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Burger went 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-4 extra-inning win over the Royals.

Burger entered the game as a pinch hitter for Joc Pederson (hip) in the fifth inning. After drawing a walk in his first plate appearance, Burger launched a game-tying solo homer in the seventh inning before adding a sacrifice fly in the eighth. After opening June with a 0-for-17 slump, he has collected six hits over his last three games, driving in a run in each. Burger is now slashing .245/.300/.432 with 11 home runs, 12 doubles, 41 RBI, 31 runs scored and one stolen base across 267 plate appearances.

Horwitz went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Horwitz provided needed insurance with his blast in the eighth inning, his ninth home run of the season. He's performed well across his last 15 starts, hitting .322 with five homers, seven RBI and 10 runs scored. Horwitz also continues to serve as Pittsburgh's primary leadoff hitter against right-handed pitchers.

Rumfield went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.

Rumfield got the Rockies on the board with his eighth-inning blast. Prior to Wednesday's game, he had gone 0-for-13 with three walks over his previous four contests, and this was his first multi-hit effort since May 30 versus the Giants. The first baseman is batting .269 with a .776 OPS, eight homers, 31 RBI, 27 runs scored, 10 doubles and one triple over 65 contests this season.

Alonso went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Mariners.

Alonso broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning with a 402-foot shot off George Kirby, his 14th homer this season. After a slow start to the year, Alonso has picked things up over the past month, batting .299 with six homers and 19 RBI in his last 22 games. Overall, he's slashing .242/.321/.447 with 41 runs scored and 42 RBI through 299 plate appearances this year.

Schanuel (calf) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Houston, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Schanuel took a pitch off his leg in the first inning of Tuesday's game, and he was later pulled when his calf began to tighten up. He'll get a day off to recover Wednesday, allowing Trey Mancini to start at first base.

Burger is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Kansas City.

It's a routine day off for Burger, who had started each of the previous 13 tilts. Ezequiel Duran will be deployed at first base by the Rangers, and Nicky Lopez will cover second base.

Clemens is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Clemens will hit the bench after going 8-for-20 with three solo home runs, two doubles, a stolen base and three additional runs while starting in each of the Twins' last five games. Royce Lewis will get the nod at first base in place of Clemens as the Twins stock up on an extra right-handed bat to counter Tigers southpaw Framber Valdez.

Vientos is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Vientos will head to the bench for the fifth time in six games and appears to have lost his grip on a regular role while he's mustered a .128/.146/.213 slash line over his last 15 games. Jared Young has displaced Vientos as the Mets' preferred option at first base.

Norby is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Diamondbacks.

Norby reached base in all three of his plate appearances during Tuesday's game, but he'll begin Wednesday's contest on the bench. Christopher Morel will handle first base and bat seventh for the Marlins.

Atlanta selected Tellez's contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Atlanta placed star outfielder Ronald Acuna (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list, and as a result Tellez, an eight-year big-league veteran, will reach the majors for the first time in 2026. Though the 31-year-old Tellez showed during his time at Gwinnett that he can still hit for power (.483 slugging percentage) and get on base at a steady clip, he likely won't have a path to regular playing time while he's up with Atlanta. Unless Atlanta shows a willingness to use Dominic Smith in the corner outfield while Acuna is on the shelf, Tellez will likely be limited to a pinch-hitting role while Smith and Matt Olson are ahead of him on the depth chart at designated hitter and first base, respectively.