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McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss against the Yankees.

McCutchen has gone yard in back-to-back games for the second time in 2021, with both instances coming during the current month. He's hitting just .222 across 45 at-bats this month but has four homers and 11 RBI in that stretch, and his 17 dingers on the year are his highest mark since 2018, when he socked 20 long balls across 155 games.

Dickerson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Dickerson gave the Giants an early lead when he took Darien Nunez deep to right field for a two-run shot in the second inning. The homer was his ninth of the season and third in July. Dickerson has six hits in his past 18 at-bats but is batting only .234 overall.

Turner was removed from Tuesday's game against the Giants after being hit by a pitch on the left knee, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The veteran third baseman was struck by a pitch during the third inning but remained in the game for a few frames before exiting the contest. According to Eric Stephen of SBNation.com, the initial diagnosis is a knee bruise, and Turner should be considered day-to-day as he continues to be evaluated.

Turner went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Giants.

Turner went back-to-back with teammate Max Muncy in the first inning off Giants ace Kevin Gausman to bring his squad within one run. It was his second homer in as many games and his fifth overall in July. The 36-year-old continues to be a constant threat at the plate, slashing .304/.391/.512 with 17 homers, 55 RBI, 55 runs scored and a 41:65 BB:K over 373 plate appearances.

Winker went 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings loss to the Mets.

He sent the game to extras with his second two-bagger of the night, driving in Aristides Aquino in the ninth inning off Mets closer Edwin Diaz, but the Reds couldn't seal the deal. Winker hasn't gone yard since June 29, slashing .140/.234/.158 over his prior 14 games coming into Monday, but this performance is a good sign the 27-year-old is ready to bust out of his slump.

Ruf went 1-for-1 with a solo homer and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Cardinals.

Ruf drove in the only run of the day for the Giants with a solo blast off Wade LeBlanc in the fourth to tie up the game but was eventually replaced by LaMonte Wade once the Cardinals put in a right-handed pitcher. He has had much more success against left-handed pitching this season, as he's slashing .321/.458/.732 with six homers, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored and a 1.190 OPS over 72 plate appearances. His struggles against righties have made him a platoon bat, which limits his upside, especially in mixed leagues.

McCutchen went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Marlins.

McCutchen has reached base in each of the four games since returning from the All-Star break, and he hit his 16th home run of the season in Sunday's win. The 34-year-old has gone 2-for-7 with a home run, three RBI and four walks across four games to begin the second half of the year.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base Sunday against the Dodgers.

Blackmon broke a 5-5 tie in the 10th inning when he took Los Angeles reliever Phil Bickford deep to right field. Blackmon also singled and stole his first base of the season earlier in the game. The 35-year-old isn't producing the same power production fantasy managers had become accustomed to in the past -- Sunday's homer was just his fifth of the year -- but his .362 on-base percentage makes him plenty useful in OBP formats, and he's tied for second on the Rockies with 43 RBI.

Turner went 2-for-5 with a home run and a double in Sunday's loss to Colorado.

Turner got the Dodgers on the board in the third inning when he took Colorado starter Jon Gray deep to right for a two-run blast. It was the 16th long ball of the year for Turner, who also doubled. The 36-year-old is enjoying another prolific offensive season, slashing .304/.390/.505 with 54 runs driven in. He's hitting a team-leading .384 over the last 30 days.

Miller is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Miller looked to be a candidate to pick up regular work at third base after Alec Bohm tested positive for COVID-19 a week ago, but everyday duties at the hot corner have instead fallen to Ronald Torreyes, who will pick up a fifth straight start at the position Sunday. Even though Miller turned heads with a three-homer performance in a spot start July 8, he doesn't look like he'll get much of an opportunity to build on that huge day at the plate. He's picked up just 12 at-bats since that time.