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Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in Monday's loss to the Nationals.

The game was Hoskins' second straight multi-hit effort and his second straight game with a homer. The homers have come in bunches for the young slugger this season, and he's in the middle of a bunch right now. In his last 14 games, he's hit .288 with five homers and a .963 OPS.

Rizzo went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's 7-4 win over the Mets.

Rizzo was named NL Player of the Week on Monday, and the 29-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down. Over his last seven games, Rizzo is 12-for-26 with four home runs and eight RBI, an he's now up to 22 home runs and 86 RBI for the season.

Gurriel is not in the lineup Monday against the A's, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic Houston reports.

Gurriel is in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak, slashing .323/.364/.516 with a homer, a stolen base and six RBI over that stretch. He'll give way to Tyler White for Monday's series opener after starting 11 straight games.

Marlins manager Don Mattingly acknowledged Sunday that Cooper could require season-ending surgery on his right wrist, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

The wrist has been an issue for Cooper since he was hit by a pitch in the Marlins' second game of the season March 30. He was sidelined for a little over two months before rejoining the Marlins in July, only to aggravate the injury and return to the DL just over two weeks later. With the first baseman/outfielder suffering another setback last week in his fifth rehab appearance at High-A Jupiter, it appears the Marlins could be inclined to have Cooper address the issue once and for all by having him undergo surgery. He's scheduled to visit a hand specialist in the coming days before a decision on a procedure is made.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a pair of walks, and two runs scored in Sunday's victory against the Blue Jays.

Hoskins was trouble for the Jays from the start of the game, opening the scoring with a homer off Marco Estrada in the first inning. The blast was his 26th of the season, putting him on pace to finish with a solid 32.

Voit went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs in the Yankees' 5-3 victory over the Orioles on Sunday.

Voit has been on a power binge since he was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, as this was his third long ball in his last four games. He only has 40 at-bats at the big-league level so far this season, but he's made the most of them, as he's currently sporting a .325/.400/.625 slash line.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run to help Arizona to a 5-2 victory over Seattle on Sunday.

It was long ball No. 30 for the slugging first baseman, the fourth time in six years he's reached that milestone. He got off to a slow start but Goldschmidt has wound up putting up his typically elite numbers in 2018, as he's now got a robust .294/.396/.550 slash line through 487 at-bats.

Manager Rick Renteria said Abreu (abdomen) is "doing well" and is confident the first baseman will play again this season, Phil Thompson of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Abreu underwent surgery on the abdomen last week and was given a two-week prognosis, although Renteria was quick to caution that he'll need to acclimate to baseball activity before getting back on the field. "I have no doubt about that but he has to continue to heal from the surgery before we put him out on the field and see how we can wrap him up as quickly as we possibly can," the manager said.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in Sunday's 9-0 win over the Reds.

Rizzo wrapped up a four-game series against Cincinnati with his third multi-hit effort. Over the four games, the 29-year-old went 6-for-13 with a home run, four RBI and five runs scored. Rizzo should continue to post strong counting stats the rest of the season locked into the middle of a strong Chicago lineup.

Santana went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Santana clubbed a solo homer over the fence in right field in the first inning, and he drove in a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly. Despite a .221 batting average in 2018, Santana has recorded 44 extra-base hits, 73 RBI and a .758 OPS through 129 games.