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Voit went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, double and two runs scored Thursday against the Orioles.

Voit took Miguel Castro deep in the eighth inning to record his 12th homer of the season. That came after he doubled and came around to score in the sixth inning, and he now has six extra-base hits in his last eight games. He's managed to raise his slugging percentage 33 points in that span, and he's now hitting .263/.376/.503 across 213 plate appearances for the season.

Rizzo went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, three runs and three RBI in the Cubs' 9-7 defeat to the Phillies on Thursday.

Rizzo put up a big day at the dish in a losing effort for the Cubs, blasting his 13th long ball of the season in the seventh inning off Pat Neshek as part of a four-hit day. After a slow start, Rizzo now has his average up to .274 through 168 at-bats as he looks primed for another standout season at the plate for the Cubs.

Bell went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, walk, three runs and two RBI in Thursday's 14-6 win over the Rockies.

Bell already provided the highlight of the series a night earlier when he splashed down in the Allegheny River for his 15th home run of the season, but he turned in quite the encore performance Thursday. After reaching base four times and adding two more extra-base knocks to his ledger, Bell raised his OPS to 1.126, trailing only the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (1.243) and the Brewers' Christian Yelich (1.172).

Diaz (hand) was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz has been out since Monday with a sore hand/wrist after getting hit by a pitch Sunday. He will be eligible to return May 30 against the Twins. Daniel Robertson, who is starting at the hot corner and hitting ninth Thursday, will likely get the bulk of the starts at third base in the short term.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a run in a win over the Indians on Wednesday.

Olson continued his recent stretch of hard contact Wednesday, as he now has six extra-base hits (two doubles, four home runs) over his last nine starts. The young slugger's previously injured hand, which was the cause of a 34-game absence earlier this year, appears to be back to full health, if Olson's offense since returning is any indication.

Tellez went 2-for-5 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's extra-innings loss to the Red Sox.

He took Heath Hembree deep in the 12th inning, matching Mookie Betts' shot in the top of the frame and keeping the Jays alive, but none of his teammates were able to respond to Michael Chavis' solo homer in the 13th. Tellez has gone yard three times in the last two games, and while his .254/.310/.486 slash line remains sluggish, he's supplying strong power numbers with nine home runs and 25 RBI through 42 games in his first full season in the majors.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-4 win over Houston.

Abreu has homered in back-to-back games, the 24th time he's achieved that feat during his career. He's up to 40 RBI, tied for second in the AL with Adalberto Mondesi and trailing Houston's George Springer.

Freeman reached four times Wednesday at Oracle Park, finishing 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a 9-2 win over the Giants.

Freeman stayed hot as he smacked a 421-foot homer to deep right center off Jeff Samardzija in the second inning. The long ball was Freeman's team-leading 12th of the season and fifth in the last seven games as the veteran first baseman continues on an eight-game hitting streak. Freeman is now batting .325 with 35 runs scored and 31 RBI.

Guerrero went 2-for-6 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Red Sox.

His fourth-inning blast off Rick Porcello -- a 424-foot rocket to center field -- got the Jays on the board. Guerrero is living up to the hype, slashing an eye-popping .368/.442/.789 over his last 10 games with all five of his big-league homers and 10 RBI.

Cooper went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Tigers.

His sixth-inning shot off Daniel Norris not only sparked a Marlins rally from a 3-0 deficit, it was Cooper's first career homer in the majors. The 28-year-old was making his eighth straight start in right field, but his .214 average (6-for-28) and 4:9 BB:K over that stretch don't give him a lot of job security.