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Soler hit his fourth home run, scored twice, knocked in three runs and walked twice in a 2-for-3 game in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Soler has hit half of his four home runs on the season in the past five game, perhaps a sign that he's ready to break out of his season long slump. He's still hitting just .206/.304/.355, but seeing as he's been under the Mendoza line for much of the season, things are at least heading in the right direction.

Cabrera went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a strikeout Tuesday against the Phillies.

Cabrera drove in Detroit's two first runs, and the Venezuelan has been one of the hottest hitters of late with hits in nine of the past 10 games. He's hit seven home runs over that span.

Miller went 2-for-3 with two walks, a pair of stolen bases and a run in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.

The matchup with Marlins right-handed starter Tom Koehler certainly favored Miller, who owns a .750 career OPS against righties, compared to a .589 mark against lefties. That discrepancy may force Miller into a platoon with Taylor Motter at shortstop, but his combination of speed and pop and eligibility at two positions (shortstop and outfield) in most formats give him a decent floor in fantasy.

Ozuna went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs and a walk Tuesday against the Rays.

Ozuna scored after hitting each of his doubles, but the Marlins came up short against the Rays. He's now hit safely in 22 of his last 23 games to raise his slash line to .327/.372/.589.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Tuesday against the Rays.

Stanton's 12th bomb of the year got the Marlins on the board in the sixth inning of a losing effort. It was only his second homer in his last 17 games, and he's now slashing .214/.326/.481.

Cabrera went 3-for-3 with a walk, two homers, a double, two RBI and three runs in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

Cabrera's second two-homer game in four days included an opposite-field loft in the third inning and a drive to left in the fifth, both of which tied the game. Both came off Phillies starter Vince Velasquez. Cabrera doubled to right-center off reliever Colton Murray (0-1) in the seventh, putting him in position to score the winning run on a single by Victor Martinez. Cabrera's double was the 500th of his career, making him the 62nd player to reach the mark. Monday was also his 20th career game going 3-for-3 or better with a home run. Only Barry Bonds (23) and Lou Gehrig (21) have more such games in major league history.

Cespedes went 2-for-4 with a home run, his MLB-leading 15th of the season, and scored twice in Monday's 7-1 victory over the Nationals.

The home run propelled him past sluggers Nolan Arenado and Todd Frazier for the league's top spot. His 36 RBI are best in the NL while his 1.092 OPS is second-best in the majors (behind only David Ortiz). Cespedes has put his name among the most elite players in the league, and there's no reason to believe he will slow down as the season goes on.

Ozuna hit his ninth home run as part of a 3-for-4 game with two runs scored in Monday's win over the Rays.

Ozuna extended his hitting streak to five games and now has six extra-base hits (including two homers) in that stretch. The lack of power from Ozuna in 2015 -- just 10 home runs and a .383 slugging percentage in 123 games -- was a big reason why he fell out of favor by the end of the season. But Ozuna is still only 25 years old, is still growing into his power, and has to develop it in one of the toughest hitter's parks in the league. It shouldn't be terribly surprising that he went through some growing pains, and now he's living up to the potential he showed when he mashed 23 home runs in 2014.

Turner is in the lineup for Monday's tilt with the Reds.

Turner will man the hot corner and bat second in the order. He was not in the lineup Sunday after starting the previous five games. Turner did make a pinch-hit appearance, and made the best of it by mashing a solo home run. He will look to stay hot Monday.

Cabrera (knee) is back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Cabrera left Sundays' game with a left knee contusion, but it doesn't appear to have been serious as he is back in his usual position at first base and hitting third. The 33-year-old has been outstanding this season, hitting .315/.388/.537 with nine home runs and 26 RBI through 43 games.