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Votto isn't starting Wednesday against the Mets.

Votto will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive matchup after he went 0-for-13 with three walks and five strikeouts over his last four games. Brandon Drury is shifting to first base while Donovan Solano starts at the hot corner.

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Cubs.

Tellez staked the Brewers to an early 2-0 lead when he took Kyle Hendricks deep in the first inning, but the Milwaukee offense went cold for the next seven frames before putting a run on the board in the bottom of the ninth. The home run was Tellez's 17th of the season and was his 10th consecutive hit that went for extra bases, tying a franchise record previously set by Ryan Thompson in 2002.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

Matty Two-Bags laced his major-league leading 32nd double of the season, five more than his closest competitors in the category, Rafael Devers and Jose Ramirez. Olson has caught fire at the plate again, posting seven multi-hit performances in his last 16 games and slashing .311/.368/.639 over that stretch with four homers (and eight doubles) and 16 RBI.

Cooper went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Angels.

He took Noah Syndergaard deep in the third inning for the game's first run. Cooper has been locked in since the beginning of June, slashing .368/.414/.538 over 27 games with three of his six homers on the season, nine doubles, 11 runs and 18 RBI.

Wade is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wade rejoined the lineup Monday after missing one game with a sore elbow, but he'll take a seat Tuesday with lefty Tyler Gilbert pitching for Arizona. Darin Ruf will start in left field, pushing Joc Pederson to right.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds.

The lefty-hitting Smith will give way to the righty-hitting J.D. Davis at designated hitter with lefty Nick Lodolo on the hill for Cincinnati. Smith went 3-for-8 with a pair of doubles and two RBI while starting in both of the past two contests, when the Mets opposed right-handed starting pitchers on both occasions. The 27-year-old may be trending toward earning a strong-side platoon role over infielder Luis Guillorme, who brings defensive value but is in a 2-for-26 slump at the plate over his past eight games.

Votto is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Mets, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Manager David Bell said it's a "recovery day" for the 38-year-old Votto, who has gone hitless in four consecutive games. Mike Moustakas fills in at first base while Donovan Solano gets the start at designated hitter.

Cronenworth went 1-for-2 with a base hit and a walk Monday in the Padres' 8-2 loss to the Mariners.

Cronenworth has most commonly hit out of the No. 2 spot in the order this season, but he's made six of his previous seven starts out of the three hole and looks to have settled into that position in the lineup for now. The 27-year-old has endured a bit of a rough patch over the past two weeks, having slashed .156/.269/.200 over his last 12 games. Cronenworth is still holding down a palatable .727 OPS for the season in spite of the slump and doesn't look to be in any danger of losing out on playing time.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Monday's 7-4 win over the Reds.

Smith's two-bagger in the sixth inning helped break the game open, as the Mets were clinging to a one-run lead before he plated the two runs. Since his June 20 call-up from Triple-A Syracuse, Smith has started in five of the Mets' 12 games while going 7-for-21 (.333 average) with four doubles, two RBI and one run.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Cron waited until the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, and he did so with his 20th homer of the year. During the streak, he's gone 12-for-36 (.333) with three long balls, 13 RBI, four runs scored and two doubles. The first baseman has now reached 20 homers in four straight non-shortened campaigns, and he's on track to shatter his career high of 30 from 2018. He's added a strong .297/.348/.556 slash line with 65 RBI, 49 runs scored, 17 doubles and two triples through 80 contests this year.