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Higgins went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

Making the start behind the plate with Willson Contreras serving as the DH in the early game, Higgins popped his first MLB home run in the fourth inning. It was also the first RBI of the season for the 29-year-old. Higgins will return to the bench for the second game Monday, with Contreras taking over as the catcher.

Walker isn't starting Monday's game against Atlanta.

Walker will get a breather after he went 1-for-12 with an RBI, a walk and three strikeouts over his last three games. Pavin Smith is shifting to first base while Jose Herrera enters the lineup behind the plate.

Tellez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Cardinals.

Tellez was in a bit of a slump, going 4-for-19 in his previous six games with just one extra-base hit, a double, in that span. He went deep off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas in the sixth inning. Tellez has shown solid power with 10 homers, 11 doubles and a .513 slugging percentage in 45 contests. He's added 34 RBI and 20 runs scored while seeing regular playing time at first base against right-handed pitchers.

Hoskins will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mets.

Following a recent 13-game stretch in which he turned in an unremarkable .316 on-base percentage while occupying the leadoff spot, Hoskins now finds himself hitting sixth for the second game in a row. Kyle Schwarber sits atop the lineup for the second time in as many days and now looks like manager Joe Girardi's new preferred option for the table-setting role.

Rivas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Even with a right-hander (Dylan Cease) toeing the rubber for the White Sox, the lefty-hitting Rivas will find himself on the bench in the series finale. Rivas has gone 0-for-8 over the Cubs' past two games to drop his average for May down to .148, and he could be in danger of losing out on a regular spot in the lineup once the Cubs return Jason Heyward (illness) from the COVID-19-related injured list and Nick Madrigal (back) from the 10-day IL.

Cron went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in a 13-7 loss to the Nationals during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

He kept swinging a hot stick in the nightcap, going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Cron has seven multi-hit performances in his last 15 games, slashing .355/.412/.597 over that stretch with 13 RBI, 15 runs and four of his 13 homers on the year.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and four RBI in Saturday's victory over the Brewers.

Goldschmidt launched a three-run homer off Adrian Houser in the third frame before later adding two singles and another RBI. The long ball was his 10th of the season and he has now gone deep in three consecutive games and four of his last five contests overall. Since May 13, Goldschmidt has batted .475 with eight homers, 25 RBI and 12 runs over 14 games. The 34-year-old is having a superb season overall, producing a .355/.420/.622 slash line over 172 at-bats, which represent career bests at average and slugging percentage.

Voit went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-3 victory against Pittsburgh.

Voit struck out in each of his first two plate appearances and has fanned 21 times in 46 at-bats since returning from the injured list May 10, but he made up for the punchouts with a three-run homer to left field in the sixth inning. The long ball extended his hitting streak to seven games, during which he's batting .318 (7-for-22). He's also struck out 10 times over that span, however.

Flores isn't starting Saturday's game against the Reds.

Flores will get a day off after going 3-for-8 with two doubles, two runs, an RBI and a strikeout over the last two games. Darin Ruf will take over at first base and bat third.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and three strikeouts in Friday's 4-2 win over the Brewers.

Goldschmidt opened the scoring in the third inning with the blast, his third in the last four games. The first baseman is riding a 32-game on-base streak and an 18-game hitting streak, batting .440 (33-for-75) in the latter stretch. This is an excellent run even for a hitter of Goldschmidt's caliber. He's slashing .345/.413/.601 with nine homers, 36 RBI, 28 runs scored, 16 doubles and three stolen bases through 43 contests.