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Happ went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

The 30-year-old left fielder continued his June power surge, launching his ninth long ball of the month. Happ may be hitting a modest .240 over his last 19 games, but he has the aforementioned nine homers, two doubles, 20 RBI, 11 walks and one stolen base across 75 at-bats. With the big bats of Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong working behind him, Happ should continue to see his fair share of pitches to hit from the leadoff spot.

Soto went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 7-3 win over Atlanta.

According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Soto now has 27 career multi-homer games, surpassing Jimmie Foxx for the most all-time by a player before turning 27 years old. The superstar continued his torrid June, during which he's launched 10 home runs with a 1.238 OPS over 23 games. For the season, he's slashing .256/.393/.505 with 19 homers, 45 RBI, 58 runs scored and nine steals across 356 plate appearances.

Doyle is not in the Rockies' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Doyle went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Tuesday's 9-7 loss to the Dodgers, and he has struggled to a .391 OPS with two steals and four RBI across 82 plate appearances in June. He'll begin Wednesday's game on the bench while Sam Hilliard starts in center field and bats ninth.

Fraley is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees due to a banged-up shoulder, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.

It's the second straight game on the bench for Fraley, though he likely would have sat for both contests regardless of the injuries since Cincinnati is facing a second consecutive lefty (Max Fried) on Wednesday. The outfielder will have Thursday's team off day to aid in his recovery ahead of Friday's series opener versus San Diego.

Harris (elbow) will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Mets.

Harris was removed in the bottom of the sixth of Tuesday's 7-4 win after being hit in the right elbow by a pitch, but follow-up X-rays revealed no structural damage. The outfielder apparently isn't contending with much soreness or discomfort either, as Atlanta felt comfortable enough having Harris re-enter the lineup Wednesday. Harris heads into Wednesday's contest having gone just 3-for-35 (.086 average) with no walks and nine strikeouts over his last 10 games.

Scott is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cubs.

The left-handed-hitting Scott will get a day off as the Cubs send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the hill. New acquisition Garrett Hampson will patrol center field and bat ninth for St. Louis.

Nootbaar is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

The left-handed-hitting Nootbaar typically plays against left-handed pitching, but he will begin Wednesday's contest on the bench as the Cubs send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the bump. Fellow left-handed-swinger Brendan Donovan will patrol left field for the Cardinals.

Ramos went 1-for-3 with a double in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

Ramos lined a double to left field in the fifth inning, marking his fourth straight game with at least one hit. The 25-year-old outfielder has recorded three extra-base hits over his last five outings, slashing .316/.381/.579 with five RBI, two runs scored, two doubles and one homer across 21 plate appearances. Overall, he's now slashing .286/.363/.476 with 48 runs scored, 43 RBI, 29 extra-base hits -- including 13 home runs -- and five stolen bases across 336 plate appearances so far this season.

The Cardinals placed Walker on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to appendicitis.

Walker will be eligible to return from the IL on July 4, but since he'll likely require an appendectomy that could result in him losing some strength, it wouldn't be surprising if the Cardinals hold him out through the All-Star break to afford him more time to get reconditioned. Since rejoining the Cardinals on June 14 after a prior stint on the IL due to a wrist injury, Walker has largely served as a short-side platoon player in the outfield. The Cardinals recalled infielder Jose Fermin from Triple-A Memphis to replace Walker on the 26-man active roster.

The Reds recalled Vilade from Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Claimed off waivers from the Cardinals on June 14, Vilade spent about a week and a half with Louisville before getting his first call-up to the Reds. He'll join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for outfielder Connor Joe, who was placed on the injured list after coming down with hand, foot and mouth disease. The right-handed-hitting Vilade brings ample defensive versatility to the table and could serve as a short-side platoon player for the Reds, but he won't be included in the lineup Wednesday while the Yankees send southpaw Max Fried to the hill.