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Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a walk, a homer, a run and three RBI in Tuesday's win in Miami.

Cabrera hit a two-run double in the second inning to stretch Philadelphia's lead to five. He increased the margin to six in his next at-bat with a fourth-inning solo shot, his 23rd homer of the season. He's now just two shy of his career high of 25, set back in 2011, and is hitting .342/.375/.684 with three homers in his last 10 games.

Santana went 2-for-5 with a walk, a homer, two runs and two RBI in Tuesday's victory over the Marlins.

Leading off for the second time in four games, Santana set the tone from the start, opening the game with a leadoff homer, his 21st of the season. Santana's batting average remains quite low at .227, but that's brought down by poor batted-ball luck from the start of the season; the first baseman's expected batting average according to Statcast is a solid .263, right in line with the .259 batting average he recorded in each of the last two seasons.

Freeman is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

It appears Freeman is receiving some maintenance time with the Braves playing a day game after a night game, allowing Lucas Duda to check into the lineup at first base. Freeman's bid for the NL MVP award has lost some steam over the past two weeks, with the 28-year-old slashing just .157/.228/.216 across his last 13 starts.

Rizzo, who left Tuesday's game with a bruised right foot, will not miss Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

He fouled a ball off his foot in the third inning and X-rays came back negative. While the Brewers ended up winning 11-1, they were only up 3-1 when Victor Caratini replaced Rizzo at first base in the bottom of the sixth inning, so his removal likely wasn't related to the score. That said, Wednesday's series finale is a huge game in the race for the NL Central crown, so it's not surprising to hear that Rizzo will be back out there. He went 0-for-2 and was hit by a pitch before exiting.

Rizzo exited Tuesday's game at Milwaukee with a right foot bruise, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Rizzo fouled a ball off his foot during the third inning, but thankfully X-Rays came back negative. The 29-year-old should be considered day-to-day as he continues to be evaluated.

Bell is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds.

Bell has started the previous seven games, hitting .143/.308/.238 across those contests. He'll sit in favor of Jose Osuna in Tuesday's matchup against left-hander Cody Reed.

Cooper (wrist) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper will be eligible to return from the disabled list Sept. 23, though his season is likely over after he underwent surgery on his wrist at the end of August. This move frees up a roster spot for Tyler Kinley, who had his contract selected from the minors Tuesday.

Shaw came off the bench to hit his first major-league home run in Monday's 9-8 loss to Colorado.

It was also the rookie's first major-league hit after going 0-for-6 in his first three games after being called up Aug. 31. Shaw is currently on the strong side of a platoon in left field, and could be a rare source of pop in San Francisco's lineup after slugging 24 homers over 101 games with Triple-A Sacramento this season.

Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Brewers.

Rizzo went deep in the eighth inning against stingy Brewers' lefty Josh Hader, who entered the game holding left-handed hitters to a .081 batting average with no home runs. The 29-year-old slugger has now homered in consecutive games to got to 24 long balls for the season, which puts him eight behind his total in each of the last two years.

Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Monday's loss to the Marlins.

Cabrera put the Phillies up 1-0 with his solo shot off Jose Urena in the second inning, though that would be the team's only run. The 32-year-old has now homered twice in the last four games, bringing his season total to 22, just three shy of his career high (25) set in 2011.