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Santana went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Cubs.

Santana extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-0 in the first inning with a two-run shot off Drew Smyly. It's Santana's fifth homer of the year and his second in five games. The 37-year-old first baseman had cooled off after a quick start to the year -- he's batting just .188 (22-for-117) in 33 games since the beginning of May. Overall, Santana is slashing .228/.319/.367 with 32 RBI, 26 runs scored and five stolen bases.

Walker went 1-for-3 with two walks and a three-run home run in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to Philadelphia.

Walker, who entered the night with just one home run over the previous 22 games, came up clutch in the eighth inning with a game-tying homer. Along with the power outage, Walker hadn't been knocking in many runs -- he entered with just five RBI over the previous 19 games -- so Wednesday's impact was an encouraging sign. He leads Arizona with 42 RBI.

Freeman went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-4 loss to the White Sox.

Freeman has now gone hitless in consecutive games for the first time since April 19-21, but he was still able to do something when he got on base. The steal was his ninth of the year and his first in June -- he's on track to surpass the career-high 13 thefts he recorded in 2022. The first baseman has been as steady as ever with a .331/.410/.572 slash line, 13 home runs, 44 RBI, 58 runs scored, 24 doubles and a triple over 68 contests.

Bohm is not in the starting lineup versus the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Bohm gets a day off after picking up a pair of hits and driving in two runs in each of the first two games against the Diamondbacks. Edmundo Sosa will handle third base and hit eighth while Bohm rests.

Cooper went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners.

Cooper crushed a 390-foot blast to right off Chris Flexen in the eighth for his second home run over his last three games. Since returning from injury May 14, Cooper has struggled at the plate, slashing .193/.230/.422 with five homers, 13 RBI, 10 runs and a 35.6 strikeout rate. Cooper has shown the ability to make above-average contact in recent seasons but is striking out at a career-worst mark thus far in 2023.

Walker went 4-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's 15-3 loss to Philadelphia.

Not much went right for the Diamondbacks, but Walker's night stood out. It was his first four-hit night of the season and third multi-hit game in the last six. Walker has the batting average up to .261 following a slow start, but the first baseman's power has dried up over the last month. He's belted just one home run and slugged .388 over the last 22 games.

Rivas was optioned Tuesday to Triple-A El Paso, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Nelson Cruz (hamstring) is back from the injured list in a corresponding move. Rivas, 26, went 2-for-7 with a double during his short stay on the Padres' major-league roster. He'll return to a shiny .319/.440/.571 slash line at Triple-A.

Alonso (wrist) fielded grounders at first base Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

It's encouraging news that Alonso is already able to do fielding work less than a week after he suffered a bone bruise and sprain in his left wrist. Perhaps he can return on the shorter end of the projected 3-to-4 week recovery timetable. Mark Canha and Mark Vientos are currently sharing time at first base for the Mets.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.

Goldschmidt gave the Cardinals their only lead in the game with his sixth-inning blast off Logan Webb. That snapped an 11-game homer drought for Goldschmidt. The first baseman has had an unsteady start to June, but he's still slashing .286/.380/.492 with 11 homers, 30 RBI, 43 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 65 contests.

Clemens is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Arizona, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The left-handed hitting Clemens has been playing first base against both righties and lefties lately but will begin this one on the bench versus southpaw Tommy Henry. Alec Bohm will play first base and Edmundo Sosa will handle third.