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Santana went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI and one run scored Tuesday against the Pirates.

Santana drove in five of Cleveland's six runs Tuesday. He delivered a two-RBI single in the third inning, but came through with the decisive runs on a three-run homer in the 10th frame. He now has two long balls on the season, with this being his first since July 28. After his big performance, Santana has a .194/.414/.306 line to go along with 12 runs scored and nine RBI across 99 plate appearances this season.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, one RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Athletics.

Calhoun went yard to lead off the second inning, taking Frankie Montas deep for his seventh home run of the season. He now has five homers in his last eight starts, tallying 11 hits in 35 at-bats, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored in that span. For the season, Calhoun has maintained a .238/.326/.548 line to go along 15 runs scored and 18 RBI.

Tellez (head) will not start Tuesday's game against Baltimore.

Tellez entered the concussion protocol after getting hit in the head at first base Monday. Randal Grichuk will serve as the designated hitter Tuesday, with Anthony Alford taking Grichuk's usual spot in center field.

Cooper was one of 18 Marlins that tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this season who received clearance Saturday to resume baseball activities at the team's alternate training site in Jupiter, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cooper started in the Marlins' first two games of the season and went 2-for-7 with an RBI before he was shut down July 26, when he became one of the first known players on the roster to have tested positive. Though he's now made a full recovery from the coronavirus, the three-plus weeks of activity that he missed while waiting to clear all protocols means he'll likely need several days' worth of workouts before Miami deems him ready to return from the IL. Once he's activated, Cooper is expected to rotate with Jesus Aguilar between first base and designated hitter.

Flores is not starting Tuesday against the Angels, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores has started 19 of the Giants' first 25 games this season, though he's now found himself on the bench for two straight contests. Pablo Sandoval will be the designated hitter Tuesday.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to Atlanta.

Getting the start at DH and hitting cleanup, Cabrera drilled his fifth homer of the year down the left-field line off southpaw Grant Dayton in the fifth inning. It was his first long ball hitting right-handed, as most of the switch hitter's damage has come from the left side of the plate, but that's been more than enough as Cabrera is slashing .271/.342/.586 with 15 RBI in 19 games.

Alonso went 3-for-3 with two walks and two solo home runs in Monday's 11-4 win over the Marlins.

He went back-to-back with Robinson Cano in the sixth inning, as each player launched two homers on the night. Alonso had a rough start to the year but he now has three long balls and three multi-hit efforts in his last five starts, pushing his slash line up to .241/.359/.448 through 23 games.

White went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 11-9 loss to the Dodgers.

White took Dodgers starter Ross Stripling deep in the third inning for a two-run blast. In the eighth inning, White tried to get the Mariners on the comeback trail with a solo shot, but that would be the last run of the game. The first baseman now has four homers, nine RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base while batting .139 through 23 games.

Voit went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 6-3 win over the Red Sox.

Voit evidently saw the ball well at the dish Monday evening, launching a two-run blast in the second and a solo shot in the fifth, marking his sixth and seventh long balls of the year. The 29-year-old first baseman is slashing .281/.343/.625 with eight extra-base hits and 15 RBI in 18 contests this season.

Tellez left Monday's game against the Orioles after being hit in the head at first base, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Tellez has entered concussion protocol and is being considered day-to-day by the Blue Jays. Brandon Drury could see additional at-bats at DH if Tellez is forced to miss substantial time.