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Beer was traded from the Astros to the Diamondbacks along with Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas and Josh Rojas in exchange for Zack Greinke, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

On the one hand, Beer was blocked in Houston, so it's good to get him out of there, but on the other hand, he is best suited as a designated hitter in the American League, and now he will need to show he can hit enough to justify placement in an outfield corner. Beer is hitting .299/.407/.543 with 16 home runs in 280 plate appearances at Double-A. He has major upside in batting average, on-base percentage and home runs.

Reyes is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Astros.

Reyes will get at least a day to adjust to his new surroundings after being acquired in a trade from the Padres on Tuesday. He should feature regularly as the designated hitter once he's ready to go. Jake Bauers will fill the position for Wednesday's game.

Ohtani is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers.

Ohtani sits the day after posting three hits and a steal. Mike Trout will rest his legs as the designated hitter Wednesday.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera is riding a four-game hitting streak after a stretch in which he went 2-for-35 at the plate over nine games. Nick Castellanos will be the designated hitter (unless he gets traded before the game begins), with Brandon Dixon starting in right field.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

Vogelbach has now hit safely in five of his last six games, a welcome turnaround from a poor start to the month. The 26-year-old has five extra-base hits (three doubles, two home runs) during that span, but he's still hitting a middling .209 overall during July.

Turner is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rockies, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Turner will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's series finale after starting the past 11 games and slashing .231/.375/.590 with four home runs and a 9:7 BB:K during that stretch. In his place, Max Muncy is starting at the hot corner and hitting second.

Blackmon (back) is starting in right field and batting leadoff Wednesday against the Dodgers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Blackmon apparently felt good during a round of batting practice Tuesday, clearing the way for him to rejoin the starting lineup after missing the past two games with back spasms. The veteran outfielder, who is slashing .266/.309/.391 with one home run and five RBI in 16 games since the All-Star break, will face lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu in his return to action.

Belt hit a solo home run in his lone plate appearance off the bench in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Phillies.

Belt was excluded from the starting lineup against the left-handed Drew Smyly, but he was able to contribute his 12th homer once a righty entered the contest. The 31-year-old hasn't been a true platoon bat over his career (.250/.338/.421 career marks against lefties), but he has struggled mightily against same-handed pitchers in 2019 (.200/.330/.326 over 112 plate appearances). Expect Belt to return to the lineup Wednesday with a righty scheduled for Philadelphia.

Goins entered Tuesday's game after Yoan Moncada (hamstring) departed and went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in a 5-2 loss to the Mets.

Moncada attempted to play through an injury that bothered him prior to the game. Goins, who had been getting regular starts at shortstop while Tim Anderson (ankle) was sidelined, should be the primary fill-in if Moncada misses any more playing time. Anderson returned to the lineup Tuesday, so shortstop is no longer a viable source of consistent playing time for Goins.

Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI in a win against the Tigers on Tuesday.

Ohtani entered the game in a 2-for-20 cold spell but found a groove against Detroit, singling three times to notch his sixth game of three or more hits this season. In his second campaign in the majors, the Japanese phenom has slashed .292/.356/.521 while posting 15 homers, 43 RBI and nine stolen bases in 289 plate appearances.