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Alonso went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Nationals.

Alonso has now reached base in each of his last five games, and he hit his first home run since June 9 in Sunday's matchup. He's now slashing .247/.333/.455 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI and 31 runs in 2021.

Cron went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 7-6 loss to Milwaukee.

Cron's two-run blast in the sixth inning was his ninth of the season and pulled the Rockies within a run of the Brewers. The 31-year-old slugger is heating up with the weather, going 10-for-24 (.417) with four homers and 10 RBI over his last seven games. He's sporting a .271/.371/.475 slash line with 28 RBI through 210 plate appearances.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Athletics.

Olson has reached base in each of the last 19 games, and he's had multi-hit efforts in three of his last four appearances. Across the last four contests, he's gone 9-for-18 with two home runs, five RBI, three runs and a stolen base.

Gittens was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Sunday's win over Oakland.

Gittens has been in the majors the past couple weeks but will return to Triple-A with Luke Voit (oblique) expected to return from the injured list Tuesday. Gittens appeared in nine games and went 2-for-19 with a homer and four RBI during his first taste of big-league action.

Walker is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Walker will be getting a routine breather in the series finale, allowing Asdrubal Cabrera to pick up a start at first base. Through 17 games in June, Walker is batting .182 with a home run, nine runs and seven RBI.

Beaty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

With starts in five of the Dodgers' previous six games, Beaty has been the main beneficiary of Max Muncy (oblique) being moved to the injured list June 12. Albert Pujols will fill in at first base Sunday while Beaty rests, but both players look as though they could see a reduction of playing time in the near future. Manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he expects both Muncy and Cody Bellinger (hamstring) to return from the injured list within the next few days, and Corey Seager (hand) could be ready to rejoin the Dodgers as early as next week.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

After sitting out the second half of Saturday's doubleheader, the lefty-hitting Smith will remain on the bench for Sunday's series finale with a southpaw (Patrick Corbin) on the hill for Washington. Smith has actually been more productive against left-handed pitching (.316 wOBA, 105 wRC+ in 52 plate appearances) than right-handed pitching (.296 wOBA, 92 wRC+ in 181 plate appearances) this season.

Tellez is not in the lineup Sunday against the Orioles.

Tellez is sitting out the third straight game and is 0-for-8 in his past four appearances. Teoscar Hernandez will bat cleanup as the designated hitter in his return from the paternity list. Santiago Espinal has filled a regular spot in the lineup and could continue to do so until George Springer (quadriceps) is activated.

Olson went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base Saturday in the Athletics' 7-5 loss to the Yankees.

Thanks to his second three-hit game in four days, Olson's average is up to .301 for the season. He's well on his way to sailing past his previous career-best mark in the category (.267), and most impressively Olson hasn't had to sacrifice any power to maintain the lofty average. His 19 home runs on the season are good for fourth place in the majors behind Vladimir Guerrero, Fernando Tatis and Shohei Ohtani.

Gurriel is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel started the past 17 games after missing three contests with an inflamed finger in late May, but he'll receive the day off Sunday after hitting .339/.400/.525 with three homers, 10 RBI and 12 runs during that stretch. Taylor Jones will start at first base in his absence.