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Rave went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 extra-innings loss to the Diamondbacks.

With the Royals down to their final out in the ninth inning, Rave clubbed a two-run homer to send the game to extra innings. The 28-year-old has seen his playing time tick up a bit of late with Jac Caglianone on the bench due to a Grade 1 left flexor strain. On the year, Rave is hitting .230/.306/.460 with five homers, 11 RBI, 19 runs and five stolen bases in 113 plate appearances.

McKinstry is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

McKinstry started the first two games of the series, but he'll grab a seat during Wednesday's matinee. The Tigers are going with Ben Malgeri in right field.

Bolte went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Toronto.

Bolte didn't drive in any runs, but he recorded his seventh multi-hit effort over the past 16 games. During that stretch, the rookie is slashing .338/.434/.554 with three homers, six RBI, 13 runs and five stolen bases. Overall, Bolte is hitting .278/.359/.397 with nine homers, 32 RBI, 46 runs and 19 stolen bases across 103 contests.

Cortes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.

Cortes got the Athletics on the board with a solo blast to right field in the fourth inning. Dating back to Aug. 1, the outfielder has homered just twice while posting a .250/.294/.362 slash line with 12 RBI, five runs and a stolen base over 28 games. On the year, Cortes is hitting .261/.328/.405 with nine homers, 40 RBI, 28 runs and two stolen bases in 110 contests.

Carroll will be held out of the lineup again Wednesday in Kansas City and is scheduled to undergo imaging on his lower back Thursday when the Diamondbacks return home, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Carroll hasn't started a game since Sunday, though he did appear off the bench during Monday's game versus the Royals. The Diamondbacks are idle Thursday before beginning a homestand against the Rangers on Friday. Once the imaging results are in, more should be known about whether Carroll could return to action this weekend.

Smith went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

Smith led off the fourth inning with a 418-foot shot off Andrew Painter, his 18th of the year, extending Houston's lead to 5-0. The homer was Smith's first since Aug. 18, though he's still managed to post an .891 OPS over his last eight games. Overall, Smith is slashing .214/.280/.394 across 504 plate appearances this season with 59 runs scored, 51 RBI and 10 steals.

Montes went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Rangers.

Making his return to the lineup after missing Seattle's previous two games with a hip injury, Montes cut the M's deficit to 4-3 in the fourth inning with a three-run blast off Cal Quantrill that traveled 474 feet, tied for the longest homer in the majors this season. After going 2-for-4 with a home run in his major-league debut Sept. 1, Montes had gone just 1-for-10 in his subsequent four contests. Still, the rookie should see regular playing time down the stretch in a strong-side platoon role.

Varsho went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

Varsho extended Houston's lead to 6-3 in the seventh inning with his 11th homer of the year, a 406-foot blast off lefty Brooks Raley. The outfielder also logged his first multi-hit game since Aug. 26 -- Varsho had gone just 3-for-28 (.107) in eight contests prior to Tuesday. Since joining the Astros at the trade deadline, Varsho is slashing .191/.256/.348 with four homers, 13 RBI, 10 runs scored and three steals across 31 games.

Martinez started in right field and went 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-5 win over Baltimore.

Martinez tripled and scored in the second inning and then singled and scored in the seventh. He made a fourth consecutive start, as Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt navigates around an injury to Chase DeLauter (wrist), who has missed the last four contests. Martinez has rebounded nicely from a three-month slumber that saw him slash .193/.228/.360 over 43 games between May and July. The outfielder is batting .303 (30-for-99) with seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 RBI over 30 games since Aug. 1.

Gurriel entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in a 5-3 extra-innings win over Kansas City.

After grounding out as a pinch hitter, Gurriel stayed in the game at designated hitter, replacing Lars Nootbaar. Gurriel eventually knocked in the game-winning run with an RBI triple in the top of the 11th inning. The 32-year-old, who was activated from the injured list at the beginning of the month but didn't start getting into the games until this week. is part of a mix vying for starts in left field or DH.