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Happ went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Rays.

Happ took Adrian Houser deep in the sixth inning for his 22nd home run of the season. The veteran outfielder is approaching his career high of 25 long balls, which he recorded back in 2021 and then matched last year. Happ has gone deep five times in his last 13 games, and with the Cubs set to play 13 more contests during the regular season, he has a chance to set a new career best in homers if he keeps up his recent pace and stays in the lineup most days.

Benson started in left field and went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Athletics.

Benson upped Cincinnati's lead to 3-0 with his second-inning home run. He's started four of the last five contests and gone deep three times during that stretch. The bump in playing time came out of nowhere for Benson, who rode the bench for the first 20 games after being called up in mid-August.

Conforto went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Sunday's 10-3 win against the Giants.

The veteran outfielder entered as a pinch hitter for Alex Call in the fifth inning and made the most of his opportunity, collecting three singles and tying his season high with three RBI. The effort lifted his season average to .200 -- the first time it's reached that mark since June 20. Conforto has struggled mightily at the plate over the last two-plus months, slashing just .218/.307/.361 with eight RBI, 12 runs, eight doubles and 37 strikeouts across 137 plate appearances since that date.

Moniak went 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Padres.

Despite the poor result for the Rockies, Moniak had one of his best games of the year. The outfielder lifted a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three-run blast in the sixth before adding an RBI single in the seventh. Moniak has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers and three steals over 13 games in September. The 27-year-old is at a .268/.306/.509 slash line with 21 long balls, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and nine steals over 126 games this year, with all of those counting stats representing career highs.

Tatis went 3-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Rockies.

Tatis did his part in setting the table with one of the Padres' five multi-hit efforts in this contest. He's also been using his speed more lately, logging three steals over his last seven games. That helped him set a new career high with 30 thefts on 36 attempts this season. The outfielder has added a strong .264/.367/.438 slash line with 22 home runs, 65 RBI and 102 runs scored across 146 games.

Merrill went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a second run scored in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Rockies.

Merrill stretched the Padres' lead to 6-0 with his blast in the second inning. He homered in three of four games versus the Rockies during this weekend series and is up to 13 long balls on the year. The 22-year-old outfielder has added a .259/.314/.439 slash line, 60 RBI, 50 runs scored and a stolen base over 104 contests. Merrill will look to carry his momentum on the road as the Padres face the Mets for a three-game series beginning Tuesday.

Beck is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

He'll head to the bench for the first time since Sept. 2, ending a streak of 10 consecutive starts during which he hit .308 with one home run, three steals, seven RBI and five runs. With Beck taking a seat, the Rockies will have a spot in the outfield available for Yanquiel Fernandez, who will cover right field and bat sixth.

Conforto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

With southpaw Robbie Ray on the hill for the Giants, the left-handed-hitting Conforto will retreat to the bench for the series finale while Alex Call picks up a start in left field. Though the Dodgers reinstated utility man Tommy Edman from the injured list Wednesday, his return has yet to inhibit Conforto, who had started against right-handed pitchers in both of the first two games of the series in San Francisco.

Pages is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Pages will be rested for the second Sunday in a row after he went 6-for-18 (.333 average) with one double, one RBI and five runs in the intervening five games. With Pages on the bench, Tommy Edman will receive a start in center field.

Hays is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Hays will get a chance to catch his breath Sunday after he had started in each of the Reds' last 12 games, during which he slashed .292/.300/.583 with four home runs, one stolen base, 10 RBI and seven runs. Will Benson will spell Hays in left field and will bat sixth.