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Schwarber went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins.

Schwarber wasted no time making an impact in MLB's Field of Dreams game, leading off the night with a solo homer against Taj Bradley before taking the right-hander deep again for a two-run shot in the fourth inning. It marked his second multi-homer performance in his last five contests. After opening August in a 0-for-17 skid, Schwarber has quickly turned things around, going 11-for-30 (.367) with nine RBI over his last eight games. Through 117 contests this season, he's batting .250 with a .915 OPS and has slugged his way back atop the MLB leaderboard with 37 home runs.

Suarez went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Thursday's 9-8 win over the White Sox.

Suarez connected for a two-run home run in the first inning and later plated runs on a sacrifice fly and a hit-by-pitch. The home run was his fourth over his last six games. Suarez owns a .205/.285/.462 slash line with 18 home runs and 48 RBI through 89 games.

Tena is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Cubs.

The left-handed-hitting Tena typically plays against most right-handers, but he'll take a seat Thursday versus righty Kevin Gausman, who has reverse splits. Andres Chaparro will occupy the designated hitter slot for the Nationals.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Royals.

Ohtani's third-inning blast was ultimately the difference in this game. The superstar has eight multi-hit efforts over his last 17 games, going 23-for-68 (.338) with five homers and 14 RBI in that span. Ohtani is now batting .292 with a .937 OPS, 27 long balls, 74 RBI, 77 runs scored, 23 doubles, two triples and seven stolen bases over 115 contests this season.

Polanco is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Atlanta.

Polanco will head to the bench after he went 1-for-6 with a walk while serving as the Mets' designated hitter in the first two contests of the series. Since coming off the 60-day injured list July 7, Polanco has yet to start more than two consecutive games and is slashing just .103/.153/.176 with a 30.1 percent strikeout rate.

Tena is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

The Nationals will keep the left-handed-hitting Tena on the bench for the second day in a row while the Cubs send another lefty (David Peterson) to the hill. Daylen Lile will spell Ortiz at designated hitter and will bat eighth.

Yelich is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

The Brewers and Padres are closing out their series with a day game after a night game, and a lefty (Robbie Ray) is on the hill for San Diego, so the left-handed-hitting Yelich will unsurprisingly receive the afternoon off. William Contreras will get a day off from catching but will stick in the lineup in Yelich's usual spot at designated hitter.

Nootbaar batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss Colorado.

Nootbaar filled in at leadoff for the injured Geraldo Perdomo (knee), whose injury does not sound serious, per comments from manager Torey Lovullo in a report from Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports. Since joining the Diamondbacks at the trade deadline, Nootbaar is 3-for-23 (.130) with five walks, one double, one RBI and two runs scored over seven games.

Eldridge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Astros.

Eldridge took Hunter Brown deep in the fifth inning to put the Giants up 3-1. After dealing with a bruised thumb earlier in the month, Eldridge has struggled a bit, going just 4-for-24 (.167) over his last six games, though two of those knocks have gone for extra bases. On the year, the 21-year-old is batting. 248 with a .775 OPS, 12 homers, 29 RBI, 38 runs scored, 15 doubles and one stolen base over 77 contests.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Suarez was the only Reds hitter who had Sean Burke's number, launching a solo shot in the fifth inning before adding a double in the seventh. The 35-year-old has now hit safely in six of eight August contests, tallying six extra-base hits and five RBI during that stretch. On the year, he's slashing .206/.286/.416 with 17 homers, 44 RBI and 30 runs scored across 346 plate appearances.