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Collins went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Minnesota.

Collins becomes a more significant piece to the White Sox after it was learned that Yasmani Grandal will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a torn tendon in his left knee. Collins has struggled at the dish in the majors, including at the start of 2021, but he's slowly building respectable numbers. Since June 1, Collins is slashing .314/.386/.471, upping his season average to .236 in the process.

McCutchen went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Tuesday's 15-10 win over the Cubs.

McCutchen's slam came in the first inning as the Phillies' offense got to Jake Arrieta quickly in the contest. In the seventh inning, McCutchen was replaced by Luke Williams in left field, likely to get the former some rest in his second game back from oblique soreness. The 34-year-old is up to 14 homers, 46 RBI, 45 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .792 OPS through 324 plate appearances.

Harper went 5-for-6 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-10 win over the Cubs.

His three-run homer in the seventh inning was the first of his 15 long balls to come with runners on base this year. Harper also had a ground rule double in the fourth. The outfielder's big performance lifted his slash line to .282/.386/.529 through 267 plate appearances. He's added 30 RBI, 44 runs scored and seven stolen bases.

Canha (hip) will run and play catch Tuesday and has a "slight chance" of being activated for this weekend's series against the Rangers, which begins Friday, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Manager Bob Melvin said last week the outfielder would likely be unavailable through next week's All-Star break, but the 32-year-old is apparently progressing well in his recovery. Even if Canha is unable to return this weekend, his recovery so far indicates he should be available for the first game out of the break July 16 versus Cleveland.

Ohtani is batting second as the starting pitcher Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Ohtani will remain in the lineup as the pitcher despite his last start resulting in the Angels being forced to remove him in the first inning.

Brantley (side) is back in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley was a late scratch from Saturday's lineup because of soreness in his right side. He remained sidelined during Sunday's series finale in Cleveland, but he appears to feel better entering the series against Oakland. He'll hit second as the designated hitter while Yordan Alvarez mans left field against Chris Bassitt.

Winker is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against Kansas City, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Winker will get a chance to reset after going hitless across his last 14 at-bats. Aristides Aquino, Shogo Akiyama and Tyler Naquin will align the Reds' outfield from left to right as Nick Castellanos serves as the DH.

Soler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

The 29-year-old went 1-for-3 with an RBI double Monday, and he is now hitting .206 in his last 10 games. Ryan O'Hearn gets the start in right field Tuesday, with Whit Merrifield getting a day as the designated hitter.

Choi went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over Cleveland on Monday.

Choi's second multi-hit effort in the last seven games pushed his season slash line to an impressive .270/.387/.420 across 119 plate appearances. Choi has already matched his homer (three) and RBI (16) totals from 2020 in nine fewer games, and both his average and OBP are currently sitting at career highs.

Dickerson hit a solo home run in his only at-bat during Monday's 5-3 loss to St. Louis.

The outfielder got San Francisco on the board with his eighth-inning blast off St. Louis reliever Giovanny Gallegos. The lefty-hitting Dickerson remains in a strong-side platoon role in left field, with Darin Ruf and Austin Slater most likely to draw in against southpaws, although Thairo Estrada got the start Monday. Dickerson is slashing .233/.303/.421 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and a stolen base through 175 plate appearances.