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Harper (hand) is starting Wednesday against the Rangers, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Harper didn't appear in any of the last three games due to an infected blister on his left hand, but he'll serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup during Wednesday's series finale against Texas. Over his last six games, he's gone 8-for-18 with two doubles, four runs, three RBI and a stolen base.

Vogelbach went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Cubs.

Vogelbach singled and doubled in consecutive plate appearances to account for the majority of his damage Tuesday. He has been a big part of Pittsburgh's hot offense to start its series against the Cubs, collecting four hits with two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored across two games. Overall, Vogelbach is hitting .226/.314/.423 across 191 plate appearances on the season.

Ozuna went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 12-10 loss to the Giants on Tuesday.

There has always been plenty of pop in Ozuna's bat, and his home run off Anthony DeSclafani now gives him 13 home runs on the year. Despite being a career .270 hitter, the 31-year-old slugger is slashing only .227/.275/.414 in 2022. Baseball Savant ranks him in the 90th percentile of xSLG, so it is possible that his slash line normalizes upward toward his career standard.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a 12-10 win over the Braves on Tuesday.

Pederson homered off reliever Collin McHugh to lead off the seventh inning and extend his team's lead. It marks the 15th long ball for Pederson on the season, which puts him on pace for his best power output since 2019. His power resurgence is all the more impressive given that home runs are down considerably in 2022 compared to 2019, partially due to the physical properties of the baseball. Pederson is now slugging .565 with a .912 OPS in 2022.

Reyes went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in a 6-5 win over the Twins on Tuesday.

Reyes was sidelined since May 24 due to a hamstring issue but returned to the lineup Tuesday night and hit a two-out, two-run blast to tie the game at 5-5 in the eighth. The 419-foot homer to straightaway center is a good sign for the slugger who struggled miserably through the opening stretch of the season before landing on the IL. He now has four home runs on the season and is batting .196. If he can lower his abysmal 39.3% strikeout rate and make more consistent contact, Reyes has a chance to build on the success he had in 2021, when he hit 30 home runs while generating a respectable .254 average.

Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-4 win over the Yankees on Tuesday.

Ramirez hit a home run in the first inning off Nestor Cortes to give him three long balls on the year. He came into the game scorching left-handed pitching to the tune of a .358 average, and his blast helped the Rays get to a very difficult lefty in Cortes. With the recent injury to teammate Manuel Margot (knee), Ramirez's .301 average should continue affording him a fair share of at-bats.

Madris went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Cubs.

In his second MLB game, the 26-year-old rookie clubbed a Mark Leiter offering over the wall in right-center field in the seventh inning to cap the scoring on the night. Madris has hit the ground running since his promotion, going 4-for-8 with a double, a homer, a stolen base, two runs and three RBI and building on the breakout .304/.385/.519 line he posted for Triple-A Indianapolis over 46 games.

Ohtani went 3-for-4 with two home runs and eight RBI in Tuesday's 12-11 extra-innings loss to the Royals.

Ohtani was the key to the Angels' offense Tuesday, delivering three-run homers in the sixth and ninth innings while adding sacrifice flies in the seventh and 11th. The eight RBI he posted in this contest easily set a new career high. The two-way star now boasts a .260/.331/.489 slash line with 15 homers, 45 RBI, 44 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 13 doubles and a triple through 293 plate appearances. He'll be on the mound for Wednesday's series finale versus the Royals.

Winker went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Athletics.

Winker contributed an RBI double in the sixth inning and a solo shot in the seventh as the Mariners took control of the game. The outfielder had gone just 1-for-10 across his last five contests before Tuesday's two-hit effort. The homer was his third in June and his fifth of the season to go with a .214/.332/.319 slash line, 26 RBI, 21 runs scored and 10 doubles in 67 games. With Dylan Moore and Justin Upton challenging for playing time, Winker could find himself on the bench against southpaws more frequently going forward -- he sat out against two of the three lefties the Mariners faced over the weekend against the Angels.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Mets.

Alvarez missed one game with the hand injury, but it didn't appear to be much of a factor Tuesday. His third-inning blast ultimately gave the Astros enough offense to win. The slugger is up to 19 homers, 49 RBI, 43 runs scored, eight doubles and two triples through 252 plate appearances while maintaining a fantastic .312/405/.633 slash line.