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Canha went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Thursday's win over the Giants.

He supplied the Mets with some insurance in the third inning, bringing home two runs with a two-out single. Canha hasn't missed a beat since spending a week on the COVID-19 injured list, and while he's still looking for his first extra-base hit this season, the 33-year-old outfielder is batting .379 with a .471 OBP and six RBI through eight games.

Hummel went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Nationals.

Hummel batted leadoff after riding the bench for two games against Washington and gave his batting average a much-needed boost. Through his first 12 games in the majors, the 27-year-old is slashing .154/.353/.385.

Vogelbach went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in a 4-3 win over the Cubs on Thursday.

Chicago jumped out to an early three-run lead, but Vogelbach kicked off a Pittsburgh comeback with his two-run shot in the third inning. He later scored the winning run after drawing a walk in the fifth. The slugger extended his hitting streak to four games, and he is slashing .316/.395/.579 with three long balls, five RBI and nine runs in what could be shaping up to be a resurgent campaign.

Beer went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Wednesday's 11-2 win over Washington.

Beer, who had been in and out of the lineup to start the season, has started five of the last six games. All of those starts have come against right-handers, and it's not clear if Arizona manager Torey Lovullo will make Beer a full-timer regardless of the opposing pitcher. One thing for certain is that Beer has been the team's best hitter since Opening Day, when he hit a walk-off home run. The lefty-swinging first baseman/DH is slashing .438/.486/.625 with a team-high eight RBI through 11 games. The teammate nearest him in average is Pavin Smith, who is batting .219.

Belt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a 5-2 victory against the Mets.

Belt registered the only long ball of the contest when he went deep to right field in the second inning. The homer was his fourth of the campaign, tied for fifth in the league. He's coming off a 2021 season during which he slugged a career-high 29 homers in only 325 at-bats.

Canha (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Canha has been out the past week while on the COVID-19 IL but will rejoin the active roster Wednesday after clearing MLB's testing protocols. The 33-year-old was off to a hot start prior to the absence, slashing .381/.500/.381 with three RBI and two runs scored in six games.

Dickerson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

The lefty-hitting Dickerson's 1-for-21 start to the season has seemingly resulted in him losing hold of his strong-side platoon role at designated hitter. He'll be on the bench Wednesday for the third straight game, with his latter two absences from the lineup coming against right-handed starting pitchers in Walker Buehler and Tony Gonsolin. Dickerson's struggles at the plate have allowed Orlando Arcia to settle into a near-everyday role, though both Arcia and Dickerson will likely see their opportunities dwindle as soon as Ronald Acuna (knee) is ready to return from the 10-day injured list.

McCutchen isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

McCutchen will get his first off day of the season after going 0-for-5 with a run, two walks and three strikeouts in the last two games. Keston Hiura will serve as the designated hitter and bat seventh.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets.

He got the start in left field and batted cleanup in both games, but Pederson found less success in the nightcap, going 0-for-4. The veteran outfielder has had a strong start to the season, slashing .310/.355/.621 through nine games with three solo homers accounting for all his RBI.

Beer started at first base and went 2-for-4 with a double in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals.

Beer made his first start of the season in the field, slotting in for Christian Walker, after serving as the designated hitter in his previous five starts. He went back to DH for the second game of the twin bill and went 1-for-3 with a walk. Walker, who entered the day batting .129, returned to first base for the nightcap and went 0-for-3 with a walk.