Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's rout of the A's.

His sixth-inning blast to right-center field off Mitch Spence was the fifth of five Atlanta long balls against the right-hander in a 9-2 win. Ozuna snapped a 21-game homer drought in the process, a stretch in which the 34-year-old slugger slashed just .182/.281/.234 with six RBI. Ozuna has had a rough first half of the season, and there are signs he could be nearing the end of the road on his career -- his 73.6 mph bat speed is down significantly from the 75.0 mph he recorded in 2023, and his 112.1 mph max exit velocity would be a career low -- but he still boasts an 83rd percentile hard-hit rate and 76th percentile AEV, so there's still some juice left in his bat. A second-half rebound can't be ruled out.

Sheets went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a loss to the Diamondbacks.

San Diego managed just four hits in the loss, and Sheets' seventh-inning, 437-foot solo homer was the only ball to leave the park. It was the just the second home run over the past 23 games for the veteran slugger, though he's had a strong first half overall. Sheets has a .771 OPS through 89 contests, and with 14 homers he's just one shy of the career-high mark of 15 he set in 2022 while with the White Sox.

Manager Dave Roberts said this week that Ohtani will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Giants and will be followed by right-hander Emmet Sheehan in bulk relief, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

After covering one inning in both of his first two starts as a pitcher, Ohtani has worked two frames in both of his subsequent outings. Roberts didn't go into specifics regarding what Ohtani's workload will look like Saturday, but if the current trend holds, the right-hander could be in line for a three-inning start. Until the Dodgers are willing to let Ohtani work five innings, he won't be able to qualify for wins in his starts, so the bulk of the two-way superstar's fantasy value looks as though it will come from his production as a hitter for the foreseeable future.

Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Brewers.

Ohtani opened up the game with a leadoff home run against Jacob Misiorowski, but the Dodgers were blanked the rest of the way. It was Ohtani's second home run in July and his sixth home run in his last 15 games. He leads the National League in homers (31), slugging and OPS but is 14th with 57 RBI as the All-Star break approaches.

Grichuk was added to Tuesday's starting lineup as the designated hitter after Alek Thomas (knee) was scratched. Grichuk went 0-for-4 in a 1-0 loss to San Diego.

Grichuk, who typically starts against lefties only, made a second start against a right-hander (Nick Pivetta) since Pavin Smith (oblique) landed on the 10-day injured list. The lefty-batting Jake McCarthy was in the original starting lineup as the DH but moved to center field to cover for Thomas. Grichuk could see additional opportunities while Smith and Thomas are unavailable.

Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a stolen base and a hit-by-pitch in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.

Schwarber's seventh-inning homer put the Phillies ahead 3-1. Over his last 20 games, he's batting .288 (21-for-73) with six homers, four doubles, four steals and 13 RBI. The 32-year-old is having a fantastic year with a .254/.384/.549 slash line, 28 homers, 65 RBI, 64 runs scored, nine steals, 13 doubles and one triple over 92 contests. At his current pace, Schwarber could take a run at his career highs in homers (47) and RBI (104) by the end of the season.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, an RBI and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

Ramirez knocked an RBI double and scored a run during Miami's massive seven-run third inning before doubling and scoring again in the ninth. The rookie slugger has posted back-to-back games with multiple extra-base hits as he continues to impress at the dish. He's now slashing .249/.296/.487 with 33 extra-base hits and 41 RBI through 66 career games. Ramirez has gone 16-for-51 (.314) with five multi-hit performances over his last 13 games.

Devers is dealing with some back tightness and the earliest he'll play at first base is after the All-Star break, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

There has been no public discussion about Devers being placed on the injured list, but he is limited in both his running and fielding at the moment. The 28-year-old also has a groin issue, but the back injury has been causing Devers the most trouble, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Despite the ailment, Devers has gone 8-for-25 with a .859 OPS to begin July.

McCutchen isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

McCutchen will get a day to clear his head Tuesday after going 1-for-16 with seven strikeouts over his last four contests. His absence will allow Bryan Reynolds to serve as the DH, opening a spot in right field for Jack Suwinski.

Flores isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Flores will receive a day off Tuesday after going 1-for-3 with a strikeout during Monday's series opener. While he rests, Dominic Smith will get the starting nod at first base and bat eighth.