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Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Reds.

Santana took Luis Castillo deep in the fourth inning for his 13th home run of the season. He continues to enjoy a resurgent season, recording at least one hit in 11 of his past 12 games. That has helped improve his season-long line to an impressive .286/.404/.519 across 277 plate appearances.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, a three-run home run and two walks in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Yankees.

Alonso took the collar with a pair of strikeouts in the matinee, but he wasted no time busting out in the nightcap with the 424-foot blast to center field to open the scoring during the first inning. The 24-year-old is slashing .254/.337/.596 with 22 home runs through his first 66 major-league games.

Dixon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

Dixon also struck out twice, and he's now whiffing 33.9 percent of the time this season. While the 27-year-old does have a nice .289/.305/.509 slash line with six home runs, his high strikeout rate combined with a high BABIP (.397 entering Tuesday) suggest that some regression could be coming.

Bour was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday.

Bour was sent to Triple-A in mid-May after posting a .584 OPS through 30 games, but he's appeared to find his stroke in the minors with a .292/.400/.611 slash line. The 31-year-old will start at first base and bat fifth in his return to the majors.

Voit went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer as the Yankees defeated the Mets 12-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

Voit gave the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish with a three-run bomb to left in the fourth inning off Zack Wheeler. It was the 28-year-old's 16th homer of the season and the fifth in his last 16 games. Voit's slash line is now .263/.379/.508 for the year, and he has 44 RBI in 236 at-bats.

Casas went 4-for-5 with a home run, double and four RBI on Monday in Low-A Greenville's 9-2 win over Kannapolis.

The four-hit performance was the first of Casas' career since he was selected in the first round of the 2018 first-year player draft. The third baseman has delivered multi-hit efforts in three of his past six starts and maintains a .275/.350/.517 line for the season.

Tellez heads to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

Tellez sits for the fourth time in six games, with each off day coming against a lefty starter. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will rest his legs as the designated hitter Tuesday, with Brandon Drury starting at the hot corner.

Walker isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Walker will head to the bench for the first time in June after hitting .212 with a home run and three RBI over nine contests. Kevin Cron draws the start at first base and is batting fifth in Walker's stead.

Cron is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against Seattle.

Cron has hit .333/.397/.596 over his last 14 contests. He'll get a rest Tuesday, with Marwin Gonzalez playing first base.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a walk, a homer and a pair of RBI in Monday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Hoskins hadn't homered in his previous 13 games, posting an unimpressive .661 OPS over that stretch. He launched his 14th homer of the season in the ninth inning off of Greg Holland, but it was only enough to bring the Phillies within six. The first baseman has been known to hit his homers in bunches, so don't be surprised if he hits another bomb or two in the next few games.