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Dalbec (hamstring) remains on the bench Thursday against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Dalbec had two hits in both of the first two games of the week before sitting Wednesday due to hamstring tightness. He'll remain on the bench for at least one more game, though manager Alex Cora said Dalbec will be available to pinch hit in the series finale, according to Bill Koch of The Providence Journal.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 13-3 win over the Twins.

The blast was Abreu's 13th but just his second over the last 26 games, a span during which he's batted .188 with just nine RBI. The slump leaves the first baseman with a career lows in average (.241), slugging (.440) and OPS (.768).

Cabrera went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Cabrera got the start at third base, his fourth in the last five games, and has gone 5-for-10 with a pair of doubles and two RBI during that stretch. The versatile veteran may not be an everyday player given his age, but Cabrera is a useful piece for manager Torey Lovullo, who must navigate injuries to outfielders Ketel Marte (hamstring) and Kole Calhoun (hamstring). Infielder Josh Rojas has been deployed in the outfield to help cover those losses, which leads to opportunities for Cabrera. His biggest obstacle to playing time is the state of the franchise, which owns the worst record in MLB. That could lead to younger players, like Josh VanMeter or Andrew Young, getting more infield starts ahead of the veteran.

Cooper went 3-for-6 with a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 11-6 win over the Phillies.

Getting the start at first base and hitting third, Cooper was one of five Marlins on the night to deliver a multi-hit performance. The 30-year-old has started three of five games since coming off the IL, going 7-for-13 with a homer, two doubles, four RBI and five runs. However, despite his hot streak Cooper will likely continue splitting reps at first base with Jesus Aguilar as there seems to be little room for him in the Miami outfield with Jesus Sanchez getting a long look in left.

Cron went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly during Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Pirates.

Cron took Chad Kuhl deep to cut the Pirates' lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth and later added another RBI on a sac fly in the fifth. The performance broke a 15 at-bat hitless streak and brought Cron to 11 homers and 31 RBI on the campaign.

Diaz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Nationals.

Diaz's first-inning long ball off Jon Lester marked his first homer since June 18 and just his third of the season. After belting 14 home runs in 2019, Diaz has gone deep just five times dating back to the beginning of the abbreviated 2020 season.

Votto went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored Wednesday against the Padres.

Votto led off the bottom of the third inning with his solo blast, bringing his home run total on the season to 10. He's hit well since being activated off the injured list June 8, as he's gone deep five times and also has 17 RBI and 12 runs scored across 20 starts. For the campaign, he now has a .254/.332/.464 line with 22 runs scored and 34 RBI across 202 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Goldschmidt laced a pair of doubles and added a single, the latter scoring Edmundo Sosa in the fourth inning. The veteran first baseman hit .281 with an .839 OPS and five home runs during the month of June and is now slashing .252/.319/.415 in 332 plate appearances overall. Goldschmidt has also provided 11 homers and 42 RBI while going 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts.

Walker went 3-for-5 with a run scored Wednesday against St. Louis.

Walker strung together his first three-hit game of the season, producing a trio of singles. He came around to score on Daulton Varsho's bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning. It's been a rough year overall for Walker, but he's come alive over the last week, producing a .407 (11-for-27) average during a seven-game hitting streak. That stretch has brought his season average up from .196 to .230.

Smith is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

With southpaw Max Fried on the bump for Atlanta, the lefty-hitting Smith will hit the bench while Billy McKinney steps in as the Mets' left fielder. Smith should rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series finale, when Atlanta is set to bring right-hander Ian Anderson to the hill.