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Santana went 1-for-3, pumping out his 36th double of the year, with a run and one walk in Tuesday's win against Detroit.

Santana matched last season's career high by crossing the plate for his 89th run Tuesday. Furthermore, the switch-hitting first baseman now sits just three doubles shy of matching his personal best (39) set back in 2013. After a somewhat slow start to the campaign, Santana is now slashing .264/.373/.477 -- all of which are above his career averages -- through 138 games.

Cabrera (ankle) is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs, manning third base and batting third against lefty Jose Quintana.

Cabrera was hit by a pitch during Sunday's game, but X-rays were negative and he won't even end up missing a start as a result of the injury. While the 31-year-old has just four homers since the All-Star break, two of those have come in September, and he's batting .343/.384/.429 against left-handed pitching this season.

Bell is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers.

He has started 26 of the last 27 games, hitting .268/.355/.454 with four home runs in 97 at-bats over that span. Jose Osuna will start at first base and hit fifth.

Abreu went 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 11-3 win over the Royals.

Abreu, who hit for the cycle Saturday, flirted with his second one in three days. During that stretch, he's teed off on opposing pitchers, going 10-for-13 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and eight RBI. But those numbers are merely an extension of a longer stretch of prolific hitting. Over the last 28 games, he's batting .387 with 12 home runs, 22 extra-base hits and 24 RBI. The 30-year-old Cuban is heading for his fourth straight 100-RBI season to start his MLB career and is poised to halt a trend that saw his power numbers diminish in successive seasons since his rookie year in 2014.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored Sunday against the Astros.

Olson was also hit by a pitch in what was yet another strong outing at the plate. The 23-year-old slugger is riding a tremendous power surge with nine home runs since Aug. 27 and has gone deep in consecutive games.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Padres.

This was great to see in just Goldschmidt's second game back from an elbow injury. He is now two home runs shy of matching his career high of 36 set in 2013. The Diamondbacks don't have an off-day until Sept. 21 and they could opt to give Goldschmidt a maintenance day for the elbow this week, so those in leagues that allow daily lineup changes should keep an eye out. Those in weekly formats appear safe to deploy him as normal.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI during Sunday's win over the Giants.

After hitting for the cycle Saturday, Abreu was right back at it Sunday, and he's now up to a .302/.353/.556 slash line with 31 homers, 90 RBI and 85 runs. The slugger also now has 12 homers through his past 26 games and appears in line to post a big final month of the campaign.

Smith went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and an RBI single Sunday in the Mets' 10-5 loss to the Reds.

It was the rookie's second homer of the month and fifth since his debut, and Smith is riding a five-game hit streak. The accompanying numbers, however, aren't pretty, as he's .210/.257/.390 in his first taste of big-league action (113 plate appearances). His leash will remain long as the Mets let him adjust to a full-time big-league role he'll occupy to start next season.

X-rays on Cabrera's injured right ankle came back negative Sunday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera was hit by a pitch on his right ankle during Sunday's game but was fortunate to avoid a serious injury. He's simply dealing with a bruised ankle and will be a day-to-day case moving forward.

Cabrera exited Sunday's game against the Reds after being hit by a pitch on his right ankle, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning but was removed from the contest after taking a pitch off his right ankle. The veteran infielder appeared to be in pain but was able to walk off the field under his own power. We'll await word from the Mets with regard to the specifics of his injury following Sunday's contest.