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Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI against the Padres on Wednesday.

After a 21-game homer drought in which Goldschmidt hit an uncharacteristic .244/.351/.308 with a whopping 28 strikeouts, he's found his stroke again in emphatic fashion over the last two games, banging out three homers among four hits. Obviously, the first baseman is a fantasy star, but in this season of increased offense across baseball, Goldy's fallen surprisingly short of his usual standards -- he's 10 shy of last year's 33 homers and 20 away from last year's 110 RBI with only a week and a half left to play.

Solano went 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs, and two RBI in the Yankees' 14-4 win over the Rays.

It was Solano's third game and his first home run of the year, as he joined Gary Sanchez and the rest of a Yankees lineup that put up 17 hits on the Rays. Solano spent parts of four seasons with the Marlins before heading to New York, and never hit more than three home runs despite garnering 300+ at-bats twice.

Cabrera went 1-for-5 with a first-inning, two-run home run in the Mets' 4-3 loss at the hands of the Braves.

Cabrera followed up a Jose Reyes leadoff walk with a towering, upper-deck home run to right field. Cabrera now has 21 home runs on the year, 20 of them while playing shortstop, breaking a club record previously held by Reyes. The 30-year-old shortstop still has an outside chance of reaching his career high mark in homers of 25 set back in 2011.

Joseph went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.

Joseph's third-inning blast off White Sox starter Chris Sale was his 21st of the year, and his fourth in the team's last 10 games. After a brutal month of August (.211/.277/.404), the rookie first baseman has rebounded nicely in September. Through 47 at-bats this month, Joseph is hitting .340, his highest average for any month this season.

Calhoun (personal) remains out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.

Calhoun has been away from the team since Monday afternoon following the birth of his child, and Wednesday will mark his third straight absence from the lineup. With rosters expanded, the Angels don't need to worry about the paternity list designation, so Calhoun should be considered day-to-day in advance of Thursday's series opener against Houston.

Flores (wrist) tried swinging Wednesday but his injured wrist flared up and he's unsure about what the next step will be, The Record's Matt Ehalt reports.

It sounds like Flores is out indefinitely after this setback, and far from a lock to return before the end of the regular season. T.J. Rivera should continue to handle the duties at the keystone in his absence.

Bell reached base two times Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI.

The rookie is batting .312/.416/.462 in 113 plate appearances, including an 18:10 BB:K. Pirates GM Neal Huntington said Sunday that Bell's defense continues to be a work in progress at first base. He also recognized the offensive threat Bell brings to the plate.

Gurriel went hitless in five at-bats during Tuesday's 2-1 win at Oakland.

Gurriel is just 3-for-22 (.136) over his last five games, but he's only fanned twice and has four RBI over that span. The 32-year-old rookie has been hitting out of the two-hole in the absence of Alex Bregman (hamstring).

Goldschmidt homered and knocked in two runners in a 2-for-4 game Tuesday against San Diego.

This is just Goldschmidt's second homer of September as he has struggled to find his power stroke in the final month of the season. With just 21 blasts this season, he will fall well short of the 33 home runs he posted in 2015. Still, it's hard to argue with his overall performance, as Tuesday's game elevated his season line to .297/.413/.484.

Joseph went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the White Sox.

Joseph continues to flash excellent power, with 14 doubles to go along with 20 homers for a .510 slugging percentage in 326 plate appearances. The rookie has a six-game hitting streak going, and is proving to be a far superior option at first base to veteran Ryan Howard.