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  • Justin Bour 1B | SF

    Marlins' Justin Bour: Sits against southpaw

    Bour is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Braves, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

    Bour will sit against left-handed rookie Kolby Allard. Miguel Rojas will slide over to first base in his absence, with JT Riddle starting at shortstop.

  • Ryan O'Hearn 1B | PIT

    Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Contract selected from minors

    O'Hearn had his contract purchased from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

    In a corresponding move, the club put Brian Goodwin (groin) on the DL and transferred Cheslor Cuthbert (back) to the 60-day disabled list. Through 100 games at Omaha this year, O'Hearn has slashed .232/.322/.391 with 11 home runs and 52 RBI. He will serve as Lucas Duda's backup at first base.

  • Phillies' Asdrubal Cabrera: Gets first hits in Phillies uniform

    Cabrera went 2-for-6 with a run and a double in Monday's loss in Boston.

    Cabrera has started all three games since being shipped to Philadelphia on Friday, appearing once at shortstop, once at second base, and once as a designated hitter. The Phillies seem committed to getting him in the lineup on a regular basis at various spots around the diamond, which could help Cabrera keep eligibility at multiple positions next season.

  • Braves' Freddie Freeman: Slugs 18th homer

    Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Marlins.

    It was his 18th homer of the year but just his third in July, although Freeman's still maintained value on the month with a .299/.351/.494 slash line, 12 runs and 13 RBI in 22 games. Given his red-hot first half, don't be surprised if Freeman picks up the pace again in August.

  • Matt Olson 1B | ATL

    Athletics' Matt Olson: Reaches base three times in loss

    Olson went 2-for-3 with a walk in a loss to the Rockies on Sunday.

    Olson generated the only multi-hit effort for the Athletics on an afternoon when they were mostly stymied by German Marquez and a pair of relievers. The two-hit tally snapped a 1-for-21 slump for Olson that had encompassed his last five games. The 24-year-old has endured his toughest full month of the season at the plate, as despite Sunday's production, he's still hitting just .207 (17-for-82) since the calendar flipped to July.

  • Anthony Rizzo 1B | NYY

    Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Homers again

    Rizzo went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Cardinals.

    Rizzo took John Gant deep in the third inning to record his 15th home run of the season. He has been on a power surge of late, homering in three of his past four games. Prior to that stretch, he had not cleared the fences since June 24, and his slugging percentage (.440) is on pace to be the worst of his career in a full season of play.

  • Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Goes deep

    Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Padres.

    Goldschmidt took southpaw Joey Lucchesi deep in the first inning for his 23rd home run of the season. He has hit left-handers extremely hard this season, recording a .604 slugging percentage against them through 111 at-bats. While he likely won't match his prolific production in June again this season, he has continued to hit for power as Sunday's long ball marked his sixth in July.

  • C.J. Cron 1B | BOS

    Rays' C.J. Cron: Launches two homers vs. O's

    Cron went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Sunday in the 11-5 loss to Baltimore.

    Cron struck in the second and fourth innings with solo blasts, but the Orioles would cruise to an 11-5 victory in the series finale. He's gone 8-for-34 (.235) with four homers and six RBI over his last 10 games, so he'll look to build off Sunday's promising day at the dish moving forward. Tampa Bay is set to begin a three-game series with the Angels starting Tuesday.

  • Yuli Gurriel DH | SD

    Astros' Yuli Gurriel: Gets first career start at second base

    Gurriel will start at second base and bat third Sunday against the Rangers.

    Gurriel will make his first career start and second career appearance at the keystone in place of Jose Altuve (knee), who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Sunday. The Astros had planned to experiment with Gurriel as a utilityman in spring training, but those plans were temporarily tabled after he required surgery on his left hand. Now healthy and with the Astros now down two key regulars in Altuve and Carlos Correa (back), Gurriel will learn the new position on the fly, though the 34-year-old won't necessarily be asked to take on a full-time role at second base. According to Christian Boutwell of MLB.com, manager A.J. Hinch also listed Marwin Gonzalez, Alex Bregman, Tony Kemp and Tyler White as options at the position.

  • Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Drives in two

    Goldschmidt went 2-for-6 with two RBI against the Padres on Saturday.

    Goldschmidt earned his first multi-RBI effort since July 7 despite not recording an extra-base hit. After a tremendous June, he has cooled off in July but is still slugging .536 with 14 RBI and 10 runs scored this month.

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