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India (lower leg) went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Tuesday in an 11-4 loss against Philadelphia.

In his first appearance since last Thursday's Field of Dreams game, India knocked a solo shot and struck out in his other three plate appearances. It was his eighth homer of the year and first in August. India hit second Tuesday, marking the first time the 25-year-old started and didn't hit leadoff since June 4 of last season, ending a streak of 159 straight starts atop the Reds' lineup.

Chavis is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Boston.

Chavis is 1-for-14 with six strikeouts over his past four contests and will take a seat Tuesday for the second time in Pittsburgh's last three games. Kevin Padlo will start at first base and bat fifth in the series opener versus the Red Sox.

Marte (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Marte's injury prevented him from starting Monday, and it will keep him in a reserve role for at least another night. Manager Torey Lovullo downplayed the injury when asked, so Marte should have a chance to get back in there Wednesday.

Gorman is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.

Left-hander Kyle Freeland will start Tuesday's contest for the Rockies, so as is typically the case when a southpaw is on the mound, Gorman will open on the bench and Albert Pujols will serve as the Cardinals' designated hitter.

Drury is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Drury went 1-for-14 (.071) with six strikeouts over his last three games, so manager Bob Melvin decided to hold him out for the first time since he was acquired by the Padres at the trade deadline. Wil Myers will enter the lineup in Drury's place.

Stott went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in Monday's 4-3 win over the Reds.

Stott has now extended his hitting streak to eight games, and he's batting a blistering .455 with six runs, five RBI and two stolen bases over that stretch. He's been rewarded for his red-hot hitting with a promotion into the leadoff role, though his run atop the lineup could come to an end as soon as Kyle Schwarber (calf) is ready to go. Schwarber will remain out for Tuesday's game, however, so Stott will pick up another start at shortstop and as the Phillies' leadoff man.

India (lower leg) is batting second and playing second base Tuesday against the Phillies.

India returns to action, albeit in an uncharacteristic lineup spot, after being scratched from Monday's starting nine. The second baseman has just six hits with 12 strikeouts in 35 at-bats since the beginning of August.

Atlanta claimed Bannon off waivers from the Dodgers and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Bannon finds a new home after the Dodgers designated him for assignment Friday. The infielder's only four games of MLB action came in May with the Orioles, and it would likely take more injuries in Atlanta's big-league infield for Bannon to get a call-up.

McNeil went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Monday's 13-1 loss to Atlanta.

He was the only Mets hitter to have much success against Spencer Strider and the Atlanta bullpen, and McNeil accounted for over half of New York's seven hits on the night. The 30-year-old is locked in at the plate right now, producing eight multi-hit efforts over his last 16 games and slashing a dazzling .458/.484/.780 over that stretch with 10 doubles, three homers, 10 RBI and 11 runs.

Rojas went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Giants.

Rojas stole a base for the third consecutive game and is up to 16, a career high in the majors, and he has not been caught. He hasn't been as prolific a base stealer as when he was a minor leaguer; Rojas stole 38 bags in 2018 and 32 in 2019 before becoming a regular for Arizona.