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Hoskins went 1-for-5 with a home run in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.

Hoskins made his presence felt in a low-scoring affair with his 13th long ball of the season, taking Clayton Kershaw deep in the top of the first inning. The slugging first baseman ended an 0-for-31 slump with this long ball. Perhaps it might have been what he needs to get his groove back at the plate.

Cabrera went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 13-7 loss to San Francisco.

The homer was Cabrera's fifth of the season and just his third hit in 24 at-bats since coming off the injured list June 4. The 35-year-old's playing time continues to be managed, as he has not started three consecutive days all season.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a home run, two walks, an additional run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's loss to Boston.

Freeman drove in a run with a third-inning infield single, and he put Atlanta ahead temporarily with a solo blast in the sixth frame. However, the reigning National League MVP struck out to end the game with the potential tying run on second base. Despite the disappointing ending, it was still a big game for the first baseman, who now has a modest six-game hit streak in which he's gone 10-for-26 with three homers, a double, seven RBI and five runs..

Smith went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Cubs.

Smith took Robert Stock yard in the third inning to record his sixth home run of the season. It was his second long ball in his past three starts, and he is also in the midst of a modest three-game hitting streak. Though he's gotten off to a slow start this season, Smith now has a 97 wRC+ with 24 RBI and 19 runs scored across 223 plate appearances.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.

Rizzo is quietly getting going at the plate, as he now has nine home runs, 31 RBI and an .809 OPS this season. He's hit four of those long balls this month already, so while his overall numbers aren't jumping off the page compared to his usual standards, the slugging first baseman should produce good stats for fantasy managers the rest of the way.

Cronenworth went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to Colorado.

The 27-year-old entered the game as a defensive replacement in the fifth inning. In the sixth, he hit a solo home run -- just his second homer since May 21 -- which brought San Diego within a run. Cronenworth hasn't been a huge power threat with just seven homers in 69 contests this year. He's added a .272/.338/.412 slash line with 21 RBI, 42 runs scored and three stolen bases across 286 plate appearances.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Pirates.

He got some revenge against his former squad, taking David Bednar deep in the seventh inning for the game's decisive runs. Bell has yet to put together any kind of hot streak for the Nats but he has shown some signs of life at the plate lately, going 10-for-34 (.294) over his last 10 games with two of his nine homers on the year.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 win over San Diego.

Cron went deep off San Diego starter Blake Snell in the first inning. The long ball was the first baseman's second in the last three games after going 24 straight games without a homer. For the year, Cron is slashing .250/.357/.429 with seven homers, 21 RBI and 26 runs scored across 196 plate appearances. He continues to log regular playing time at first base over Joshua Fuentes.

Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

He receives a day off following a strong, 2-for-5 effort Tuesday with three RBI. It was Walker's third multi-hit showing in his last seven games, a stretch during which he's gone 7-for-25 with a homer, five RBI and just two strikeouts. Pavin Smith gets the start at first base Wednesday.

Flores is not starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

He receives his second game off in three days as Jason Vosler fills in at third base. Flores has recorded a hit in each of his last four games, but he's still hitting just .143 with one RBI in his last nine contests.