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Bregman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Twins.

Bregman opened the scoring with a two-run blast off Zebby Matthews in the first inning, giving him his 10th home run of the season. The veteran infielder has begun to heat up after a slow first half, homering three times over his last five games. Bregman entered the All-Star break with a lackluster .241 average and .696 OPS, but his recent surge could be an encouraging sign that he's turning things up offensively.

Riley went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Rangers.

It was the 10th career multi-homer game from Riley, who recorded his second such effort of the campaign. The 29-year-old third baseman might finally be rediscovering his power stroke a bit in July, during which he's walloped four homers over 55 at-bats. Riley, who hit seventh in Atlanta's lineup Sunday, is still hitting just .217 and slugging only .361 en route to posting a career-worst .657 OPS over 398 trips to the plate, also tallying 12 homers, 13 doubles, 47 RBI and a career-high six stolen bases.

Mead went 1-for-3 with two walks, one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.

Mead has gone 19-for-46 (.413) over 12 contests in July, hitting safely in 10 of those games. He's also logged nine extra-base hits and nine RBI in that span. He's up to a .256 batting average and .861 OPS on the year while adding 17 home runs, six steals, 48 RBI, 47 runs scored, 16 doubles and one triple over 83 contests in a breakout campaign.

The Marlins recalled Pauley from Triple-A Jacksonville on Sunday.

Pauley will return to the big-league club after spending a couple of weeks in Triple-A. In the majors this season, the 25-year-old has slashed .176/.219/.297 with one homer and 11 RBI. To make room for Pauley on the roster, Miami optioned Rece Hinds to Jacksonville.

Bohm went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Mets.

Despite Saturday's productive showing, Bohm has still struggled overall in what's arguably been a career-worst season so far. The multi-hit game was his first since July 4 in Kansas City, and the RBI was his first since July 6. Through 383 trips to the plate to this point, the third baseman is slashing a miserable .216/.277/.351 with 11 home runs, 14 doubles, 48 RBI and 31 runs scored.

Mead isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Mead will get a chance to catch his breath after beginning the second half by going 4-for-6 with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored during Friday's 23-4 rout. Jorbit Vivas will pick up a start at third base as a result and bat eighth.

Manager Pat Murphy said that Hamilton (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Hamilton landed on the injured list July 7 due to a strained left hamstring, and although he wasn't able to return immediately after the All-Star break, he doesn't appear to be too far away from activation. Joey Ortiz has filled in admirably as Hamilton's replacement at third base, posting a 1.054 OPS in Milwaukee's last eight games. The two players may split time at the hot corner more evenly once Hamilton is reinstated from the IL.

Karros isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Karros will retreat to the bench Saturday after going 0-for-4 with a run scored during a 7-2 loss in Friday's series opener. While Karros rests, Willi Castro will start at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Mead went 4-for-6 with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in Friday's win over the Athletics.

Mead is up to 16 doubles on the season, and he's been seeing the ball extremely well of late. He's hit safely in all but one of his last 10 games, posting six multi-hit performances and slashing .439/.500/.829 with a 1.329 OPS, three homers, five doubles, a triple, eight RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base over that stretch.

Muncy went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Yankees.

With the Dodgers down 1-0 in the top of the seventh inning, Muncy got hold of a Gerrit Cole slider and deposited it into the second deck in right field at Yankee Stadium for what proved to be the game-winning blast. It was Muncy's 18th homer of the season but his first in July, as he'd managed a weak .212/.297/.303 slash line with three RBI in his last 10 games before the All-Star break.