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Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit his 10th home run of the year Wednesday against the Indians. The solo homer in the first inning was Votto's only hit of the night.

Votto has now collected at least one hit in 15 of his last 16 games, giving him a .352/.474/.563 line in 199 at-bats this year.

Marlins second baseman Donovan Solano has been rehabbing at extended spring training in Jupiter, according to MLB.com, and is nearing a minor-league rehab assignment. Solano is on the disabled list while recovering from an intercostals strain. 

The Twins have optioned infielder Chris Colabello to Triple-A Rocherster, the club announced Wednesday. Colabello went 1 for 11 in a stint as Trevor Plouffe's injury replacement for Minnesota.

Marlins manager Mike Redmond told The Miami Herald that second baseman Donovan Solano is making progress and could start his minor-league rehab assignment with Class A Jupiter at the end of the week.

Solano has been out since May 7 with an intercostal strain. He hit .278 with a home run and five RBI before landing on the DL.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo tripled for just the second time in his major-league career Monday, as he drove in two runs in a 7-0 win over the White Sox.

Rizzo brought in two runs on his seventh-inning triple, one inning after he doubled and came around to score on a sacrifice fly. He finished the game 2 for 5 with the two RBI and two runs scored, his third game in a row with at least one of each.

Rizzo is batting .263, while ranking sixth in the National League in home runs (10) and RBI (35). 

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, who was in the lineup Monday after missing Sunday's game, told MLB.com that his sore left knee will linger throughout the remainder of the season.

"Right now I'm just looking at it day to day," Howard said. "Sometimes it's a little more, sometimes it's a little less. Obviously that's going to be something. Right now I'm looking at it day to day, and trying to run with the good days."

Howard is hoping to avoid surgery, calling it "the worst-case scenario. I guess kind of if all else fails."

He finished 2 for 5 with two strikeouts Monday and is hitting .259 with six homers and 25 RBI on the year. 

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard dealt with some soreness in his left knee that forced him out of the lineup Sunday, but was back in there Monday against the Red Sox. Howard told reporters he is not planning to wear a knee brace moving forward, despite continuing to deal with issues. He has missed three of the last eight games. 

Reds first baseman Joey Votto went deep Monday at home against the Indians. Votto took Nick Hagadone deep in the eighth inning for a two-run shot. 

Votto finished the game 1 for 4 with the two RBI. He's batting .351. Votto has homered five times in his last 10 games with eight RBI over that span. He has nine homers and 25 RBI on the year. 

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera drew his second appearance at DH in 46 starts Sunday against the Red Sox. It was an attempt by manager Terry Francona to make sure the 27-year-old shortstop doesn't get fatigued as the season progresses.

"In the past, there has been talk about him playing himself into the ground and I don't want that to happen," Francona said, per The Plain Dealer. "He's playing really good baseball. He's being really aggressive on the bases. His quad still probably isn't perfect, but he's still really playing the game. ... So you just look for spots to monitor it."

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera extended his hitting streak to five games Saturday with three hits in a 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Cabrera went 3 for 5 with an RBI double in the third inning. He scored a run and had two steals. He is hitting .263 but is batting .366 over the last 10 games, with five multi-hit efforts.