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Goldschmidt went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two runs and two walks during a 4-3 victory against the Mets on Sunday.

His first-inning blast snapped an 0-for-12 stretch. This was also Goldschmidt's first homer since June 1. He has 13 homers this season, which isn't a bad total, but Goldschmidt only has four long balls since April 23. He is slashing a disappointing .262/.353/.433 with 19 extra-base hits, 29 RBI and 42 runs in 301 plate appearances this season.

Gurriel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Due to the Astros' mounting injuries, Gurriel has been seeing most of his action at third base lately, but he'll cede the position to Alex Bregman for the series finale. Though he's held a fairly stable role all season, Gurriel has yet to catch fire at the plate, delivering a lowly .678 OPS through 278 plate appearances. Once the likes of Jose Altuve (hamstring), George Springer (hamstring) and Carlos Correa (ribs) are back from the injured list, Gurriel could be at risk of surrendering primary duties at first base to top prospect Yordan Alvarez.

Cron is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Cron started each of the Twins' previous four contests, going 3-for-16 with a home run and three RBI. Ehire Adrianza will enter the starting nine at first base in Cron's stead and bat ninth.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Calhoun has gone hitless in 14 at-bats over the Angels' last four games, further compounding what had already been a trying season for the 31-year-old. While Calhoun will sit in favor of Cesar Puello in the series finale, both players could be in jeopardy of losing out on starts when Justin Upton (toe) returns from the 60-day injured list Monday.

Guerrero (hand) will serve as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and bat second Sunday against the Astros, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Guerrero missed just one game due to the bruised left hand, which he sustained when he was hit by a pitch in Friday's series opener. The Blue Jays will ease him back into action by limiting him to a non-defensive role, but the rookie will likely reprise his normal duties at third base within the next few days.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

With a 4-for-23 showing at the plate over his last six starts, Cabrera is in the midst of a relative rough patch offensively and will get a chance to clear his head in the series finale. Logan Forsythe will occupy Cabrera's usual spot at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

The first baseman didn't have any success against Walker Buehler but he stepped up against Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning, blasting a cutter down the right-field line for his 19th homer of the year. Rizzo has gone yard in consecutive games and three of the last six, pushing his slash line on the year back up to .279/.389/.563.

Santana went 1-for-3 with two walks, a run and a stolen base in a 4-2 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.

With two walks and only one strikeout, Santana now has 49 free passes and 47 punchouts this season. That's contributed to .289/.411/.525 slash line, and he also has 14 home runs, 42 RBI, 45 runs and two steals in 242 at-bats.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in an 8-7 win over the Cardinals on Saturday.

Alonso got things started early for the Mets as he sent an 85-mph changeup from Michael Wacha to the third deck in left field. The 24-year-old rookie has a .263/.348/.610 slash line with 23 home runs and 53 RBI.

Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 10-3 victory over Washington on Saturday.

Walker connected for a solo homer leading off the second inning to tie the game 3-3. He's been slumping in May and June, going 30-for-141 to lower his average by 55 points. Walker now sports a .252/.330/.479 slash line and has driven in 27 runs in 242 at-bats.