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Olson went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's win over the Nationals.

He took Erick Fedde deep in the first inning, kickstarting a 12-run eruption from the Atlanta offense. Olson has four multi-hit performances in the last five games, continuing a hot streak that has seen the first baseman slash .311/.366/.635 over his last 19 contests with five of his 13 homers on the season.

Cron (wrist) isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

Cron was hit in the wrist by a pitch Friday but underwent X-rays that came back negative. His hand was wrapped after the game, but he's already pushing to play Saturday, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports. Even if Cron is held out Saturday, he doesn't appear to be in line for a significant absence.

Cooper went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.

His eighth-inning blast off Drew Smith proved to be crucial, extending the Marlins' lead to 4-1 at the time. Cooper has two of his seven homers on the year in the last four games, and over his last 10 contests he's slashing an impressive .306/.366/.583 in 41 plate appearances.

Bohm went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Friday.

Bohm went deep twice off Adam Wainwright to give his team the victory and pick up his first multi-home run game of the year. The 25-year-old third baseman appears to have recaptured the success he had in April and is now slashing .368/.400/.789 in July. Bohm is regularly batting in the bottom half of the order for the Phillies and has six long balls and 32 RBI on the season.

Cron was removed from Friday's game against the Diamondbacks in the top of the fifth inning due to a left wrist contusion.

Cron went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI to begin Friday's game but was hit by a pitch in the top of the fifth inning and removed from the game. He underwent X-rays that came back negative, so he should tentatively be considered day-to-day. If Cron misses additional time, Connor Joe and Elehuris Montero are candidates for increased looks at first base.

Rivas isn't starting Friday's game against the Dodgers.

Rivas has started against just two southpaws this season, and he'll get a breather with left-hander Tyler Anderson on the mound Friday. P.J. Higgins is starting at first base and batting seventh.

Votto (back) remains on the bench for Friday's game against the Rays.

Votto hasn't played since Monday as he deals with back tightness. He didn't look entirely healthy immediately prior to that absence, going hitless in his previous four games. Brandon Drury starts at first base Friday, with Matt Reynolds starting at third.

Hall went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and an additional run scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over Washington.

Hall put the Phillies on the scoreboard with an RBI double in the third inning and eventually came around to score on a Didi Gregorius triple. He also slugged his fourth home run of the season in the seventh to extend Philadelphia's lead to 5-2. Across 31 plate appearances, Hall is slashing .290/.290/.742 with four homers and seven RBI.

Solano went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in the first half of Thursday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

Solano tied the game 1-1 with a solo blast in the fifth inning off Roansy Contreras and added singles in the second and seventh. It was Solano's fourth multi-hit game of the season and his second three-hit outing. Across 53 plate appearances, he's slashing .250/.321/.417.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a stolen base Thursday in a 3-2 win in Atlanta in extra innings.

Goldschmidt doubled in the first inning and walked and stole a base in the eighth. He struck out twice and has seen an uptick in his strikeout rate with 23 punchouts in his last 82 plate appearances. Despite the increase in strikeouts, the first baseman continues to have a hot bat and has a .324/.415/.563 during that span.