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Santana went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over San Diego.

Santana put the Pirates ahead 4-3 with a home run off Reiss Knehr to lead off the third inning, his seventh of the season. Santana would drive in a second run with an RBI single in the sixth. It's the first multi-hit game since June 17 for the veteran first baseman -- he'd gone 4-for-27 (.148) over his previous seven contests. Overall, Santana is slashing .233/.316/.380 with 39 RBI, 32 runs scored and six stolen bases through 294 plate appearances this season.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Rays.

Walker went back-to-back with Corbin Carroll in the first inning as the Diamondbacks enjoyed a hot start. During Walker's 11-game hitting streak, he's gone 18-for-43 (.419) with three homers, six doubles and 12 RBI. The first baseman is enjoying one of the best stretches of his career, which has him up to a .281/.345/.528 slash line with 16 homers, 54 RBI, 43 runs scored and four stolen bases over 76 contests overall.

The Giants reinstated Flores (foot) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

San Francisco sent infielder Isan Diaz back to Triple-A Sacramento to clear room on the 26-man active roster for Flores, who spent the minimum amount of time on the shelf due to the left foot contusion. Now that he's healthy again, Flores should step back into a short-side platoon role in the Giants infield.

The Cubs selected Young from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Young has been outstanding in Triple-A this season, slashing .333/.431/.619 with 13 homers and 45 RBI through 205 plate appearances. He's recorded a hit in all but three of his games since the start of June and will now look to carry his momentum into the majors. With the Cubs searching for answers at first base, it's possible Young sees a good amount of playing time early on.

Tellez isn't in the Brewers' lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Tellez has been in a major slump lately, slashing just .167/.207/.231 since the beginning of June. He'll retreat to the bench against lefty David Peterson, shifting Owen Miller to first base, Luis Urias to second, Brian Anderson to third and opening a spot for Blake Perkins to start in right field while batting leadoff.

Cronenworth isn't in the Padres' lineup Tuesday versus Pittsburgh.

Cronenworth is slashing just .188/.245/.229 over the past 14 days, so he'll get a rare day off Tuesday to regroup. Brandon Dixon will take Cronenworth's place at first base and bat eighth.

Steer went 3-for-3 with a walk, a solo homer and two additional RBI in Monday's loss to the Orioles.

The Reds offense fell flat Monday, but Steer was the lone bright spot, as he notched his sixth three-hit game of the season and drove in all three of Cincinnati's runs. Over his past nine games, Steer is slashing .344/.462/.688 with three home runs, nine RBI, two stolen bases and five runs scored. His current hot streak has bumped his season slash line up to .282/.368/.493, and the 25-year-old is quickly emerging as a quality offensive threat in the big leagues.

Smith went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Mariners.

The first baseman took Luis Castillo deep in the second inning as part of an early offensive surge for the Nats that fizzled out. Consistency remains an issue for Smith -- Monday's performance snapped a 3-for-30 slump over his prior eight games that featured zero RBI or runs. On the season, the 28-year-old is slashing a tepid .259/.331/.325 with only three homers and 18 RBI in 74 contests.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run and an RBI against Houston in a loss Sunday.

Freeman came into the contest having been stuck on 1,998 career hits for the past two days. He doubled to left field for knock No. 1,999 in the sixth inning and reached 2,000 hits on an RBI double in the eighth. Freeman is one of just six active players to reach the 2,000-hit milestone, joining Miguel Cabrera, Joey Votto, Nelson Cruz, Elvis Andrus and Andrew McCutchen. Among that group, Freeman is having by far the best campaign, slashing .317/.397/.549 with 14 homers, 48 RBI, 62 runs, 10 thefts and a league-leading 27 doubles.

The Rockies reinstated Cron (back) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Back spasms sent Cron to the injured list May 15, and he now returns to the active roster after two rehab games in rookie ball. Cron was slashing .228/.277/.426 prior to getting hurt, and he'll presumably return to his everyday role at first base. Michael Toglia was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.