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Diaz (neck) went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Cleveland.

Diaz was held out of the lineup for two days with neck spasms earlier this week, but he made his presence felt in his return. The 29-year-old played a key role in Tampa Bay's comeback, getting them within a run with his ninth-inning solo shot. The infielder is now slashing .261/.378/.366 with six homers, 33 RBI and 39 runs scored through 339 plate appearances. His triple was his first since the 2019 season.

Listi was released by the Phillies on Thursday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.

Listi was picked 503rd overall in the 2017 draft, but showed some promise in the lower levels of the minors. He was named the top hitter in the Phillies minor-league system in 2017, when he hit .312/.412/.502 across 123 games between High-A and Double-A. However, he stalled out at Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2021, as he managed only a .221/.299/.274 line across 214 plate appearances.

Gittens (Achilles) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Gittens remains day-to-day with a sore Achilles, which is keeping him on the bench for the third game in a row. DJ LeMahieu picks up another start at first base in Gittens' stead.

Phillies manager Joe Girardi said Thursday that Bohm (illness) will go on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the next couple of days before being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Bohm rejoined the team earlier this week and appears to have cleared MLB's health and safety protocols, but he'll need at least two rehab games to get his conditioning in order after testing positive for the virus. Assuming Bohm gets the green light to return from the IL this weekend, he should immediately reclaim everyday duties at third base from Ronald Torreyes.

Diaz (neck) is starting Thursday's game against Cleveland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz was out of the lineup for each of the last two games due to neck spasms, but he went 0-for-1 with a strikeout as a pinch hitter Wednesday. He'll start at first base and bat sixth in the series opener against Cleveland.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a double and a run in an extra-inning win over the Cubs on Wednesday.

Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 16 games, a stretch during which he's slashed an outstanding .379/.446/.667 over 74 plate appearances while striking out at a modest 14.9 percent clip. The veteran slugger's surge has his season average up to a solid .271, and he continues to put very good wood on the ball with a career-high 9.5 percent barrel rate.

Lowe is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Lowe has gone 2-for-18 with eight strikeouts over his last eight games, though he does have nine walks over that stretch. He'll hit the bench Thursday for the second time in four games, with Andy Ibanez taking over at first base.

Cabrera (hamstring) played third base and logged four at-bats with the Diamondbacks' entry in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said the veteran felt "very good" following the session, and Cabrera will get at-bats during a "B" game against minor-league pitchers as a next step. At this point, the organization is hoping to get Cabrera healthy enough so that he can be traded.

Guerrero went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs in a loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Boston pitchers put Guerrero on base twice via walk in the contest, but the young superstar managed to hit one ball out of the park, blasting a 430-foot solo shot in the fourth inning. The long ball was his fourth in his past five games and his 32nd overall this season. He trails only Shohei Ohtani (34 home runs) for the league lead.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run as the Giants defeated the Dodgers, 4-2 on Wednesday.

Flores was held quiet until he erupted for a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth off Los Angeles closer Kenley Jansen to give San Francisco the lead for good. The infielder has now recorded an extra-base hit in the three straight games and remains entrenched at third base with Evan Longoria injured.