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Cooper went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 15-2 victory over the Cardinals.

Cooper extended Miami's lead to 4-0 with a solo homer off Adam Wainwright in the third inning, his 11th of the year, before driving in two more runs with a base hit in the seventh. The 32-year-old first baseman has swung the bat well recently, going 20-for-58 (.325) with a .958 OPS over his last 15 contests. Overall, Cooper's slashing .255/.300/.436 with 39 RBI and 22 runs scored through 260 plate appearances this season.

San Diego recalled Batten from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Batten is 28 years old and has appeared in only 15 major-league games, but he can play all around the diamond defensively while offering good speed off the bench.

Steer went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 victory over the Nationals.

Steer has been a force in Cincinnati of late, going 16-for-36 (.444) with four home runs in his last 10 games. He's now slashing .292./381/.505 with 14 homers, 51 RBI, 44 runs scored and nine steals through 354 plate appearances in his first full MLB season. Steer's shifted from first base to left field with Joey Votto returning to the Reds' lineup, but it's clearly not impacted his production at the plate. The 25-year-old Steer looks to be a legitimate multi-category fantasy producer.

Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with three RBI in a 10-3 win against the Angels on Monday.

Cronenworth notched an RBI single in the fourth inning, a sacrifice fly in the sixth and another RBI single in the seventh. His three RBI were as many as he had tallied over his previous 18 contests combined. The infielder slashed just .214/.271/.286 over 26 games in June, but he's started July on a better foot, going 3-for-8 with four RBI through three contests.

Votto is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Nationals.

Votto broke a string of six games without a hit when he homered in Monday's win over the Nats, but he'll take a seat on Independence Day. Kevin Newman is playing first base and leading off.

Wade (back) is starting at first base and batting leadoff Monday against the Mariners.

Wade was held out of Sunday's series finale against the Mets while dealing with back discomfort, but the day off evidently helped him return to the starting nine. The Maryland product is slashing .276/.417/.310 with one double, two RBI and three runs scored over his last 10 games.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

For the second straight day, the Brewers are facing a southpaw starter (Drew Smyly), so Tellez will once again find himself on the bench. Platoon mate Owen Miller will step in for Tellez at first base and bat cleanup.

Montero went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Sunday against the Tigers.

Montero handled the everyday first base duties for the majority of the time that C.J. Cron was sidelined with a back injury. However, since Cron's return Tuesday, Montero has started only three of six games. He hasn't pushed for more playing time with his performance, as he has maintained only a .157/.167/.294 line while striking out at a 38.9 percent clip across 51 at-bats in the last calendar month.

Steer went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Padres.

Steer made Adrian Morejon pay for hitting Joey Votto, when he launched a four-seamer 441 feet into the second deck in left field. It was the rookie's 14th home run and second in three games off San Diego pitching. The infielder is 11-for-28 (.393) with seven walks (.514 OBP), four home runs and 10 RBI over the last eight contests.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's win over San Francisco.

Alonso's 25th homer of the year was a two-run blast in the eighth inning. It was his first long ball since June 25 and his third in 14 games since returning from the injured list. During that 14-game stretch, he's hitting .173 (9-for-52) with a 4:12 BB:K and six extra-base hits. Alonso's season OPS was raised to .836 with Sunday's big performance.