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Smith went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored during Wednesday's 7-1 win over Baltimore.

The 25-year-old delivered an RBI single during the third inning and brought home another run with a double two frames later. Smith is 8-for-22 with three walks, five RBI and three runs in his past seven appearances.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta.

For the second straight day, Tellez will take a seat with no designated hitter spot available for the Blue Jays in Atlanta. Unless manager Charlie Montoyo chooses to give Vladimir Guerrero a day off Thursday, Tellez will likely be on the bench again in the series finale.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Braves.

Guerrero failed to get on in his first two at-bats but tied up the game in the sixth with a two-run homer to right field and then evened it up again in the eighth with an RBI single. The 22-year-old is top 10 in baseball in batting average (.322), on-base percentage (.452) and OPS (1.028). He's hit eight home runs to go with 25 runs and 26 RBI to go along with an impressive 25:25 BB:K.

Walker was removed from Tuesday's win over the Marlins with discomfort in his right oblique muscle, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Walker was pulled during the seventh inning after going 1-for-3 and replaced by Pavin Smith at first base. He spent three weeks on the injured list due to a strained right oblique from April 12 to May 3.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in the Padres' 8-1 win over the Rockies on Tuesday.

Cronenworth reached base safely three times in the game Tuesday and recorded his third multi-hit game in a row. The 27-year-old has at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 games. Due to his recent success, he has received more at-bats at the top of the lineup. He is slashing .286/.364/.429 in 152 plate appearances and shares the Padres' lead in extra-base hits alongside Fernando Tatis with 12.

Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run and a double in Tuesday's 11-3 victory over the Marlins.

The veteran infielder's fourth hit of the night was a three-run shot to right field that put the exclamation point on the blowout win. Cabrera has now collected at least one hit in five straight games, going 9-for-18 with two homers and six RBI over the span. The 35-year-old is slashing .290/.398/.486 overall this season.

Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in the Astros' 5-1 win Tuesday over the Angels.

Gurriel provided key insurance runs with his eighth-inning shot off Alex Claudio. He's reached base safely 10 times in his last five games. The 37-year-old leads the Astros in extra-base hits (17), RBI (28), walks (18) and OPS (.970). He is slashing .333/.412/.558 in 148 plate appearances.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and three runs scored Tuesday against the Twins.

Abreu took Jorge Alcala yard in the sixth inning to record his seventh homer of the season. After a slow start to the campaign, Abreu has now collected at least one hit in five of his last six games. In that span he's collected nine RBI and scored six runs. For the season, Abreu is now hitting .231/.329/.446 with 18 runs scored and 28 RBI across 143 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Brewers.

Goldschmidt tallied only one hit, but he made it count by providing the game-winning homer in the 11th inning. He now has six home runs on the season and two in his last three games. For the campaign, Goldschmidt is hitting .245/.286/.410 to go along with 24 runs scored and 22 RBI across 147 plate appearances.

Tellez will be on the bench Tuesday in Atlanta.

The Blue Jays' lineup has one fewer spot available with the series being played under National League rules. Tellez wasn't going to push Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to the bench, so he'll sit this one out. He may find himself stuck on the bench all series unless the team elects to give Guerrero a rest.