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Albies went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Tuesday against the Mets.

Albies delivered Atlanta's entire offensive output with one swing of the bat when he took Tylor Megill yard in the fifth inning. It was Albies' 13th home run of the season and fourth in his last 12 games. He's recorded at least one hit in eight of those 12 contests, racking up eight runs scored, nine RBI and four stolen bases in the process. Albies has delivered on his promise as a strong power and speed producer, as he has a career-best .247 ISO along with 10 stolen bases through 76 games.

Semien went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double, five RBI, a stolen base and another run scored during Tuesday's win against the Mariners.

Semien took Will Vest deep in the seventh inning. He also swatted a two-run double against Chris Flexen in the second. The 30-year-old has tallied 19 long balls on the season, including six in the month of June. Overall, he's slashing .286/.350/.533 with 10 stolen bases and a team-leading 19 doubles.

Estrada was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Estrada spent five days on the big-league roster earlier in June and will rejoin the Giants on Tuesday. The 25-year-old will provide infield depth with Evan Longoria (shoulder), Brandon Belt (knee) and Tommy La Stella (hamstring/thumb) on the injured list. Mauricio Dubon was optioned to Sacramento in a corresponding move.

The Giants optioned Dubon to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dubon has had a tough season offensively, getting on base at a .272 clip in a backup role at a number of positions. Perhaps some time at Triple-A will allow him to recapture his 2019-2020 bat, as he hit .274 in both of those two seasons with a .337 OBP in 2020. Thairo Estrada was recalled in a corresponding move to fill Dubon's roster spot.

Rodgers is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Pirates.

Rodgers will get his first rest since June 17 as Garrett Hampson takes over at second base.

Arroyo (knee) is expected to return for the Red Sox's upcoming weekend series in Oakland, if not sooner, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

As anticipated, the 26-year-old will not have missed much time with his bruised right knee, which he suffered June 20 in Kansas City. Before the injury, Arroyo had hit .250 with four homers and 14 RBI in his last 15 games. It's unclear whether Michael Chavis, Danny Santana or another player will be sent down to Triple-A Worcester, but Arroyo figures to get frequent starts at second base regardless.

Urias went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs in Monday's victory over the Cubs.

Urias entered the contest with a 10-game hitting streak, and he wasted no time extending that to 11 with a single in his first at-bat. Urias led off Monday with Kolten Wong (calf) down, but he will be bumped down the order a bit when Wong returns to action. Nevertheless, expect him to remain a regular in the lineup, as he has started all but one game in June.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-5 win over Kansas City.

For the second straight game, Hernandez led off the affair with a home run, his eighth in 235 at-bats. He took the Yankees' Gerrit Cole deep to lead off Sunday's 9-2 win. It's unclear whether Hernandez has reclaimed the leadoff job, but he'll remain an option for manager Alex Cora, who has used several players atop the order during the month of June.

Clement went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in Monday's 13-5 win over the Tigers.

This was his first multi-hit game since he was recalled June 13. He notched two singles and also reached base on a fielder's choice. The 25-year-old is slashing .286/.348/.333 with six hits, an RBI and six runs scored in his first 23 plate appearances, and he should be able to hang around in the majors while Cleveland waits to get some guys healthy again.

Rosario went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Monday's 13-5 win over the Tigers.

Rosario recorded a multi-hit performance for the second straight game and the eighth time this month. He came around to score in the first and fourth innings as Cleveland's offense had its way with Detroit's pitching. The 25-year-old upped his slash line to .276/.331/.398 with five homers, 23 RBI, 39 runs scored, seven stolen bases and an 18:52 K:BB over 266 plate appearances. Despite a slow start, he's done quite well filling the shoes of Francisco Lindor since being shipped to Cleveland for him in a six-player trade back in January.