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Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Phillies.

The game was scoreless through nine innings, but Ozuna capped a five-run eruption for Atlanta in the 10th by crushing a backup slider from Yunior Marte deep to left field. The veteran slugger is up to 14 homers on the season, including three in June to help fuel his .321/.413/.547 slash line on the month.

Buxton went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Thursday's victory over the Red Sox.

Buxton wasn't messing around, crushing mammoth home runs of 466 and 465 feet in his first two at-bats. He would not reach base again in the contest, but the damage had already been done as the Twins cruised to a shutout victory to split the series with Boston. After going hitless through his first six games in June, the slugger is now 5-for-11 with three homers, four RBI and four runs scored over his last three games.

McCutchen (elbow) is batting second Thursday against Miami as the Pirates' designated hitter.

After missing Pittsburgh's last two games, McCutchen's elbow soreness has subsided, and he will re-enter the lineup Thursday. The veteran outfielder is 4-for-16 with a home run and five walks across his last five games.

Choi (Achilles) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona on Thursday.

Thursday will be Choi's first taste of game action since landing on the injured list April 15 with a left Achilles strain. The Pirates haven't indicated how long they plan on keeping Choi in the minors, but a return before the end of June could be possible.

The Astros selected Madris' contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Madris will take the roster spot opened up by the demotion of Cesar Salazar to Triple-A on Thursday. Madris was unimpressive during his time with the Pirates last season, slashing .177/.244/.265 with seven RBI across 123 plate appearances, but he's been solid in the minors this year. He'll most likely come off the bench while in Houston.

Pederson is not in Thursday's lineup against the Padres, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Pederson will head to the bench with a lefty (Blake Snell) on the mound for the opposition. The veteran slugger has not started against a lefty all season. Michael Conforto gets the nod at designated hitter, batting fifth.

Meneses is not in Thursday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Meneses is hitting .259 with zero home runs, six runs and six RBI in 16 games this month. Keibert Ruiz will start at designated hitter while Riley Adams starts behind the dish.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a home run, two total runs, two total RBI, a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

Turner knocked in half of Boston's runs in the loss, swatting a 447-foot solo shot in the third inning and singling home another run in the fifth. The veteran finished with his eighth multi-hit performance over his past 11 games, a red-hot stretch during which he's batting .432 (19-for-44) with four homers, 14 RBI, 12 runs and two steals. In his first season with the Red Sox, Turner has been a steady contributor, posting a .284/.364/.465 slash line along with 11 homers, 40 RBI, 45 runs and four thefts.

Ohtani allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out 12 over seven innings, but he dropped to 6-3 on the season in Wednesday's 2-0 loss to the Dodgers.

Ohtani also went 0-for-3 at the plate, and Luis Rengifo had the only two hits for the Angels in a low-scoring loss. The one blemish on Ohtani's line was Freddie Freeman's fourth-inning solo home run, but the standout right-hander otherwise finished with double-digit strikeouts for the fifth time this season. The strong outing lowered his ERA to 3.13 with a 1.04 WHIP and 117:37 K:BB over 89 innings through 15 starts. The two-way star is next expected to take the mound at home versus the White Sox next week.

Vogelbach went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 10-8 loss to the Astros.

The veteran slugger did what he could to keep the Mets in the game with an RBI double in the third inning and a two-run single in the fourth. Vogelbach appears to be regaining his swagger at the plate, starting four of the last six games at DH and going 7-for-17 (.412) with two homers and seven RBI.