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Reynolds went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Reds.

Reynolds opened the scoring with a 391-foot solo shot off Brady Singer in the first inning, marking his first home run since June 29. The 30-year-old outfielder had been stuck in a power drought, batting just .230 (26-for-113) with eight RBI and 10 runs scored over 29 games between homers. Reynolds has started to turn things around in August, however, and is now batting .346 (9-for-26) with two doubles and a homer through seven games this month.

Ruiz was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Ruiz has seen his playing time completely disappear across the last week, failing to draw a start in seven consecutive games. He has 23 total plate appearances in the majors this season and is hitting .190/.261/.333 with a 34.8 percent strikeout rate.

Acuna (calf) took batting practice on the field Thursday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

O'Brien notes that Acuna was "showing absolutely no lingering sign" of the right calf strain that landed the outfielder on the 10-day injured list in late July. The bigger test for Acuna will be when he ramps up his running, but he's just over a week into a projected 2-to-3 week return timeline, and he looks to be well on his way toward being activated within that timeframe.

The Dodgers are expected to call up Dean from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

Signed to a minor-league contract over the offseason, Dean has slashed .274/.370/.426 with 25 stolen bases this season with Oklahoma City. He can play all three outfield spots and is likely to serve as a reserve outfielder and pinch runner. The Dodgers will have to free up spots on the 26-man and 40-man rosters Friday in order to add Dean.

Myers isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta.

Myers will miss a third consecutive start Thursday, as it seems the Marlins have begun to prefer starting Troy Johnston in right field. Myers' slide down the depth chart likely has something to do with the fact that he's slashed just .083/.170/.146 with 17 strikeouts across 53 plate appearances since the All-Star break.

Pham isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.

Pham will get a breather Thursday after slashing .339/.406/.500 through his first 15 games following the All-Star break. Jack Suwinski will take his place in left field and bat sixth for the Pirates.

Fraley is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Pittsburgh.

It's right-hander Paul Skenes on the hill for the Pirates, but the left-handed-hitting Fraley will nonetheless begin the contest on the bench. Fraley looks to have fallen behind Noelvi Marte in the Reds' outfield hierarchy, as Marte is starting in right field Thursday for the sixth time across the last seven games.

Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians.

Gavin Williams took a no-hitter into the ninth inning for Cleveland, but Soto played spoiler on both the no-no and the shutout by driving a one-out fastball 420 feet to straightaway center field. The 26-year-old superstar is up to 26 homers on the season in 113 contests, but he's been struggling to get going since the All-Star break, slashing .177/.301/.339 through 17 games.

Clifford went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs for Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old leads all Double-A hitters with 23 long balls on the season, and Clifford has shown overall improvement in his second stint at the level, slashing .250/.363/.503 over 101 games with a 25.8 percent strikeout rate. He'll never be a threat to hit for a high average, but Clifford's power is legit, and he's in line to be the Mets' first baseman of the future if Pete Alonso departs in free agency this winter.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's win over Houston.

The 25-year-old took Spencer Arrighetti deep in the third inning, staking the Marlins to an early 5-1 lead they wouldn't relinquish. Hernandez has six homers in his first 42 big-league games, and three of them have come since July 26, a stretch in which he's batting .250 (7-for-28) with six runs and seven RBI.