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Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.

Pham tied things up in the ninth with a solo home run that would send the game to extras. He's now hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games and piled up 16 RBI over that span. The homer was his first of the month and his fifth since the beginning of August.

Crow-Armstrong went 1-for-2 with a walk, a run scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Atlanta.

Since sitting out two games last week to clear his head amid a slump, Crow-Armstrong has started to get going at the plate. Over his last four contests, the speedy outfielder has gone 4-for-11 with three runs scored, three stolen bases and four RBI. Crow-Armstrong did miss Sunday's contest with a bruised knee, but he was back as the DH on Monday and playing the field Tuesday, so it looks like a non-issue moving forward. The 23-year-old is now tied for sixth in the majors with 34 steals on the season, and Crow-Armstrong has added 28 home runs for good measure, putting him within striking distance of his first career 30-30 campaign.

Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Rockies.

Hernandez went yard in the fourth and eighth innings to get himself out of a slump. He entered Tuesday's action just 3-for-22 (.136) over his first six games in September, and he hadn't hit a homer since Aug. 20, which was also against the Rockies. The outfielder is up to 23 homers this season and has added a .244/.281/.452 slash line with 80 RBI, 56 runs scored, five stolen bases and 25 doubles over 119 contests.

Bader went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's victory over the Mets.

Bader made his first start as the leadoff hitter since joining the Phillies. After striking out in the first inning, he ripped a solo shot in the second. He later scored another run in the seventh and knocked an RBI single in the eighth. Bader has gone 35-for-105 (.333) with four home runs and 19 runs scored as a Phillie. For the year, he owns a .279/.355/.465 slash line with 37 extra-base hits through 425 plate appearances.

Matos isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Arizona, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Matos will take a seat for the third time in San Francisco's last five games after going 2-for-13 to begin the month of September. Drew Gilbert will pick up a start in right field as a result and bat eighth.

Hays isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus San Diego.

Hays will head to the bench Tuesday in the midst of a six-game hitting streak, giving Gavin Lux a chance to start in left field and bat fourth against right-hander Michael King.

Gurriel will undergo ACL surgery Thursday and is expected to need at least 9-to-10 months of recovery, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Gurriel tore his ACL on Sept. 2, which will force him out for the rest of the 2025 season as well as much of the upcoming 2026 season. If the reported recovery timeline stays true for the outfielder, he might be able to return in June or July of next year.

The Cubs placed Tucker on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Sept. 6, due to a left calf strain, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

The 28-year-old hasn't seen the field since last Tuesday due to the injury, and the Cubs finally elected to move him to the injured list a week later. Tucker will be eligible to be reinstated Sept. 16, though it's unclear if he's expected to be fully recovered by that point. Moises Ballesteros was called up to fill the open roster spot.

Hassell is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Hassell started the previous two contests but has a .211/.250/.421 slash line through seven games in September and will head to the bench Tuesday. Jacob Young is starting in center field and batting ninth against Miami righty Adam Mazur.

Tucker (calf) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Atlanta.

Tucker will miss a sixth straight start as he recovers from left calf tightness. The Cubs have one more game in Atlanta on Wednesday before an off day Thursday, so they might be targeting Friday's game versus the Rays for Tucker's return. Willi Castro is handling right field and batting seventh for the Cubs on Tuesday.