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Tellez went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI Wednesday against the Angels.

Tellez hit his 12th and 13th homers of the season, with the highlight coming on a three-run shot off Andrew Heaney in the second frame. He's gotten regular starts for the team despite a .220/.266/.444 line through 229 plate appearances, and his playing time should remain safe with Justin Smoak (quadriceps) on the injured list. Tellez has swung the bat a bit better of late, homering three times in his past eight games.

Dixon went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Pirates.

Dixon smacked his eighth home run of the season as part of a five-run third inning. The 27-year-old continues to excel, though his .352 BABIP coming into Wednesday suggests that his current .277 batting average could regress.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Wednesday against the Mets.

Freeman took Steven Matz deep in the first frame for his 21st homer of the season. While always a stellar hitter, Freeman has flashed exceptional power of late, smacking seven extra-base hits -- including four home runs -- in his past 11 games. He's now posted a very strong .315/.403/.606 line across 335 plate appearances for the season.

Cooper was scratched from Wednesday's lineup at St. Louis with a sore left triceps, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cooper was scheduled to start at first base and bat third Wednesday but will instead take at least one day off to recover from the triceps issue. Yadiel Rivera will take over at first base in his absence.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins.

Goldschmidt is slashing just .179/.270/.321 with two homers in 16 games this month, so he'll take a seat for the second time in five games as he looks to hit the reset button. In his place, Rangel Ravelo is starting at first base and hitting fifth Wednesday.

Voit went 3-for-3 with a double, walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Rays.

Voit is riding a five-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 8-for-16 with a 6:4 BB:K. The 28-year-old has gone from battling for a full-time role in spring training to becoming perhaps the Yankees' most valuable hitter over the first three-plus months of the campaign. He'll head into Wednesday's series finale with a .393 on-base percentage, which ranks 13th among all qualified hitters on the season.

Votto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Due to the quick turnaround for the series finale, Votto will head to the bench for the first time since May 29, ending a streak of 15 consecutive starts. Derek Dietrich will fill in at first base for Votto, who is getting on base at a .373 clip in June but still hasn't hit for much power (two home runs, five doubles in 51 at-bats).

The Rays placed Diaz (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Diaz had shown limited improvement in his recovery from a right hamstring injury since he last played Sunday, prompting the Rays to shut him down for at least another week. According to Tolentino, the third baseman will stay with the team to rehab, and the hope is that he'll be ready to return next week in Minnesota after a minimum stay on the shelf. Tampa Bay recalled Daniel Robertson from Triple-A Durham to restore some depth in the infield, but Joey Wendle appears to be the likelier candidate to assume Diaz's spot in the everyday lineup.

Bell went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a 5-4 loss against the Tigers on Tuesday.

The solo bomb was Bell's 20th of the season, but unfortunately, he grounded into a double play with two runners aboard and only one out in the ninth. Bell is still a candidate to hit 40 long balls and/or 50 doubles, but he has cooled off considerably in June. He is 8-for-37 (.216) with two homers and nine RBI in the last 10 games. Overall, Bell is batting .319 with 50 extra-base hits, 66 RBI and 53 runs in 276 at-bats this season. He possesses a 1.040 OPS.

Alonso went 4-for-4 with two walks, a home run, two doubles, three runs scored and three RBI on Tuesday against the Braves.

Alonso reached base in each of his plate appearances while also notching three extra-base hits, highlighted by his two-run homer in the fourth inning. It was his 24th long ball of the season, and he's outpaced by only Christian Yelich across the majors. Alonso has shown no signs of slowing down of late, homering four times in his past 10 games. He's hitting .274/.359/.624 across 301 plate appearances for the campaign.