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Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Orioles.

He took Alexander Wells deep in the fourth inning, but the Royals were already in a 6-1 hole at that point. Santana is now one homer shy of his eighth season with 20 or more, but his .703 OPS (on a .225/.329/.374 slash line) would be the worst mark of his career over a full schedule.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Marlins.

He opened and closed the scoring on the night with blasts off Edward Cabrera in the first inning and Taylor Williams in the ninth. Alonso now has 101 homers for his career in only 347 MLB games, making him the second-fastest player in history to reach 100 (after Ryan Howard) and only the eighth player ever to get to 100 home runs within their first three seasons.

Cron went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Cron doubled in teammate Charlie Blackmon in the fourth inning to open the scoring for Colorado. He has put together a strong season with the Rockies, slashing .278/.377/.542 with 26 homers and a career-high 80 RBI. This was his fifth three-hit game since the beginning of August.

Dalbec went 2-for-2 with a pair of two-run home runs in Tuesday's 12-7 loss to Tampa Bay.

The 26-year-old spelled Rafael Devers at third base, and Dalbec delivered with homers in the eighth and ninth innings as Boston tried to come back from a significant deficit. Dalbec recorded his first 20-homer season in the process, and he's added 69 RBI, 41 runs scored and a stolen base while slashing .244/.302/.483 in 391 plate appearances. Going forward, Dalbec is expected to see the short side of a platoon with Kyle Schwarber at first base.

Dalbec isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Rays, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Enrique Hernandez (illness) was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday and is starting in center field, so Kyle Schwarber will start at first base. Now that Hernandez is healthy, manager Alex Cora said that Schwarber will likely see most of the playing time at first base against right-handed pitchers, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Walker will sit Tuesday against Texas.

With his off day here against Spencer Howard, Walker has now been on the bench against the last three righties the Diamondbacks have faced. He hasn't made a good case for everyday at-bats this season, hitting just .233/.309/358. Pavin Smith will be the first baseman Tuesday.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

It appears to be a routine day off for the first baseman after he posted a three-hit performance Monday. Matt Carpenter will enter the lineup and bat sixth.

Diaz went 3-for-5 in an extra-inning win over the Red Sox on Monday.

Several of his teammates had more impactful hits, but Diaz still enjoyed a productive day with his fifth multi-hit effort in the last 14 games. That stretch has represented a timely late-season surge for Diaz, whose .333/.396/.458 slash line during that span is partly constituted of three doubles and a home run across 53 plate appearances.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Monday's 11-2 win over the Mariners.

Monday's game was Gurriel's first this season with three runs scored. The 37-year-old notched a pair of base hits and a walk and came around to score each time. Gurriel has been scorching hot at the plate since late August, as he's slashing .371/.458/.532 with two homers, six RBI, 13 runs scored and 10:11 BB:K over his last 16 games.

Solano (Illness) could be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of the Giants' three-game road series versus the Cubs that begins Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Solano wasn't able to join the Giants in Colorado for their three-game series in Colorado that began Monday, but he was cleared to return to the team facility in San Francisco after completing a quarantine period. Assuming he fares well during his workouts the next few days, Solano could rejoin the Giants this weekend. Solano will likely serve as a short-side platoon mate at second base for Tommy La Stella once he's reinstated.