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Bour is starting at first base and hitting second Wednesday against the Red Sox.

This will be his first start since the Phillies traded for him Friday. Bour, a left-handed hitter, is in there against righty Nathan Eovaldi. The team is heavily committed to Carlos Santana at first base, but Bour should see a start or two per week against righties in order to keep him fresh. The big surprise is that Bour is hitting all the way up in the two hole, which makes him an appealing option in daily formats. He has a .272/.357/.504 career slash line against righties.

Santana is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Red Sox.

The recently-acquired Justin Bour gets the start at first base and will hit second against righty Nathan Eovaldi. We keep waiting for Santana's batting average to see some positive regression, but it has not cooperated. He is 3-for-27 over his last eight games and is hitting just .214 on the season. Bour should see a start or two per week against righties, but the team is committed to Santana long term, so expect him to be in there most days. He has still been slightly above league average (102 wRC+) thanks to a 17.4 percent walk rate.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Maria Torres of the Kansas City Star reports.

O'Hearn will remain on the bench for a second straight game as Whit Merrifield receives a mini-breather as the club's designated hitter. Since joining the club in late July, O'Hearn has hit .160/.300/.400 with two home runs and six RBI in eight games.

Cron is out of the lineup versus the Yankees on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Cron will take a seat after going 1-for-4 during Tuesday's series opener. Ji-Man Choi will serve as the club's DH while Jake Bauers starts at first base Wednesday.

Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Tuesday's loss to the Red Sox.

Hoskins was bumped back to the cleanup spot and responded well, hitting his 23rd homer of the season. The hit was just his second in his last nine games. If the left fielder remains in the cleanup spot, expect a small increase in his RBI total at the expense of runs scored.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Rangers.

After taking Yovani Gallardo deep to left field in the first inning, Goldschmidt is now just three long balls shy of reaching the 30-homer plateau for the fourth time in his career. He's been delivering the power production at an even more prodigious rate than usual recently, slugging three home runs and four doubles over his last seven games.

Rizzo will bat fourth and man first base versus Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Manager Joe Maddon decided to switch up the order following Tuesday's loss, moving Rizzo out of the leadoff spot for the first time since July 11. After shifting to the top of the order, Rizzo slashed .340/.439/.563 with five home runs, 16 RBI and 14 walks to just 15 strikeouts. Javier Baez will bat atop the Cubs' order for the matinee.

Olson is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Olson will give way to Mark Canha at first base for Tuesday's contest with left-hander James Paxton starting for the opposition. The 24-year-old is hitting .243/.300/.405 with one homer through 10 games this month.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

O'Hearn will retreat to the bench against left-hander Ryan Borucki after going 1-for-2 with a walk, a homer and all three RBI during Monday's 3-1 series-opening win. Rosell Herrera will start at DH and hit fifth in this one.

Hoskins is starting in left field and hitting cleanup Tuesday against the Red Sox, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hoskins is hitting just .147/.293/.265 through 10 games this month, so he'll drop a couple places in the order in an attempt to get him going at the dish. He's hitting a solid .294/.443/.500 with four homers and 20 RBI in 31 games batting cleanup this season.