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Guerrero went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Yankees.

The 22-year-old slugger provided some necessary insurance with his ninth-inning blast. Guerrero is up to 42 homers this season, just one back of Shohei Ohtani for the major-league lead. Through 599 plate appearances, Guerrero has added a .319/.409/.607 slash line with 100 RBI, 107 runs scored and four stolen bases. He is one of three players in American League history to record 40 homers and 100 RBI before age 23, joining Joe DiMaggio and Juan Gonzalez in that exclusive club.

Padlo was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

Padlo was sent back to Tacoma on Saturday, but he'll now rejoin the big-league roster with Tyler Anderson moving to the bereavement list. Padlo has recorded a double in 13 major-league at-bats this season, and he should continue serving as a reserve infielder for the weekend series against Arizona.

Voit isn't starting Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

The 30-year-old will be out of the lineup for the fourth time in the last six games since Giancarlo Stanton will serve as the designated hitter. Voit has gone 1-for-14 with a run, a walk and six strikeouts across his last six appearances.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a walk, a run and an RBI in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Angels.

Cronenworth churned out his third straight two-hit game to close out the series, raising his season average to .271. He's been one of the few quality performers in the second half for the struggling Padres, who hold a narrow one-game lead over the Reds for the National League's second wild-card spot heading into play Thursday.

Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Royals.

With the O's down 5-0 heading into the eighth inning, the offense came alive and scored all nine of its runs in the bottom of the frame, with Mountcastle's blast off Jake Brentz being the biggest blow. The 24-year-old has gone yard three times in his last nine games, slashing a blistering .343/.439/.629 over that stretch, and on the year he's batting .266 with 26 homers and 77 RBI through 121 contests.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

The Jays scored single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to pull away, and Guerrero finished off that stretch with a blast off Aroldis Chapman. The 22-year-old superstar is back to leading the majors in batting average at .320, and he's within striking distance of the lead in homers (41, two behind Shohei Ohtani) and RBI (99, five back of Salvador Perez) as he attempts to become the youngest Triple Crown winner in history.

Vaughn started in left field in place of an injured Eloy Jimenez (knee) and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Oakland.

Jimenez took a hard-hit foul ball off his knee while in the dugout during Tuesday's game and was eventually removed. In addition to Wednesday's start in left field, Vaughn moved there from right field after Jimenez left Tuesday night's game. Jimenez did not work out at all Wednesday, which suggests another day in left field for Vaughn on Thursday.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, one RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 8-5 win over Arizona.

The first baseman tied the game at 2-2 with his RBI triple in the fourth inning, and he ended up a home run shy of the cycle. Lowe has been productive in his last 18 games, going 24-for-70 (.343) with two homers, eight RBI, 15 runs scored and six doubles in that span. He's slashing .261/.350/.405 across 552 plate appearances this year, his first as an everyday player.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

The first baseman took Alec Mills deep in the fourth inning. It was his 29th homer of the year and first since Aug. 20. Since hitting two home runs on Aug. 11, the 37-year-old has batted .207 with four long balls and 14 RBI in 26 games.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk Wednesday against Atlanta.

Bell gave the Nationals a 2-0 cushion when he took Touki Toussaint deep with a solo blast to right-center field in the fourth inning. It was the 25th homer of the year for Bell, the third time he's reached that threshold in his career. He also opened the scoring earlier in the game with an RBI groundout in the first inning that plated leadoff hitter Lane Thomas. The 29-year-old Bell is slashing .252/.324/.480 over 469 plate appearances in his first season with Washington.