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Albies went 2-for-4 with a home run and three total RBI in a loss to the Mets on Monday.

Albies gave Atlanta an early lead with an RBI single in the first inning. He then tied the score at 3-3 with a two-run homer in the fourth, but New York went on to score the final 11 runs of the contest. Albies has flexed his power of late, launching four long balls over his past eight games. He's having a resurgent season with 18 home runs, 60 RBI and a .754 OPS through 106 contests after finishing with a career-worst .671 OPS across 157 regular-season games last year.

Semien went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk and scored two additional runs in Monday's 14-3 win against Atlanta.

Semien's blast was a 424-foot, two-run shot in the sixth inning that broke a 3-3 tie. It was his second homer in as many games and his third over his past five contests. Semien also logged his first multi-hit performance over his past 13 games, snapping what had been an ugly 4-for-43 stretch at the plate. He's batting just .214 on the campaign, but with 12 homers through 88 contests, Semien is only three shy of the 15 long balls he swatted across 127 regular-season contests last year.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI during the Pirates' 3-2 extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Monday's game was a low-scoring affair, but Lowe put the Pirates on the board with an RBI single in the sixth inning before sending fans home happy with a walk-off RBI single in the 10th. He's tallied three hits in back-to-back games and six times this season, and it was also his 16th multi-RBI game of the year. Lowe is slashing .251/.319/.478 with one steal, 21 home runs and 67 RBI over 436 plate appearances this season.

Ramirez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Though he'll cede his spot to Miguel Amaya on Monday, Ramirez appears to be emerging as a regular in the Chicago lineup. He had started in six of the Cubs' previous eight contests, going 11-for-25 with four doubles, two walks, one stolen base, six RBI and five runs during that stretch.

Reds manager Terry Francona said Monday that McLain (calf) will stay with Triple-A Louisville on a rehab assignment to begin the week, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

Though McLain has been on the shelf for less than three weeks due to a left calf strain, the Reds aren't looking to rush him back from his rehab assignment. Francona said he believes that picking up some more at-bats at a lower-pressure environment at Triple-A will be beneficial for McLain, who was hitting just .190/.293/.328 over 309 plate appearances on the season for Cincinnati before going on the injured list. After going 3-for-10 with two doubles through his first three games with Louisville, McLain will likely play in at least a couple more contests in the minors before the Reds consider activating him. Once he's reinstated, McLain could have an avenue to steady playing time after the Reds placed Spencer Steer (wrist) on the IL on Monday.

Arraez went 2-for-5 with a two-RBI double in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.

Arraez singled in the first inning and hit a two-run double in the ninth, albeit in a losing effort. The 29-year-old infielder has logged multiple hits in three straight games and is now batting .308 with eight RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases across 85 plate appearances in July. Overall, he's slashing .327/.363/.451 with 50 runs scored, 40 RBI, eight stolen bases and four long balls in 438 plate appearances this season.

Stott went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and five total RBI in Sunday's 11-4 win over the Yankees.

Stott set a season high in RBI, highlighted by a solo homer in the second inning and a bases-clearing double with the bases loaded in the sixth frame. The outburst was especially encouraging after he entered Sunday with no homers and just two RBI through his first 19 games in July. Overall, the second baseman is slashing .252/.307/.405 with eight homers, 47 RBI, 41 runs and 17 stolen bases across 100 contests.

Semien went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit three-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Dodgers.

Semien entered as a pinch hitter for Luis Robert in the seventh inning and promptly launched a three-run homer to extend New York's lead. He has now homered twice over his last four games, though those long balls account for two of just three hits over seven contests since returning from the injured list. Semien is batting just .207 with a .607 OPS across 87 games this season.

Castro went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a hit-by-pitch in Sunday's 11-2 loss to the Brewers.

Castro reached the 10-homer mark on the year with this blast, one of four the utility man has hit in July. He's added 11 RBI while batting .197 (13-for-66) with 24 strikeouts over 19 games this month. For the season, Castro is hitting .258 with a .724 OPS, 44 RBI, 45 runs scored, 15 doubles and seven stolen bases over 91 contests, but his rate stats are likely to come down if he continues to whiff.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Pirates.

Making the start at third base in place of Alex Bregman, Ramirez extended his hitting streak to seven games and raised his season batting average above .300 in the process. The 22-year-old has four multi-hit efforts during his hitting streak, and he's making it increasingly hard for the Cubs to keep him out of the lineup. Bregman should still cover the hot corner most days moving forward, but Ramirez can also slot in as the DH, and his fantasy value is starting to trend upward thanks to his hot bat.