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Wade went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

Wade led the game off with a home run off Johnny Cueto Sunday. He added two walks in the game. The 27-year-old has three long balls in his last six games. He is slashing .270/.386/.541 with five RBI and six runs in 14 games since being called up to replace Darin Ruf (hamstring).

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Diaz extended his hitting streak to four games and also blasted his first two long ball of the campaign in the ninth inning off reliever Brett Martin. The infielder is hitting .253 on the season and is clearly trending in the right direction of late.

Mountcastle went 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 18-5 blowout win over Cleveland.

The 24-year-old scored all three times he got on base. Mountcastle had an RBI single in the fourth inning and an RBI double in the sixth. He's been hot since the start of June, and he's now hit safely in six straight games. In that span, he's gone 11-for-24 (.458) with four home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, a caught stealing and two strikeouts in a 6-2 win over the Padres on Sunday.

Smith walked and was caught stealing second base in the second inning and blasted a solo home run to center in the fourth. After launching 10 home runs in 50 games in 2020, Smith has just four through 49 games season but owns a decent .260/.332/.373 slash line. One added factor of late has been Smith's activity on the bases, with both his steals and lone caught stealing all having come in June.

Cabrera flew out as a pinch hitter in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Milwaukee.

Cabrera was activated from the injured list Friday and has entered the last three games as a pinch hitter, going 0-for-2 with an RBI sacrifice fly during that span. The Diamondbacks are off Monday, so there's a chance that the veteran infielder could return to the starting lineup Tuesday or Wednesday in Oakland.

Manager Aaron Boone mentioned June 15 as a potential date for Voit (oblique) to begin a rehab assignment, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Voit participated in some fielding work Friday and is continuing to progress toward a mid-June rehab assignment. The slugger, who was placed on the 10-day IL on May 26, will likely need to make multiple appearances in the minors before he's ready to rejoin the Yankees lineup. With all that being considered, he remains on track for a late-June return.

Gurriel went 3-for-3 with two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

All three of Gurriel's hits were singles, and the third one knocked in Alex Bregman in the eighth inning. The impressive effort at the plate continued a budding hot streak -- Gurriel has gone 9-for-14 with three walks in the last four games. The infielder is slashing .325/.397/.528 with eight home runs, 41 RBI and 27 runs scored through 229 plate appearances overall.

Manager David Bell said Sunday that Votto's left thumb was sore following his most recent rehab game at Triple-A Louisville, but that the first baseman remains a possibility to return from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Brewers, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Votto has been on the shelf since early May with a fractured left thumb, but he looks to be nearing the finish line in his recovery despite the fact that he continues to tend to some soreness. The 37-year-old remained in the lineup for Louisville on Sunday while starting at first base rather than at designated hitter, an indication the Reds aren't too concerned about his thumb. Through the first five games of his rehab assignment with Louisville, Votto has gone 4-for-17 with a pair of extra-base hits.

Flores (hamstring) will start at third base and bat cleanup Sunday against the Cubs, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Back in action after a two-game layoff due to a tight hamstring, Flores could be in position to take on a full-time role at the hot corner for the foreseeable future. The Giants moved Evan Longoria (shoulder) to the 10-day injured list Sunday, and manager Gabe Kapler acknowledged that the veteran third baseman would need 4-to-6 weeks to recover from his injury. In addition to Flores, the Giants could look to Mauricio Dubon and the newly recalled Thairo Estrada to help fill in at third base while Longoria is on the shelf.

Abreu is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Abreu will get a long-awaited day off Sunday, with Andrew Vaughn set to move to first base for the series finale against Detroit. Abreu is expected back in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays.