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Flores went 2-for-4, including hitting his second home run of the season, and drove in four runs in an 11-2 win over the Pirates on Wednesday.

Flores had just five RBI coming into Wednesday's game, and he nearly doubled it. He's gone 15-for-40 (.375) this month, taking advantage of the additional playing time afforded to him with David Wright sidelined due to a herniated disk in his neck. Wright may opt to undergo surgery, which would keep him out for three months, giving Flores additional value.

Howard is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

With the Phillies' interleague series headed back to Philadelphia, the DH spot is no longer an option so Howard will head back to the bench. Tommy Joseph will start at first base and he'll continue to do so for the foreseeable future, which severely caps any remaining value Howard has.

Carter is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Manager Craig Counsell wanted to keep Jonathan Lucroy's bat in the order for Wednesday's afternoon tilt so he slid him to first base, which bumped Carter to the bench. Carter figures to rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series opener against the Dodgers.

Calhoun went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double and two RBI against the Twins on Tuesday.

Calhoun has shown some tangible improvements following the 2015 season, raising his walk rate, lowering his strikeout rate and registering a hard contact rate over 32 percent. He is slashing .295/.369/.461 with eight homers over 64 games.

Bour is not in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Padres, Craig Davis of the Sun Sentinel reports.

Bour is 4-for-19 against lefty pitchers this season, and thus will concede the start at first base to the right-handed Chris Johnson while left-handed starter Drew Pomeranz is on the mound.

Bour pounded out three hits and walked twice while driving in a pair of runs in Monday's win over the Padres.

He also scored a run in the 13-4 rout. The lefty-swinging first baseman continues to be a solid run producer for Miami, batting .251/.325/.469 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI over 175 at-bats. While he continues to lose time against left-handed pitching to Chris Johnson, Bour sees more than enough at-bats to contribute.

Mountcastle, 19, is batting .405 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games for Low-A Delmarva.

The recent surge by Mountcastle, a first round pick in 2015, pushes his overall slash line to .290/.364/.443. He is only scratching the surface of his potential, as he is expected to have decent power for a shortstop, assuming he stays at that position. He has also swiped three bases in 41 games at this level.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with his 12th home run of the season in Monday's win over the Dodgers.

The blast was a solo shot off Mike Bolsinger in the bottom of the first. Goldy now has an RBI in three straight games and is 12-for-28 (.429 average) over the last week. With his slash line up to .282/.428/.498, he's looking more and more like the player fantasy owners have come to love.

Hoskins is hitting .419 with seven home runs and 13 RBI over his last 10 games at Double-A Reading.

Hoskins now has 16 home runs which puts him just one short of matching his total from last season between Low-A Lakewood and High-A Clearwater. The increased power production has come at a bit of a cost, however, as Hoskins is striking out 25.8 percent of the time this season which is around an eight point increase from last year. The 2014 fifth-round pick could see Triple-A later this year if he continues to mash at Reading.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBI against the Tigers on Monday.

The White Sox offense has been in a funk for the past month-plus, but no one told Abreu. Abreu started the year slow, but he is now 16-for-43 (.372) with three home runs since the start of June. It might be advisable to look into acquiring him now, while his overall stats are still depressed by his cold start.