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France went 1-for-3 with a double and a bases-loaded walk in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

The surging France now has a five-game hitting streak that includes a pair of doubles and five RBI. The 26-year-old has actually been on a multi-week hot stretch, as he owns a .319 average and .989 OPS across the 82 plate appearances covering his last 19 games.

Solano went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a hit-by-pitch in Saturday's 6-5 win over Arizona.

Solano knocked in Brandon Crawford to cap a four-run rally in the third inning. All three of Solano's hits Saturday were singles. He's hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, going 14-for-42 (.333) with a home run, two RBI and four runs scored in that span. The infielder has a .278/.332/.386 slash line through 196 plate appearances, but he lacks much in the way of counting stats with three homers, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored and a stolen base.

Cron is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals.

Cron started the past four games and will take a seat after going 3-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs and three walks during that stretch. Joshua Fuentes will start at first base in the series finale.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with two RBI and scored two runs in Saturday's 11-5 loss to Detroit.

Abreu plated Tim Anderson twice after the White Sox's leadoff hitter doubled twice, making this his first multi-RBI effort over the previous 13 games. He's fighting out of a fallow period, having entered Saturday's contest batting .147 with two RBI over the previous 10 games. Despite the slump, Abreu remains the team's RBI leader with 57 in 76 games.

Calhoun will run the bases Monday to test his injured hamstring, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Calhoun was pulled from his rehab assignment after aggravating the injury while attempting to avoid getting hit by a pitch. An MRI on the hamstring determined no damage to his surgically repaired hamstring. "I don't see this as a huge setback, honestly," he said. "It's just being cautious and making sure that when I do get back out there, it's get back out there and play." Calhoun had been aiming for a return during this week's homestand but no longer knows what a realistic return date might be.

Freeman went 3-for-3 with two walks and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Marlins.

All three hits were singles, but it was still an impressive showing for the first baseman. Freeman has hit safely in six straight games and reached base safely in 11 straight, slashing .419/.500/.558 over the latter stretch with three doubles, a homer, six runs and six RBI.

Cooper went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.

His sixth-inning solo shot off Kyle Muller proved to be the game-winning hit. Cooper has two of his seven homers on the year in seven games since returning from a lumbar strain, a stretch during which he's gone 10-for-19 (.526) with two doubles, six walks, six runs and six RBI in addition to the long balls.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk Saturday against the Padres.

Hoskins took Yu Darvish deep in the second inning, then he connected for an RBI double off the San Diego starter in the sixth. It was the first multi-hit effort since June 22 for Hoskins, who came into the day with a .312 OPS over his last eight games. The 28-year-old leads the Phillies in homers (18) and RBI (46), but that production has come with a pedestrian .225/.301/.460 slash line, while his .761 OPS is on pace for the lowest of his career.

Votto went 2-for-2 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.

It was a vintage Votto performance, as he reached base three times and slugged his 11th homer of the year in the fourth inning for the Reds' first run of the day. The veteran first baseman has been locked in lately, going 12-for-36 (.333) over the last 10 games with three doubles, three long balls, six runs and seven RBI.

Naylor (ankle) underwent successful surgery Friday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Naylor's procedure repaired multiple fibula fractures and ligament tearing after he was carted off the field in Sunday's loss to the Twins. The 24-year-old doesn't yet have a timetable for his return, but he's expected to begin his rehab process within the next week.