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Santana went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in the Indians' 4-0 win over the Royals.

Santana has notched exactly two hits in three straight contests and will carry a nine-game hitting streak into the series finale Thursday while serving as the Indians' designated hitter and No. 3 batter. The veteran maintains a career-high .957 OPS this season, with his production proving instrumental for an Indians offense that has received underwhelming offense from two-time All-Star Jose Ramirez throughout the campaign.

The Rays recalled Lowe from Triple-A Durham prior to Thursday's game against the Yankees, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Back up with the big club for the third time this season, Lowe is expected to slot in as the Rays' everyday first baseman after Brandon Lowe (shin) joined Ji-Man Choi (ankle) on the 10-day injured list. Nate Lowe struggled to hit for much power while striking out 11 times in 42 plate appearances between his two stints with the Rays earlier this season, but the 23-year-old has lived up to his billing as a slugger at Durham with a .938 OPS across 68 games. He's been particularly hot at the dish lately, as Lowe turned in a three-homer performance just two days ago before getting the call back to the majors.

Dixon went 0-or-9 with three strikeouts across both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against the White Sox.

A small silver lining is that Dixon scored a run in both games, but 0-for-9 is still a tough day at the ballpark. It continues a tough stretch for the 27-year-old, who is slashing .079/.167/.316 across his past 10 games. Some regression was expected for Dixon, as his hot start with the Tigers was fueled by a BABIP that approached .400.

Abreu went 2-for-6 with a walkoff, three-run home run in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Abreu's 20th homer of the season, launched in the 12th inning, sealed the White Sox's doubleheader sweep of the Tigers. He had a pair of hits, including a double, in the first game of the twin bill. The Chicago slugger is grooving right now, having posted five multi-hit games over the last six, going 12-for-25 with eight RBI during the run.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss at Dodger Stadium.

Walker got the Diamondbacks on the board by crushing a two-run, 403-foot homer off Walker Buehler in the fourth inning. It was the 15th homer of the season for the 28-year-old, who has 43 runs scored and 38 RBI over 83 games while batting .256/.327/.481.

Bell went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in a 6-5 victory against the Cubs on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old smashed his 26th homer, but even more impressively, his 59 extra-base hits are the most ever by a National League player before the All-Star break. Bell has five extra-base hits in three games this week against the Cubs. He is batting .309 with a 1.042 OPS, 80 RBI and 67 runs in 324 at-bats this season.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Rockies.

While Gurriel has taken full advantage of a visit to Coors Field by homering three times in two games, his hot streak extends back much further than that. He's now hit safely in eight straight games and 17 of his last 19, slashing .346/.388/.692 over that stretch with seven home runs and 14 RBI.

Calhoun went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Rangers.

All three hits were singles, but it was still a strong performance from the veteran outfielder. After slashing a weak .191/.276/.394 in June, Calhoun has come out firing since the calendar flipped, collecting five hits in the first two games of July.

Cabrera (back) is starting at third base and batting sixth Wednesday against the Angels.

He missed a couple games with lower-back tightness, but will be back in the mix against righty Griffin Canning. Cabrera hit .236 with two home runs in 89 at-bats during the month of June.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday in the Athletics' 8-6 win over the Twins.

Any concerns about Olson's ability to hit for power coming off March surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his right hand have dissipated at this point. Since coming off the injured list in early May, Olson has mashed 17 home runs in just 50 games, putting him on track to surpass his career-high 29 from 2018, when he needed the full 162-game slate to achieve that production.