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Hiura is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies.

Hiura has started all 10 games at second base since being called up May 14 and is slashing .256/.310/.410 with two homers in 39 at-bats. The 22-year-old has had his fair share of struggles with a 40.5 percent strikeout rate, but overall it's been a solid first showing in the majors. Hernan Perez will start at second base and bat sixth in his absence.

Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cooper started all 11 games since being activated off the injured list May 11, and is slashing .233/.313/.372 with two home runs in that stretch. Curtis Granderson, Harold Ramirez and Austin Dean represent the starting outfield from right to left for the Marlins on Sunday.

Alonso is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Alonso started the last nine games at first base for the Mets, but will head to the bench after slashing .194/.257/.710 with five home runs in that stretch. Dominic Smith will start at first base and bat second in his absence.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and a walk in a 7-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday.

The 26-year-old waited 15 games between homers No. 11 and 12, which he hit Friday night, but he didn't have to wait long at all for his 13th blast of the season. Hoskins is 5-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI in the weekend series against the Brewers. Hoskins also has at least one RBI in four straight games. He is hitting .270 with 24 extra-base hits, 41 RBI, 31 runs and one steal in 185 at-bats this season.

Naylor went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a 19-4 rout of the Blue Jays on Saturday.

After going hitless in his MLB debut, Naylor checked in with his first three major-league hits in the second spot in the order. The 21-year-old had been mashing in Triple-A to earn the callup, so perhaps he can continue to translate his impressive power and excellent plate discipline to the big club and earn regular at-bats from manager Andy Green.

Walker is not starting Saturday in San Francisco.

Kevin Cron, recalled Friday for his big-league debut, will get his first career start in Walker's absence. It's not yet clear how the playing time will break down between the pair. Both are almost exclusively first basemen, though Walker does have one career start in left field and could potentially see some time there while David Peralta is out with a shoulder injury.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and a second run scored in Friday's loss to the Tigers.

The rookie first baseman has gone yard five times in the last eight games, giving him 17 homers and 38 RBI through his first 50 MLB contests. In some ways, the league is beginning to build a book on Alonso -- he's struck out nine times in his last six games, and his batting average has fallen to .256 -- but even though he's not making a lot of contact, the 24-year-old is making a lot of noise when he does.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals.

That's now six homers in the last nine games for the first baseman, giving him 13 on the season. The hot streak has pushed Freeman's slash line up to .320/.409/.585, and the only disappointing thing in his performance so far is the fact that he hasn't yet stolen a base after swiping a career-high 10 in 2018.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-4 win over the Brewers.

His seventh-inning shot off Freddy Peralta capped the Phillies' rally from an early 4-2 deficit. The homer was Hoskins' first since May 7 and his 12th of the year, and the 26-year-old is slashing .260/.390/.519 through 50 games with 39 RBI and 29 runs.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Reds.

Rizzo has now gone deep in three straight games to get to 14 home runs for the season. His slow start to the year seems to be behind him, and the slugging first baseman should continue to post elite counting stats from the middle of a strong Chicago lineup.