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  • Alec Bohm 3B | PHI

    Phillies' Alec Bohm: Extends hitting streak

    Bohm went 2-for-5 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

    Bohm plated a run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth, allowing Bryce Harper to cross home plate, and later added another one with an RBI groundout that scored J.T. Realmuto. The third baseman has hit safely in four straight games and is slashing .333/.412/.433 over his last 10 games.

  • Chris Shaw 1B | CHW

    Chris Shaw: Cut loose by Baltimore

    The Orioles released Shaw on Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

    After failing to win a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster, Shaw was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk coming out of spring training. The 27-year-old corner outfielder has spent much of the minor-league season on the injured list and struggled mightily in the 14 games he played for Norfolk, slashing .026/.240/.026 while striking out in exactly half of his 50 plate appearances.

  • Michael Toglia 1B | COL

    Rockies' Michael Toglia: Rises to Double-A

    The Rockies promoted Toglia from High-A Spokane to Double-A Hartford on Sunday, Dave Nichols of The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports.

    During his time at Spokane, the switch-hitting first baseman slashed .234/.333/.465 with seven stolen bases and a High-A West-leading 17 home runs. The 6-foot-5, 226-pound Toglia has also drawn favorable reviews for his defensive work at first base in addition to his power production at the dish. He'll likely remain with Hartford for the rest of the season.

  • Padres' Jake Cronenworth: Doubles twice, drives in two

    Cronenworth went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Rockies.

    After homering Saturday, Cronenworth knocked in two runs right away on a double in the first inning. In addition, he added another double and a single in the game. The 27-year-old is batting .258 over the month of July with three homers, 14 RBI and 18 runs. On the season, he is slashing .279/.351/.477, trailing only Fernando Tatis (79) on the team with 73 runs scored.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Blasts three-run homer

    Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Angels.

    Olson cranked his 28th home run Sunday off Reid Detmers in the third inning to give Oakland a 3-2 lead. He has slowed down over his last 10 games, batting just .176. However, he had seven long balls in July. On the season, the 27-year-old is slashing .280/.373/.580 with a team-leading 28 homers, 70 RBI and 69 runs in 428 plate appearances.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Homers in three-hit effort

    Gurriel went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to San Francisco.

    The 37-year-old provided an early spark with his first-inning long ball, and he continued his productive hitting throughout the game. Gurriel has posted five straight multi-hit games, going 12-for-23 (.522) with a pair of homers, seven RBI and five runs scored in that hot stretch. He's batting .324/.388/.490 with 12 homers, 66 RBI, 54 runs scored and a stolen base through 417 plate appearances overall.

  • Luke Voit 1B | NYM

    Yankees' Luke Voit: Rehab assignment coming this week

    Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said during an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM that Voit (knee) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

    Voit is in the midst of his third stint on the injured list this season, this time due to a bone bruise and inflammation in his left knee. Though Voit could be tracking toward a return from the IL by next weekend or the week after, the Yankees don't appear to be counting on him reclaiming an everyday role at first base after the team shipped out two highly regarded prospects to the Cubs on Thursday to acquire Anthony Rizzo. With Rizzo off to a red-hot start to his tenure with the Yankees and with Giancarlo Stanton locked in as the team's regular designated hitter, Voit may need one of the two to miss time with an injury before regaining meaningful at-bats.

  • LaMonte Wade LF | HOU

    Giants' LaMonte Wade: Exits with lower back tightness

    Wade was removed from Sunday's win over the Astros due to lower back tightness, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

    Wade returned to the lineup Saturday after he missed three games due to a bruised right lower leg, but he's now dealing with another injury that forced him out of Sunday's contest in the top of the ninth inning. It's not yet clear whether the issue will force him to miss additional time. Prior to his departure, the 27-year-old went 0-for-3 with a walk.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Dialed in at plate

    Gurriel will start at first base and bat third Sunday against the Giants, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.

    After batting cleanup in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Giants, Gurriel will be back to his usual No. 3 spot in the order for the series finale. The veteran first baseman has been among the hotter hitters in the Houston lineup of late; he enters Sunday's game with four consecutive multi-hit games, during which he's driven in five runs and scored four times. His average is up to a career-high .319 for the season.

  • Diamondbacks' Asdrubal Cabrera: Not starting Sunday

    Cabrera is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.

    Cabrera is 5-for-20 with three doubles, four walks, four RBI and two runs in six games since returning from the injured list, and he'll receive the day off Sunday. Drew Ellis will cover the hot corner for Arizona in the series finale.

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