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Frazier batted eighth and went 0-for-3 against Detroit on Tuesday.

He also made a costly error at second base for the second time in three games Tuesday. Frazier put up three straight two-hit games last week, but his overall game could lead Pittsburgh to consider alternatives at second base. He's slashing .258/.320/.373 with three homers and two stolen bases in 277 plate appearances.

Hernandez belted a grand slam and walked in a victory over the Giants on Tuesday.

Hernandez came on as a pinch hitter for Joc Pederson in the sixth inning and was walked intentionally, then made the most of his only official at-bat by crushing a 416-foot grand slam to left field to break the game open in the seventh. Both outcomes were positive signs for Hernandez, who had struggled coming into the game by taking only one walk and belting only one home run while hitting a meager .160 in June. Overall, he is slashing .213/.281/.391 with 11 home runs and 37 runs batted in this season.

McNeil went 3-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and three runs scored Tuesday against the Braves.

McNeil had already reached base three times before stepping to the plate in the ninth inning, but he capped off his performance by taking Josh Tomlin deep. He now has four homers on the season, and has continued to display strong plate skills (.404 on-base percentage and 11 percent strikeout rate). He's now hitting .333 and slugging .470 across 245 plate appearances for the season.

Hernandez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

Hernandez has fallen off after a hot start and now sits with just a .210/.276/.376 line for the season. Max Muncy slides over to second base Tuesday, with Matt Beaty starting at first.

Albies went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, four RBI and two runs in a 12-3 victory against the Mets on Monday.

Like a lot of the Braves hitters, Albies is red hot at the moment. Not only does the 22-year-old have hits in eight of his last nine games, he has six multi-hit contests during that stretch. Also occurring in that span, Albies has four homers and 13 RBI. Behind this hot streak, the 22-year-old is now hitting .286 with 11 home runs, 39 RBI, 46 runs and five steals in 290 at-bats this season.

Dubon went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI for Triple-A San Antonio in its 8-3 win over Reno on Sunday.

Dubon has submitted four multi-hit performances in a row to lift his season average to .307. The young shortstop has been aided to some extent by a .330 BABIP, but his 13.4 percent strikeout rate and 31.1 percent opposite-field-hit rate support the notion that he possesses a plus hit tool. Dubon should get a look with the big club at some point in 2019, though it may not happen until September unless injuries strike Milwaukee's middle infield.

Albies went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's rout of the Phillies.

It's his sixth multi-hit performance in the last 10 games, a stretch during which Albies is slashing a blistering .410/.489/.821 with five doubles, a triple, three homers, 10 RBI, 11 runs, a steal and a 5:4 BB:K. The whole Atlanta offense seems to be firing on all cylinders at the moment, giving the 22-year-old plenty of opportunities to turn his hits into production even if he continues to hit near the bottom of the lineup.

Marte went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three runs scored in Sunday's 15-5 loss to the Nationals.

The switch-hitting Marte homered for the third time in two games, giving him 20 for the season: nine from the left side and 11 from the right. He appears to have unlocked power from the left side. Last season, Marte had a .352 slugging percentage and .652 OPS batting left-handed, but he has increased that to .497 and .824, respectively, in 2019.

The Mets optioned Guillorme to Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

Guillorme joined the Mets as the 26th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Yankees, logging one plate appearance between the two contests before heading back to Syracuse.

Gimenez (hand/wrist) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Saturday and went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in his return to the lineup for Double-A Binghamton.

Gimenez missed just under two weeks after suffering the hand injury when he was hit by a pitch. The shortstop was fortunate to avoid any structural damage and looks like he'll be ready to resume his usual everyday role for the Rumble Ponies now that he's off the IL. Widely viewed as one of the Mets' top position prospects, the 20-year-old Gimenez is hitting .232 with two home runs and 10 steals across 205 plate appearances in the Eastern League this season.