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Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 win over Miami.

Votto launched his second home run in as many games. It was the second of back-to-back shots to lead off the fourth inning. The slugging first baseman's last four hits have all been home runs and nearly half his knocks this season -- 13 of 27 -- have left ballparks.

Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-1 win against the Yankees.

Vaughn gave Chicago an early lead with a two-run shot off Gerrit Cole in the second inning, and the Yankees never managed to catch up. The long ball extended Vaughn's modest hitting streak to five games, during which he has slashed .412/.412/.824 with a pair of homers and three RBI. The first baseman is up to 15 home runs on the campaign, two shy of the career-high mark he set last season.

Alonso went 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs and six RBI in Monday's 11-2 win against the Cubs.

Alonso provided muscle early, slamming a three-run homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the third. The first baseman finished his productive day with a run-scoring single in the eighth. The six RBI tied a career high, and the multi-homer effort was his fourth of the campaign. Alonso ranks third in the majors in both home runs (33) and RBI (83) on the season.

Wade is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

Wade will join fellow left-handed hitters Brandon Crawford and Joc Pederson on the bench while the Giants stock up on some extra right-handed bats to counter Angels southpaw Patrick Sandoval. Wilmer Flores will receive the starting nod at first base while Wade ducks out of the lineup.

Singleton is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

It has been eight years since Singleton last played for the Astros, but it appears he will get a chance to show what he can do at the top level for the first time since rejoining Houston in late June. Singleton appeared in 11 big-league games with the Brewers earlier this year but posted just a .326 OPS.

Rivas is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

After being acquired from the Padres and activated by the Pirates, Rivas started at first base in each of his first four games with Pittsburgh while going 4-for-14 with three extra-base hits and a pair of walks. He should be in line for the majority of the starts at first base when the Pirates face right-handed pitching, but Rivas will give way to Connor Joe on Monday even with a righty (Spencer Strider) taking the hill for Atlanta. Pirates manager Derek Shelton may have just wanted to reward Joe with a second straight start after Joe came through with a clutch solo home run in Sunday's win over the Brewers.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in a loss to the Dodgers.

The Dodgers jumped out to a big early lead, so Cronenworth's solo shot in the seventh inning didn't make much of an impact on the outcome. Nonetheless, the long ball snapped a 25-game homerless drought for the utility man and marked the fourth time in his past six games that he's knocked in a run. Despite the lack of power, Cronenworth has been swinging a hot bat of late, putting together a nine-game hitting streak during which he's slashing .432/.462/.649 with five extra-base hits, four RBI, nine runs and two stolen bases.

Wade went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-6 loss to the Athletics.

After slumping late in July, Wade has gone 7-for-18 (.389) with two home runs and four RBI over his first five games in August. The Giants continue to have Wade at first base while finding other spots for the red-hot Wilmer Flores. For the season, Wade is at a .270/.397/.430 slash line with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 47 runs scored and two stolen bases through 97 games.

Arias went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the White Sox.

Arias has gone 10-for-33 (.303) over his last nine games, but the arrival of Brayan Rocchio has created some competition for playing time at shortstop. There will likely be a short-term solution when Jose Ramirez serves his suspension for a fistfight with Tim Anderson on Saturday, but Arias could ultimately find himself on the short side of a platoon in the long run. Arias is slashing .202/.296/.329 with five homers, 10 RBI, 18 runs scored and a stolen base over 196 plate appearances.

Kirilloff recently received a cortisone shot for his strained right shoulder, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

He will rest for a few days in order to let the shot take effect before then ramping back up his baseball activities. Kirilloff is a week removed from landing on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder issue which had been bothering him for about a week. He's eligible for activation Wednesday but clearly is going to need more time than that to make a full recovery.