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Young is starting at first base and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Young sat out the last two games but will return to the lineup Sunday to face Domingo German. Young has been slumping, going just 1-for-17 over his last six appearances, so he could fall out of favor at first with Trey Mancini taking on a larger role. Mancini is on the bench Sunday, however.

Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade started the past five games, including two against left-handed pitchers, but he'll take a seat Sunday with southpaw Kyle Freeland pitching for Colorado. Wilmer Flores will start at first base and bat second in the final game of San Francisco's first half.

Hall is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Hall will hit the bench Sunday for the second straight game with lefty Jesus Luzardo pitching for Miami. Alec Bohm is covering first base while Edmundo Sosa starts at the hot corner.

Votto went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run against Milwaukee in an 8-5 win Saturday.

Votto continues to swing a hot bat, notching three multi-hit performances over his past five games. The veteran has homered four times during that span while knocking in 13 runs. The hot stretch has pushed his slash line up to .259/.365/.685, and Votto has clearly found his groove after a slow start to the campaign.

Batten went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mets.

Batten made an impact in his first at-bat Saturday, providing the Padres' margin of victory with his first big-league homer. He got 22 plate appearances with the Padres last season but had spent all of 2023 with Triple-A El Paso prior to Tuesday's call-up. He could get another turn at second base Sunday if Ha-Seong Kim (toe) remains out of the lineup, but Batten has no clear long-term path to playing time.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-5 win over the Angels.

Freeman has hit safely in all but one of his last 13 games, going 19-for-55 (.345) in that span. He's homered in three straight contests, bringing his total to 17 on the year. The first baseman has added 61 RBI, 72 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 31 doubles and a .320/.396/.556 slash line over 89 games as one of baseball's most consistent hitters.

Smith isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday against Texas, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

With southpaw Andrew Heaney starting on the mound for Texas, the lefty-hitting Smith will stay put in Washington's dugout to begin the game. Joey Meneses will fill in at first base while Smith sits, moving Jeimer Candelario into the DH spot while Ildemaro Vargas start at third base.

Hall isn't in the Phillies' lineup Saturday against Miami.

Hall is 4-for-19 with a homer and two RBI since returning from Triple-A on July 2. He'll catch a breather Saturday against lefty Braxton Garrett, moving Alec Bohm to first base and allowing Edmundo Sosa to start at third and bat eighth.

Young will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Yankees.

Young immediately stepped into the large side of a platoon with Trey Mancini at first base after getting called up in late June, but his off day here comes against a righty in Gerrit Cole. Young has gone 1-for-17 at the plate in his last six games after going 4-for-9 with three extra-base hits in his first three appearances, so he could continue to cede time to Mancini going forward.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 in Friday's 8-7 loss to the White Sox.

Goldschmidt has four multi-hit efforts over his last nine games, going 12-for-36 (.333) with two home runs and six RBI in that span. The first baseman is up to a .288/.373/.483 slash line with 15 homers, eight stolen bases, 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and 20 doubles through 85 games. He continues to routinely bat second with only the occasional drop to third in the order.