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Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double in Saturday's 7-1 victory versus Cleveland.

Freeman notched three or more hits for the ninth time this season, and he's tied for eighth in the National League with 20 multi-hit games on the campaign. The first baseman has been solid in his first season with the Dodgers, registering a .292/.376/.448 slash line. He's hit only five home runs, but Freeman is on pace to set a career high in doubles -- his 22 two-baggers are fifth-most in baseball and are only three fewer than he hit all of last season.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Padres.

Cron took Nick Martinez yard in the first inning to record his 17th home run of the season and third in his last two games. In addition to the power production, Cron is hitting .317 across his last 10 starts, also driving in 10 and scoring seven runs. Overall, Cron has maintained a .380 wOBA and 131 wRC+ across 282 plate appearances on the season.

Flores went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in a 7-5 win over the Pirates on Saturday.

The veteran first baseman hit his eighth home run of the season off Jose Quintana to give his team the lead in the top of the first. Flores had been cold of late, with only one hit in his last 14 at-bats coming into the game. He is now slashing a pedestrian .243/.315/.411 on the season.

Hoskins will get the day off Saturday against the Nationals, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hoskins sits after starting 39 straight games, including both halves of Friday's doubleheader. He's swung a very hot bat recently, homering five times in his last 12 games while posting a 1.246 OPS, so the Phillies will hope the off day allows him to remain fresh and keep up that level of performance. Alec Bohm slides to first base in his absence while Yairo Munoz takes Bohm's usual spot at third.

Hiura went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's victory over the Reds.

The long ball was Hiura's sixth of the season, and it was also his first extra-base hit off a lefty this season. Hiura has some notable reverse splits going at the moment, as the right-handed hitter owns a stellar 1.090 OPS against pitchers who throw with the same hand but just a .411 OPS against southpaws.

Rivas was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Rivas was sent to the minors last week but will rejoin the Cubs after Frank Schwindel (back) was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday. Although Rivas' playing time in the majors dropped before being sent to Iowa, he's starting at first base and batting eighth Saturday and should have a chance to carve out at-bats in Schwindel's absence.

Votto (undisclosed) is starting Saturday against the Brewers.

Votto was scratched from the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Brewers for an unspecified reason but appeared off the bench as a pinch hitter. However, he'll serve as the designated hitter and bat cleanup Saturday.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam in Friday's 10-4 win over the Marlins.

He capped the scoring for the Mets on the night with a bases-loaded blast off Tommy Nance in the sixth inning. Alonso is slashing .311/.392/.733 over his last 12 games, and he's on pace for massive power numbers on the season with 19 homers and an MLB-high 63 RBI through 65 games.

Cron went 3-for-5 with a pair of two-run homers and an RBI single in Friday's win over San Diego.

Cron filled up the box score on Friday, launching a pair of two-run home runs, sending Charlie Blackmon home both times. Cron also plated Yonathan Daza on an infield single to help give the Rockies a 10-4 win. The first baseman now has a hit in eight of his last nine games, including three multi-hit games. The home runs Friday were Cron's first since June 2 and he now has 16 on the season. The three-hit outing raised his batting average to an impressive .291 in 65 contests.

Bell went 3-for-6 with three homers, three walks, five RBI and four runs scored across both halves of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

The Nationals lost both games, but Bell certainly did all he could to prevent that. He homered off Ranger Suarez in Game 1 and took Bailey Falter deep twice in Game 2. Bell has traditionally fared far better against righties than lefties, so to see him take southpaws deep three times in one day was quite impressive. He's now homered four times in the first three games of this five-game series.