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Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Rockies.

Walker launched his second homer in as many games and has eight hits (four extra-base hits) in the last 18 at-bats. The first baseman, who launched 29 home runs over 152 games last season, has just three over 30 games in 2020. He's one of several Diamondback hitters whose power stroke has fallen off. Arizona ranks 26th in MLB with 26 home runs.

Votto went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts before he was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

Votto wore the Golden Sombrero, was none too happy about it and let the home-plate umpire know. He had a point about a few of those called strikes and did not do anything that would warrant further discipline. The soon-to-be 37-year-old has been in a bad way at the plate going back several weeks now; Votto is 8-for-56 (.142 average) in his last 16 games.

Shaw joined the Giants' 60-man player pool, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This apparently comes directly from Shaw's personal Instagram account. He was surprisingly left off the original 60-man roster, so we at least know now that he is healthy and still has a chance to carve out a role with the Giants going forward.

Naylor is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Mariners.

With the Padres facing southpaw Marco Gonzales, the righty-hitting Ty France will get the start at designated hitter. Naylor has not started against a single left-handed pitcher this season.

Walker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies.

Walker's fourth inning homer briefly tied the game at two, but that would be it for the Diamondbacks' offense Monday. The first baseman is up to two homers, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored in 29 games. He's slashing .287/.347/.454 across 118 plate appearances.

Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rockies.

Calhoun went deep in the third inning to get the Diamondbacks on the board. The 32-year-old hasn't hit well overall, with a .228 batting average, but his .515 slugging percentage would be the highest of his nine-year career if he can sustain it all season. He's up to eight homers, 19 RBI and 17 runs scored in 28 games.

Goldschmidt went 3-for4 with a two-run home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's 9-3 win over the Royals.

Goldschmidt drove Tommy Edman in with an infield single in the fifth and added his third homer of the season in the sixth. The first baseman's batting average is up to .368 and his .507 on-base percentage is tops in the majors.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Philadelphia.

Freeman got Atlanta on the board with a two-RBI double in the third inning, and he later scored on a Marcell Ozuna single. In the ninth, Freeman ripped another double to left-center field to score one run, but Dansby Swanson was thrown out at the plate to end the game. The 30-year-old Freeman is batting .302/.427/.542 with four homers, 17 RBI and 22 runs scored through 28 games.

Hoskins went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.

Hoskins extended the Phillies' lead to 3-0 with his blast in the third inning. The first baseman is slashing .224/.416/.368 with two homers, nine RBI and 19 runs scored in 23 games this season. He's reached base safely in 19 straight contests, helping him post a walk rate of 20.8 percent this season, but Hoskins is also striking out at a 23.8 percent clip.

Bohm went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.

Bohm opened the scoring with his solo shot in the second inning, which was his first homer of the year. The third baseman also got on with a single in the fourth and came around to score on an Andrew McCutchen single. Bohm has recorded multiple hits in four of his last seven games, going 9-for-22 (.409) in that span. He's batting .344 with four RBI and six runs scored in 39 plate appearances this year.