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Flores went 1-for-3 with one RBI in Friday's victory over Washington.

Flores plated a run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly, pushing the Mets' lead to two. He's had a decent start to the month of July, going 13-for-43 with two home runs and four RBI over 12 games. With two tilts left until the break, the 26-year-old third baseman is slashing .268/.320/.463 with 24 extra-base hits and 30 RBI over 73 games.

Bell went 4-for-4 with a triple, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's win over Milwaukee.

Bell struck in the first inning as he collected his 44th RBI of the season on a double to put the Pirates up 3-0. He's collected a hit in seven of his last 10 games, although he's logged no home runs and just two RBI over that span, so his power numbers have certainly been down of late. Bell is slugging a dismal .396 with five homers over 93 games this season, after launching 26 homers with a .466 slugging percentage in 2017.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, double and two runs scored Thursday against the Nationals.

Cabrera returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday's contest due to a left elbow injury and produced his 17th home run of the season. After a downturn in production, Cabrera has bounced back to produce six home runs and 16 RBI since June 17. That has helped him pace towards the best power production of his career, making the 32-year-old a pleasant surprise through the first half of the season.

Cabrera (elbow) will start at second base and bat second against the Nationals on Thursday.

Cabrera was held out of Wednesday's lineup due to a left elbow injury, though he did come in as a pinch hitter and walked during his lone plate appearance. Across 88 games this year, he's hit .280/.328/.485 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI.

Cabrera (elbow) entered Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Phillies, walking in his lone plate appearance.

Cabrera aggravated a lingering left elbow injury Tuesday, resulting in the Mets holding him out of the lineup in the series finale. The fact that Cabrera was still available off the bench bodes well for his chances of avoiding the 10-day disabled list, but it's not immediately clear if he'll be able to rejoin the lineup Thursday against the Nationals. Expect some clarity on that front a few hours prior to the 7:10 p.m. ET first pitch.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 19-2 loss to the Rockies.

Goldschmidt staked the Diamondbacks to an early lead with his first-inning solo shot -- his 21st of the season -- but that was just about the only highlight of the night for Arizona, which saw its nine-game winning streak over Colorado come to a screeching halt. With the Rockies racing to a 17-run lead after four innings, Goldschmidt checked out of the game in the bottom of the fifth, with Alex Avila and Daniel Descalso finishing out the game at first base.

Bour went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Brewers.

The first baseman's now hitting .225 (9-for-40) through 10 games in July with two homers and six RBI. Bour's 15 homers in 92 games put him well on pace to top last season's career high of 25, but his .235/.358/.419 slash line is also a significant step backward from his 2017 performance.

Cabrera (elbow) is not in the lineup against Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Cabrera left Tuesday's game after aggravating a left elbow injury that he's been dealing with for the last couple weeks. In his place, Wilmer Flores will man second base while Dominic Smith gets a start at first. Consider Cabrera day-to-day ahead of Thursday's game.

Manager Mickey Callaway indicated Tuesday that Cabrera has been dealing with a hyperextended left elbow for a couple of weeks, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Cabrera exited Tuesday's game against the Phillies after aggravating the injury, but is apparently expected to be ready to go for Wednesday's series finale. It appears the Mets may try to limit the switch hitter's at-bats against left-handed pitching, as the injury presents more of an issue when Cabrera is hitting from the right side, according to Callaway. The team doesn't seem overly concerned at this point, but it still seems to be a situation worth monitoring as Cabrera is in the midst of a .280/.326/.485 season.

Blandino is getting a token start Tuesday against the Indians, playing shortstop and batting eighth. He's giving Jose Peraza a day off from the starting lineup.

Blandino is getting his first start since July 1, and has gotten only three at-bats since then. His reward for staying patient? A start against Trevor Bauer. He's hitting .221/.307/.279 on the season.