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Smith isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Smith will head to the bench with a lefty in James Paxton slated to toe the rubber for the opposition. J.D. Davis draws the nod in left field and is batting third in Smith's stead.

Bell went 4-for-6 with three homers, seven RBI and four runs scored in Monday's 18-5 blowout win over the Cubs.

Bell used the Cubs' pitching staff as a warmup for next week's Home Run Derby, breaking out for his first career three-homer game. He launched a three-run homer in the first inning, a two-run blast in the second, and put the Pirates up 18-5 with a two-run shot in the eighth. Bell is up to 77 RBI with a 1.035 OPS in his breakout campaign.

Hiura went 2-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored in Monday's 8-6 win over the Reds.

Hiura broke a scoreless tie with his solo shot in the fifth frame. It was his first homer since being recalled from Triple-A San Antonio on Friday. The rookie infielder has an .848 OPS across 85 plate appearances. As long as he continues hitting like this, the Brewers will be forced to keep him in the lineup.

Beaty went 2-for-6 with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Rockies.

Beaty came through with an RBI in the third inning on a fielder's choice, and he tacked on an insurance run in the sixth with a double to center. The 26-year-old is slashing .290/.305/.430 with two home runs and 15 RBI over 32 games this season.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Smith started the last six contests and went 9-for-25 with four home runs, seven runs scored and a stolen base in that stretch. The 24-year-old is seeing regular starts in left field but will hit the bench Sunday with southpaw Max Fried on the mound for Atlanta. J.D. Davis enters the lineup in his stead.

Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 9-6 loss to the Marlins on Saturday.

The 26-year-old only has one multi-hit contest in his last 16 games, but he does have five homers during that stretch. Behind 19 homers and 61 walks, Hoskins has a healthy .928 OPS. He is also batting .265 with 37 extra-base hits, 54 RBI, 43 runs and one steal in 291 at-bats this year.

Smith went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a 5-4 loss to the Braves on Saturday.

Serving as the left fielder, Smith provided the Mets' first run with a home run in the third inning off Julio Teheran. That makes four homers in the last six games for the 24-year-old, and his slash line is a lusty .328/.418/.590 even without receiving the benefit of regular playing time.

Beaty is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rockies.

He was swinging a hot bat heading into the week, but is 2-for-18 over his last five games. Edwin Rios is starting at first base and hitting sixth.

Votto went 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 6-3 win over the Cubs.

While some extra-base hits would have been nice too, fantasy GMs should have few complaints about Votto's performance in this one. The veteran first baseman is slashing .304/.402/.532 in June with four homers and 10 RBI, but his 21.7 percent strikeout rate on the month suggests he's not entirely back to his usual form just yet.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.

The first baseman continues to rake, slashing .316/.430/.674 through 26 games in June with nine homers and 19 RBI. With 28 long balls on the year already, Alonso has now tied Mark McGwire's MLB record for most home runs by a rookie before July 1.