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Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Monday's 9-3 win over St. Louis.

Adames has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball recently, boasting a five-game home run streak and an 11-game hit streak. In that 11-game stretch, Adames has gone 15-for-55 (.273) with seven home runs, two stolen bases, 13 runs and 14 RBI, which has boosted his OPS for the season to .812.

Pages went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs during Monday's 9-3 loss to the Cardinals.

Pages was the only Cardinal to have success against Brewers starter Freddy Peralta, tagging Peralta for solo homers in the third and fifth innings. It was the 25-year-old catcher's first career multi-homer game, bringing his season total to five long balls. Pages is slashing .248/.292/.389 in 162 plate appearances and should continue to split playing time with Ivan Herrera in the absence of Willson Contreras (finger).

Chourio went 1-for-2 with three walks, a grand slam and an additional run scored during Monday's 9-3 win over the Cardinals.

The rookie outfielder hit his second grand slam of the season Monday, clearing the bases in the sixth inning on a slider from Riley O'Brien. Chourio also reached thrice via walk, boosting his on base percentage to .328. Chourio is two home runs away from a 20/20 season, and he's belted three long balls in his last eight games.

Pallante took the loss Monday against Milwaukee, allowing five runs on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts across five innings.

Pallante issued a season-high five walks Monday and failed to pitch into the sixth inning after doing so in four straight starts. It was his first time allowing multiple home runs in an appearance this season, giving up a three-run shot to Willy Adames in the first and a two-run homer to Rhys Hoskins in the fourth. Since the start of August, Pallante has a 4.11 ERA with a 22:17 K:BB across 35 innings. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Reds next time out.

Peralta (10-7) earned the win Monday against St. Louis, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks across 5.1 innings. He struck out three.

Peralta nabbed his third win in four starts, though Monday's outing was his third time striking out three or fewer hitters in that stretch. The 28-year-old surrendered a pair of solo home runs to Pedro Pages but was otherwise impressive. Through 153.2 innings this season, Peralta has a 3.75 ERA and a 175:58 K:BB. He's tentatively scheduled to close out a two-start week this weekend against Colorado.

Hendricks will start Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Hendricks looked to be destined to head to the bullpen after the return of Jordan Wicks from the 60-day injured list Sunday gave the Cubs five healthy starters. However, Justin Steele was scratched from his start Tuesday due to elbow soreness, resulting in Hendricks sticking around in the rotation for now. Hendricks served up six earned runs across only 1.2 innings in a start Wednesday against Pittsburgh, though he had been more effective in his prior four outings (3.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP in 20.2 innings).

Steele will not start Tuesday's game against the Pirates after experiencing elbow soreness, Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Manager Craig Counsell didn't provide many details, and it's unclear whether Steele will require imaging or a potential stint on the injured list. Kyle Hendricks will make a spot start in Steele's place.

Arraez went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Monday's 3-0 win over the Tigers.

Arraez had a hand in each of the Padres' three runs and swiped second base in the third inning. Over his past 10 games, the 27-year-old has tallied five multi-hit efforts with a homer, seven RBI and two stolen bases. On the year, he is hitting .310 with four home runs, 41 RBI, 71 runs scored and a career-high eight steals across 583 plate appearances.

Darvish (elbow) will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Wednesday against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Darvish hasn't pitched for the Padres since May 29, but after throwing 66 pitches in a simulated game Friday and then completing a bullpen session Monday, he's in the line to return to action versus Detroit. Because he hasn't pitched in a formal game environment since making a minor-league rehab appearance June 19, Darvish could have a workload restrictions imposed on him in his return to the big-league rotation.

Suarez earned the save in Monday's 3-0 win over the Tigers, allowing one hit in a scoreless ninth inning.

Suarez was called upon for the second straight day and ended the game on just eight pitches. The closer has allowed runs in four of his past 10 outings but has still managed to convert all six of his save chances during that stretch. On the year, he owns a 1.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 51:11 K:BB across 55 innings while ranking fourth in the majors with 31 saves.