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Cron (illness) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Cardinals.

Cron didn't play the previous two days because he was under the weather, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Monday. He went 7-for-11 with three home runs, two doubles, two walks and seven RBI over the Rockies' first three games but fell into a 1-for-20 skid at the plate before missing time with the illness.

Cooper went 2-for-5 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Mets.

His fifth-inning blast helped send Carlos Carrasco to the showers, and it gave Cooper his third homer in nine games to begin the season. The 32-year-old hasn't been known as a significant power threat in his career -- he slugged only nine homers in 119 games last season, and his career high is 15 long balls set back in 2019 -- but with a regular spot in the heart of the Marlins' order, Cooper could be poised for a career-best campaign.

Smith went 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.

The first baseman is still looking for his first big-league homer since 2021, but otherwise Smith has had a solid start to his Nationals career. Through eight games, he'd batting .290 (9-for-31) with three runs, four RBI and a 4:5 BB:K.

The Padres recalled Dixon from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

He'll join the big-league roster as a replacement for outfielder David Dahl, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain. Like Dahl, Dixon is capable of playing the corner outfield, but the 31-year-old also has prior experience at three infield spots (first base, third base and second base).

Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

With southpaw Kris Bubic twirling for the Royals, Wade will join fellow lefty hitters Mike Yastrzemski, Blake Sabol and Joc Pederson on the bench as manager Gabe Kapler rolls out a righty-heavy lineup. Wilmer Flores will spell Wade at first base, batting second.

The Giants optioned Beaty to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Beaty was sent down with Heliot Ramos receiving the promotion to the Giants in his place. As Pavlovic notes, the Giants could face five left-handers over the next week, and Ramos' right-handed bat serves more of a purpose than Beaty's left-handed swing in that context. The 29-year-old infielder will likely be up and down throughout the 2023 season.

Cron (illness) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

Cron will sit again Sunday after being scratched from Saturday's lineup with flu-like symptoms. Mike Moustakas gets the start at first base in his place and will hit fifth against Chad Kuhl and the Nationals' pitching staff.

Wade went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Royals.

Wade opened the scoring with a solo shot off Brady Singer in the fourth inning. It's been a reasonably solid start to the season for Wade, who has two multi-hit efforts over eight games. He's hit .261 with a 7:6 BB:K, two RBI, two runs scored and three hit-by-pitches through 33 plate appearances. Wade should continue to be a fixture atop the lineup versus right-handed pitchers.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in a loss to Arizona on Saturday.

Freeman scored the Dodgers' first run after singling in the first inning, and he knocked in a run himself with a double in the sixth. The veteran first baseman has been very difficult to get out early this season, batting .429 through his initial 42 plate appearances. Over his past three games, Freeman has gone 7-for-13 with three doubles, a home run, four runs and two RBI.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 victory over the Marlins.

Alonso extended the Mets' lead to 3-0 with a two-run blast off Miami starter Trevor Rogers. That's already the fifth homer of the season for the first baseman, and he's up to 10 RBI on the year in just nine games. Alonso is only hitting .235 but has still provided plenty of production to managers who used an early pick on him in fantasy drafts.