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Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's loss against the Giants.

Alonso was responsible for all the offense the Mets mustered in Tuesday's loss with a two-run bomb in the eighth inning off Logan Webb, and now the slugging first baseman has 26 homers on the season. He endured an 0-for-21 slump earlier this month but he's bounced back with hits in five of his last six games, hitting .280 in a stretch in which he's also gone yard twice.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a single in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Padres.

After walking it off against San Diego on Monday, Cron picked back up where he left off with another long ball. This time he victimized Tim Hill in the seventh inning to spot the Rockies an insurance run. After hitting .206 in July, the first baseman is hitting .408 in August with seven home runs and 22 RBI.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a single in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Rockies.

Cronenworth was one of three Padres to homer off Colorado starter German Marquez in the seventh inning Tuesday night. The utility man is hitting .321 in the month of August with more RBI (13) than strikeouts (eight).

Smith is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Giants, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Smith started the past three games and will take a seat after going 1-for-12 with a walk and an RBI. Kevin Pillar will man right field Tuesday for the Mets.

Manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday that Hoskins (groin) will remain on the 10-day injured list through Wednesday, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Hoskins has been targeting a return at some point during the series in Arizona, but based on Girardi's update, he won't be activated until the final game in the desert at the earliest. Brad Miller is set to fill his void at first base again Tuesday and that is likely to be the case until Hoskins is reinstated.

Hiura was activated from the COVID-19 list at Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday.

It's been a frustrating year for Hiura, but he's at least now through his two-week COVID-related absence. There doesn't appear to be a role available for him at the major-league level at the moment, but he'll at least now be able to get back into game action in the minors.

Votto went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run Monday in the Reds' 14-5 win over the Cubs.

After concluding the weekend series in Philadelphia with a pair of hitless games, Votto resumed his second-half surge in the Reds' blowout win in the series opener versus Chicago. Votto's second base knock of the night in the bottom of the seventh -- and his first of two singles in the Reds' eight-run inning -- went down as the 2,000th hit of his career and allowed him to join Hall of Famer Johnny Bench as the only players in franchise history with 2,000 hits and 300 home runs in Cincinnati uniforms. The 37-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance since the All-Star break; he leads the majors with 15 second-half home runs and is batting .339 over the past month.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a walk and a three-run home run in Monday's 12-2 rout of the Marlins.

He took Paul Campbell deep in the fourth inning, part of a seven-run frame for Atlanta. Freeman has gone yard in back-to-back games, giving him 26 homers on the year, and he's slashing a strong .327/.386/.500 through 14 contests in August.

Cron went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-5 win over San Diego.

Cron launched a walkoff solo shot in the bottom of the ninth inning off Daniel Hudson. It was his 20th long ball of the year and sixth in 13 games this month. Since the start of August, the 31-year-old slugger has gone 18-for-45 (.400) with 21 RBI and just eight strikeouts. Cron is slashing .263/.373/.508 through 100 games this season.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Walker got "a little bit of a blow" when he was held out of the starting lineup for two games over the weekend, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. The manager expects Walker to start Tuesday against the Phillies.

Walker was held out of games Saturday and Sunday while Asdrubal Cabrera filled in at first base. With the team off Monday, Walker will get three days of rest before attempting to jumpstart his bat, which has produced a .636 OPS from first base, ranking him last among the 29 first basemen with at least 300 plate appearances.