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Tawa went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 10-6 win over the Giants.

Tawa had gone 0-for-8 with three walks over his previous three games. He delivered a third-inning homer as part of a five-run rally. Tawa is up to nine homers this year, five of which have come in August. He's batting .246 with a .711 OPS, 35 RBI, 28 runs scored, 10 doubles and seven stolen bases over 79 contests and has settled into a starting role at first base lately.

Stewart went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 win over the Cubs.

The 22-year-old slugger took David Peterson deep in the fifth inning as the Reds put together a comeback from an early 3-0 deficit. The long ball was Stewart's 29th of the season, and his 102 RBI lead the majors -- putting him on pace to become the third rookie in history to lead the league in that category after a pair of Red Sox, Walt Dropo in 1950 and the legendary Ted Williams in 1939.

Bauers (shin) is in the lineup for Milwaukee's matchup with Texas on Friday.

After missing the previous three games with shin splints, Bauers makes his return to the lineup for Friday's series opener with the Rangers. The 30-year-old will man first base and bat third for Milwaukee.

Bauers (shin) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's tilt against the Mets.

It's the third straight absence for Bauers, who is dealing with shin splints. He's considered day-to-day and will aim to return to the lineup for the start of the Brewers' homestand Friday versus the Rangers. Andrew Vaughn is covering first base again for Milwaukee.

Ortiz is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.

Ortiz is just 3-for-32 at the plate across his last nine contests, so he will get a day to regroup. Andres Chaparro will play first base for the Nationals, and CJ Abrams is getting another start in the designated-hitter spot.

Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-9 loss to the Reds.

Devers hit a single in the first inning and added a two-run homer in the fifth. He was also intentionally walked in the eighth frame. The veteran infielder has homered in three straight games, batting .455 with six RBI, five runs scored and three home runs in 13 plate appearances during that stretch. He's up to 29 long balls on the year and is now slashing .246/.324/.486 with 76 RBI, 74 runs scored and a 25.9 percent strikeout rate across 564 plate appearances this season.

Chaparro went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and double in Wednesday's 13-1 loss to the Rockies.

Chaparro started his first game at third base Wednesday and made the most of it in the second inning with a homer. The Nationals are trying to get Chaparro's bat into the lineup everyday with CJ Abrams occupying the designated-hitter role while recovering from a sprained ankle. Since the All-Star break, Chaparro has a 1.131 OPS with eight home runs, 18 runs, and 26 RBI in 30 games.

Bauers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets after being diagnosed with shin splints Sunday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Bauers was believed to be dealing with a swollen foot after he fouled a ball off himself in Sunday's loss to Atlanta, but lingering shin splints are the actual cause of his absence from the lineup for the first two games of the Brewers' series with the Mets. According to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, Bauers said that the shin splints first surfaced in May and flared up again over the past week. Bauers isn't considered at risk of landing on the injured list, but he'll have to manage the issue for the remainder of the season, and the Brewers will pick their spots in giving him rest. He came off the bench in Tuesday's 3-2 extra-inning loss and went 0-for-1 with a walk while playing the final two frames at first base, so despite not starting, Bauers should be available again Wednesday.

Stewart went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Giants.

Stewart got the Reds on the board by taking Carson Seymour deep in the ninth inning, though it didn't spoil the San Francisco reliever's first save. Stewart has been a pinnacle of consistency in August, hitting safely in 21 of 24 games while going 28-for-95 (.295) with five homers and 15 RBI. The first baseman is batting .263 with an .810 OPS, 28 homers, 99 RBI, 74 runs scored, 24 doubles and 12 stolen bases through 133 contests overall.

Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a second run scored in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Reds.

Devers has found some power lately with four homers and eight RBI over his last nine games. Six of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases. The infielder is batting .244 with an .802 OPS, 28 homers, 74 RBI, 72 runs scored, 31 doubles and one triple across 132 contests this season. If he's able to reach the 30-homer mark this year, it'll mark the fifth time in his 10-year career that he's produced at least 30 homers and doubles in a season.