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Bell is not in the lineup Monday against the Rockies.

Despite riding a four-game hitting streak, Bell will take a seat as the Rockies send southpaw Kyle Freeland to the mound. Jose Osuna will draw the start at first base in his stead.

Flores is not in the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Cubs, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

With righty-throwing John Lackey taking the mound for Chicago's north side team, Flores will head to the bench in favor of Jose Reyes. The 25-year-old is slashing a healthy .326/.349/.507 with five homers in 138 at-bats this season.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run during Sunday's win over Houston.

Calhoun has caught fire of late with seven multi-hit showing through his past 10 games for a 1.283 OPS, four home runs, 13 RBI and eight runs. He still sports a lackluster .239/.325/.382 slash line for the season, but his recent heater has his counting stats closer to where fantasy owners would expect (nine homers, 30 RBI and 29 runs). The 29-year-old outfield is getting himself back on track to post another serviceable campaign.

Goldschmidt cracked a grand slam as part of a 3-for-5 effort in Sunday's 11-1 win over the Brewers.

Goldschmidt also added two doubles to his ledger Sunday, but his eighth-inning slam stuffed his stat sheet. He is hitting .406 with two home runs and 12 RBI in 41 plate appearances this month.

Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Angels.

Gurriel is chugging along right now, having hit in 11 straight games with three homers. He's knocked in 14 men during the hitting streak, nearly half of the 29 RBI he has over 54 games. Oddly enough for the right-handed hitter, he's mashed right-handers while hitting just .173 against southpaws.

Cron got the nod at first against the right-handed Mike Fiers on Saturday, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in a 3-1 loss to the Astros.

It appeared that a platoon at first base with Luis Valbuena was developing, but manager Mike Scioscia revealed his plans to give both players semi-regular playing time, according to The Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher. Cron has started four of the six games since being recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake, contributing a home run and four RBI over that span. A strict platoon would have depleted the majority of the 27-year-old's fantasy value, but with the news of a time share, deep-league owners could look to the slugger for some sporadic power.

Flores went 6-for-9 with two doubles, a triple, an RBI and three runs during Saturday's two wins over Atlanta in their doubleheader.

The 25-year-old infielder owns a .333/.359/.519 slash line with five home runs, 17 RBI and 19 runs through 145 plate appearances this season, and the bulk of those numbers have come over the past month. Flores has hit his way into a full-time gig, and his fantasy value is trending up. Being eligible at multiple positions is also a nice bonus.

Abreu (leg) is back in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Indians.

He'll hit out of the No. 3 spot in the order after leaving Friday's game early when he was hit on the leg by a pitch. Abreu will draw a favorable matchup against Josh Tomlin, against whom he's gone 6-for-15 with a 1.171 OPS.

Olson was recalled by the A's on Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The young outfielder was expected to be down at Triple-A until at least mid June after being optioned earlier in the week, but an injury to Andrew Triggs allowed him to come back up to the big-league club. Olson went 1-for-3 in his earlier stint with the A's and he has a .286/.376/.582 slash line with 15 home runs at Triple-A Nashville this season. He will not be in Saturday's lineup but he could be available off the bench.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run scored Friday against the Angels.

As with all Angels outfielders, given the absence of Mike Trout (thumb), Calhoun has been called upon to impress, and recently, he has. Since the start of June, he is 13-for-27 with four home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in 27 at-bats.