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Cron went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in a win over the Twins on Sunday.

Cron completed a weekend decimation of Twins pitching with his third round tripper over the last two games, blasting a first-inning Phil Hughes offering into left center to give the Rays an early 2-0 lead. The 28-year-old accumulated nearly half of his 13 RBI on the season over the last pair of outings, as he also drove in four runs on the strength of two homers Saturday. Following a slow start to his Rays career over the first three games of 2018, Cron has come alive in April and has five two-hit tallies over the last six contests.

Bour went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

Bour provided all of Miami's offense in this one, driving in their only two runs while reaching three times via a walk, single and a double. The 29-year-old has reached base safely in 11 straight games, but even still, his slash line sits at just .241/.323/.466 -- a far cry from last year's .289/.366/.536. Hitting in the middle of the order, he'll continue to see plenty of opportunities to improve upon that, but run-producing and run-scoring chances may be harder to come by in general this year in Miami.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored Sunday in the win over San Diego.

Goldschmidt is slashing .278/.429/.569 through 21 games this season, and he's recorded multi-hit performances in back-to-back days against the Padres. He'll look to make more contact moving forward as he's struck out 25 times in 72 at-bats. The Diamondbacks are set to begin a three-game series with Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Olson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Olson saw his hit streak come to an end Saturday after he had gone 8-for-19 with three extra-base knocks in the preceding four games. The first baseman's 37.8 percent strikeout rate and .432 BABIP suggest his current .272 average likely won't be sustainable throughout the season, but Olson should remain a plus source of power for fantasy owners. He's likely just getting a breather Sunday after starting in each of Oakland's first 21 games of 2018.

General manager Neal Huntington said Bell is available to pinch-hit Sunday against the Phillies.

Speaking on his weekly radio show Sunday, Huntington said the team is looking to give the first baseman a rest, pairing Sunday with Monday's off-day. Bell had played in every inning of Pittsburgh's first 21 games before coming out of the sixth inning of Saturday's contest as part of a double switch.

Gurriel is out of the lineup Sunday against the White Sox.

Gurriel has shown no ill effects since returning April 13 from the hand injury that sidelined him at the beginning of the season, batting .273 with five extra-base hits in 33 at-bats. It looks like manager A.J. Hinch is simply giving Gurriel a day off for maintenance purposes in the final game of the Astros' road trip. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in for Gurriel at first base and bat sixth.

Bell is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Bell got off to a strong start this season but has now collected just two hits in his last 23 at-bats, bringing his season average down to a .244 mark. He'll get the day off to hopefully reset, with David Freese manning first base in his stead.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a triple, double, run and an RBI in the Diamondbacks' 6-2 victory over the Padres on Saturday.

With two more strikeouts Saturday, Goldschmidt's rate is up to 28.7 percent for the season, which is 6.5 points above his career rate. While the poor contact is a little worrisome, Goldschmidt hasn't seen his offensive profile take a major turn for the worse, as his .402 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage are roughly in line with his marks from last season.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

The extra-base hits were his first in eight games, but despite his recent lack of power Freeman still sports a solid .296/.446/.493 slash line on the season with two homers and 15 RBI in 20 games. With the Braves offense as a whole proving to be surprisingly dangerous so far, the first baseman should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities as he looks to produce triple digits in the category for the first time since 2013.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Braves.

His bases-loaded single in the top of the eighth inning brought home the first runs of the game. Cabrera is now 11-for-25 (.440) over his last six games with a homer, four runs and seven RBI, boosting his slash line on the season to .354/.391/.608.