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Walker went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a pair of runs and a walk in the Diamondbacks' 8-5 win over the Dodgers on Monday.

Walker had cooled down after a torrid start to the season, but he's been heating back up lately, as he's now hit safely in nine straight, recording four multi-hit efforts over that span. He provided a big early blow in this contest, cranking a three-run first-inning long ball off Clayton Kershaw. The hot streak has boosted Walker's slash line up to .269/.342/.502 to go along with 14 homers and 34 RBI through 271 at-bats.

Cabrera's suspension was reduced from four to three games upon appeal Monday, and he'll begin serving it Tuesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

The suspension stems from Cabrera's ejection for arguing balls and strikes Thursday against Cleveland. He'll miss the entirety of the upcoming series in Detroit but will be eligible to return Friday against the Rays.

Hiura homered in his last two games with Triple-A San Antonio and is now hitting .323/.404/.677 -- good for a 1.081 OPS -- over 54 minor-league games this season.

Hiura put up huge numbers with San Antonio before an impressive three-week stint with the Brewers from mid-May to early June, and he has continued to mash since being sent back down earlier this month. It's not clear when he will be called back up, but when he does, he figures to be an impact bat for the big club like he was last time around.

Alonso went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

The 24-year-old has now gone yard eight times through 21 games in June while slashing a stunning .311/.440/.716. Alonso's 27 homers on the year have already set a new Mets record for a first-year player, surpassing the mark set by Darryl Strawberry in 1983.

Diaz (hamstring) has been able to work back up to doing running and sprinting and is on track to return from the injured list when first eligible Thursday, John Hickey of MLB.com reports.

Diaz's previously balky hamstring has been tolerating his gradual increase in activity well, so he and the team are optimistic about a return in the minimum time. Diaz actually began missing games three days prior to his official placement on the IL, which short-circuited what was shaping up as a highly productive month of June.

Cooper went 3-for-5 with a solo homer in a 6-4 victory against the Phillies on Sunday.

The 28-year-old is now batting more than .400 with four homers this month. Cooper has a hit in each of the last 13 games in which he has recorded an at-bat. He also has six multi-hit contests in June. Cooper is batting .324 with seven homers, 22 RBI and 28 runs in 139 at-bats this season.

Santana went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk during an 8-3 victory against the Tigers on Sunday.

The 33-year-old snapped a modest three-game multiple hits streak Saturday, but he followed that up with another homer in this one. Santana has three long balls in the last four games. He is slashing .293/.416/.541 with 17 home runs, 47 RBI, 53 runs and three steals in 327 plate appearances this season.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and five RBI in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Nationals.

His bases-loaded double in the seventh inning tied the score at 8-8 and followed on the heels of a two-run single in the fifth. Freeman has now collected an RBI in 10 straight games, tying the franchise record set by Sid Gordon in 1951, when the team still played in Boston. Freeman's .390/.479/.732 slash line over that stretch is pretty impressive too.

Beaty went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rockies.

While he ceded walkoff honors to Alex Verdugo in this one, Beaty still put together his second consecutive impressive performance. The rookie is slashing .391/.440/.783 with two homers and six RBI in eight games since he was activated from the injured list.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, two runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Cubs.

Alonso started the scoring with his 419-foot blast to center field in the first inning and also came around to score after doubling in the sixth. The 24-year-old went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Friday but returned to form Saturday with another multi-hit performance. Alonso has a .993 OPS and 26 home runs over 76 games in his rookie year.