the pair combined for four of the team's six times on base with Walker doing the heavy lifting. His second-inning home run off Chris Bassitt opened the scoring and he later scored after a seventh-inning single to account for both Arizona runs in the game. The hits broke a 3-for-20 stretch for Walker, who should end up performing closer to his combined .815 OPS from 2019 and 2020 rather than a current .570 mark.

Manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Hiura may be in store for a longer stint at Triple-A Nashville than his previous demotion this season, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old was optioned to Nashville on Monday after going 2-for-29 with 16 strikeouts for Milwaukee following his three-week stint in the minors. Hiura may not rejoin the Brewers until after the All-Star break, and it wouldn't be surprising to see some tweaks to his swing mechanics given his 39.3 percent strikeout rate.

Votto (thumb) is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, batting fourth and playing first base.

Manager David Bell announced earlier Tuesday that Votto would be activated from the injured list for the series opener, and that's indeed the case.

Wade is starting in right field Tuesday against the Rangers.

With Brandon Belt returning from an oblique injury, Wade will remain atop the Giants' lineup but shift from first base to right field. He'll likely see the majority of his time in the outfield going forward.

Votto (thumb) will be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Votto has been out of the Reds' lineup since fracturing his thumb May 5. He began a rehab assignment last week and manager David Bell said Sunday that the first baseman may be able to rejoin the club prior to Tuesday's series opener. The Reds have yet to release a lineup for Tuesday's game, but Votto seems likely to start at first base during his return. The Reds have yet to announce an official roster move to make room for Votto on their 26-man roster.

Cron is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Marlins.

Cron started each of the three games during the weekend series against Oakland, but he recorded just one hit in 11 at-bats. He'll take a seat at least for the beginning portion of Tuesday's series opener as Matt Adams plays first base and bats sixth.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Monday's loss to the Padres.

Rizzo has recorded hits in five of the Cubs' last eight games and has posted three multi-hit games in that span, though the lack of power has been an issue for the first baseman -- he's gone 25 straight games without a dinger and has gone yard just five times all year long. He's hitting .261 with a .775 OPS on the season.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Reds on Sunday, and he's now reached safely in seven straight games.

The veteran also has a double, a triple and a home run during that stretch on his way to a .318/.400/.591 slash line. Goldschmidt's season numbers (.250/.316/.406) still have ample room for improvement, and he's notably seen his walk rate tumble from 2020's 16.1 percent to 8.5 percent this season despite an additional 17 plate appearances.

Hiura was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Hiura had been out of the lineup in three of the last four games, and he'll now return to the minors. He appeared in 11 games for the Brewers after he was called back up May 24, but he hit just .069 with a double, a run, two walks and 16 strikeouts during that time. Daniel Vogelbach should continue to serve as the primary first baseman going forward.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly said that Cooper (back) will start at first base in Monday's game in Boston, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper returns to the starting nine after a case of back stiffness caused him to miss the final two games of the Marlins' weekend series with the Pirates. Though he'll be stepping in at first base for Jesus Aguilar on Monday, Cooper will likely see most of his starts in the corner outfield when the Marlins are playing in National League parks.