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Smith went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 5-1 win at Colorado.

Smith was having a rough afternoon, as he was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts entering his final at-bat. However, he delivered a 449-foot, three-run homer to break a scoreless tie in the ninth inning to lift the Dodgers over the Rockies. The rookie backstop is 6-for-13 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBI since rejoining the big-league club over the weekend.

Trevino will be called up from Triple-A Nashville on Friday, T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Trevino has a .229/.266/.340 slash line in 39 games with Nashville this season, but he'll nonetheless receive the promotion in favor of Tim Federowicz, who was designated for assignment. The Rangers have used a heavy rotation behind the plate in 2019, so Trevino could end up seeing a fair share of starting opportunities despite his Triple-A struggles.

Rogers went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and three runs scored in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the Angels.

Two games in the books, and two impressive performances from Rogers, who hit his first MLB home run Wednesday. The 24-year-old catcher could get a long look down the stretch as the Tigers take stock of what they have heading into next season.

Stassi was sent from the Astros to the Angels in exchange for Rainier Rivas and Raider Uceta on Wednesday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Stassi became expendable when the Astros picked up Martin Maldonado in a trade from the Cubs earlier in the day. He'll back up Jonathan Lucroy in Los Angeles, a role that suits him well, as he owns a playable but unexciting .218/.298/.354 slash line over parts of seven seasons in the big leagues.

Thaiss is not in the lineup Wednesday against Detroit.

After going 3-for-27 in his first nine career games, Thaiss has gone 8-for-17 with four homers over his last five contests. David Fletcher starts at third base in his absence, with Albert Pujols at first.

Nola went 3-for-5 with two doubles in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

Nola continues to demonstrate that the hot start to his big-league career is no fluke, as Tuesday's multi-hit effort was his fourth in the last eight games. The rookie has also begun squaring up on the ball more consistently the more he's played, as he's posted eight of the first 10 extra-base hits of his nascent career since the All-Star break.

Maldonado was traded from the Cubs to the Astros in exchange for Tony Kemp on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Maldonado appeared in just four games for the Cubs before being traded for the second time this month. He'll wind up as an Astros midseason acquisition for the second straight year after hitting .231/.257/.398 down the stretch for Houston last season. He'll likely remain in a bench role with his new team, backing up Robinson Chirinos.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

The slugging veteran kick-started the Rays' comeback from a 3-1 deficit with his 453-foot blast to left center in the fifth, his fourth round tripper in the last eight games. It's been an outstanding July for d'Arnaud overall, one that's now seen him generate eight multi-hit efforts, 24 RBI and an eye-popping .338/.427/.732 line across 82 plate appearances.

Murphy reinjured the same knee he had surgery on in May during Tuesday's game for Triple-A Las Vegas, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.

The A's are awaiting further testing before providing a timetable. Murphy was arguably the hottest hitter in the minors, having swatted five home runs in his last four games with eight hits and 13 RBI over that stretch.

Gomes went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.

His eighth-inning blast came with the Nats down 11-2, kick-starting a late rally that closed the gap to three runs before the team ran out of time. Gomes now has six homers on the year, but half of them have come in July. However, his .184/.354/.421 slash line on the month still puts a significant damper on his fantasy value.