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McCutchen went 3-for-3 with a homer, a walk, three RBI and two runs against the Brewers on Tuesday.

Through this season's first 45 games, McCutchen was hitting a brutal .200/.271/.359 with six homers and 20 RBI, but the light came on in late May: Over the 24 games since, he's hit a spectacular .402 with eight homers and 23 RBI. That's both intriguing and confusing output from a guy who's coming off his worst MLB season and was widely considered to be in decline -- an idea his early slump did nothing to dispel. However, it's certainly tantalizing whenever we see this kind of outburst from a guy who's done it before.

Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and second run scored in Tuesday's 12-3 loss to the Nationals.

The blast was Ozuna's 19th of the season and fourth in the last seven games. The 26-year-old is hitting .385 (10-for-26) over that stretch with nine RBI and has pushed his OPS on the season up to an impressive .988.

Miller (groin) is "still in shutdown mode" per manager Kevin Cash, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

This is Miller's second DL stint in the past month. He appears to have made no progress in his recovery, which makes a return during the month of June seem unrealistic. It's uncertain when he may begin ramping up his activity.

Stanton went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Nationals.

The homer was his 18th of the year, but the steal was his first in over two years. Stanton's put together a productive month of June, slashing .283/.403/.550 with four homers, nine RBI and 17 runs in 17 games.

Cespedes was back in left field Monday, batting third, and went 1-for-4 in a 10-6 loss to the Dodgers.

The Mets are taking it easy with Cespedes to try and avoid any recurrence of the lower-body issues that have plagued him this season, sitting him down Sunday after he'd started three games in a row. Expect him to continue getting frequent days off for the time being.

Harper went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Marlins.

His first-inning blast, Harper's 18th homer of the year, staked the Nats to an early lead which Tanner Roark quickly squandered. The 24-year-old superstar is working on a 12-game hitting streak during which he has a .320/.404/.560 slash line with three homers, eight RBI and eight runs.

McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three RBI during Monday's win over Milwaukee.

In 22 games since moving down the lineup into the six-hole, McCutchen has exploded for seven homers, 20 RBI, 19 runs and a .378/.453/.720 slash line. His batting average has climbed 55 points during that stretch (it's now at .260 for the season), and he's now on track to post another solid cross-category fantasy campaign.

Turner was a perfect 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs and two runs scored Monday night against the Mets.

Much of his damage was done on a two-run homer off Mets starter Zack Wheeler in the second inning of the contest. Turner continues to be one of the top third basemen in all of baseball, as this marks the second game in a row in which he's homered, while his batting average and OPS are now up to .399 and 1.027, respectively. His .434 BABIP is highly unsustainable, but Turner's spot in the heart of the Dodgers' batting order will keep him relevant in all formats even when he comes back to earth a bit.

Brantley was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a sprained right ankle.

Brantley didn't play in any of the Indians' last five games while he was away from the team following the birth of his child, but the time off wasn't enough to remedy the soreness he was experiencing in his ankle, which he first sprained earlier in the month in Kansas City. It's not believed to be a significant setback for the outfielder, who could rejoin the Tribe when first eligible Sunday if the soreness subsides as expected. In the meantime, Brantley's absence will likely open up some extra at-bats for the likes of Austin Jackson and Daniel Robertson.

Brantley is not in the lineup Monday against the Orioles.

Although Brantley is expected to be activated from the paternity list ahead of Monday's contest, the Indians will instead keep him out of action for one more day. The veteran outfielder missed the past five games to attend to the birth of his child, but he was playing well before then, batting .311 with nine RBI in the prior 16 games. Austin Jackson will man left field in his stead, but look for Brantley to return to action Tuesday.