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Bour dislocated his left pinky while sliding into a base and is considered day-to-day, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Bour didn't even start Tuesday's contest, entering the game in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. Fortunately, he avoided a fracture that would likely cost him extended time. He will have a chance to return to the lineup as soon as Wednesday but would likely be replaced at first by either Chris Johnson or Derek Dietrich should he be unable to go.

Bour is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Bour won't face the Diamondback's lefty starter Patrick Corbin on Tuesday. Chris Johnson will take Bour's spot at first base and bat sixth. Bour has only taken six at-bats against lefties this season, as compared to 70 against right-handed pitchers.

Cron is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

Cron took a seat Monday also, and he'll do so again as the Angels continue their series in a National League park against the Brewers. With no DH option, Albert Pujols will man first base once again in place of Cron.

Votto hit his third home run, a three-run blast, in Monday's loss to San Francisco.

It was Votto's only hit of the game, but after nine days without an extra-base hit, the slumping perennial All-Star will take it. All the numbers in his batting line (.231/.327/.341) are still ugly, but Votto's .281 BABIP is 75 points lower than his career mark, and there doesn't seem to be any reason that should persist. The power's been a little unreliable over the past few seasons, though last year's 29 homers should have fantasy owners still feeling confident in the veteran first baseman.

O'Hearn is being moved up to Double-A Northwest Arkansas after a strong start at High-A Wilmington, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

O'Hearn has an impressive line of .352/.408/.670 and 18 RBI in 22 games this season, so there isn't any denying his value at the plate. The only question is whether he can post similar numbers at the next level.

Cron is out of the lineup Monday against the Brewers, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

With the Angels playing in a National League park, there's no designated hitter spot to allow both Cron and Albert Pujols to play Monday, so Cron will take the night off. There's a decent chance that he won't slot into the lineup during the series with Milwaukee, but the Angels play the Rays over the weekend, so he should be back to regular playing time for that series.

Freeman went 10-for-22 (.455) with two home runs, two RBI and three runs last week, officially breaking out of his early-season slump.

He was hitting just .080 on April 14 and still only .156 by April 20th, but Freeman has reached base safely in 12 of his last 15 games. Before Sunday, he also had three straight games with multiple hits. He's still not going to get a lot of RBI opportunities in the Braves lineup, but it's good to see Freeman break out of the early slump.

Cron went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI against the Rangers on Sunda.

It's his third multi-hit performance in his last four games, but despite the hot streak, Cron still has a weak .230/.313/.311 slash line with only one home run and six RBI. He'll find himself on the bench Monday when the Angels begin an interleague series in Milwaukee.

Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, his first stolen base of the season and a run in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Rangers.

After a rough patch at the end of April, Calhoun is heating up again and now has six hits in his last three games to push his slash line on the season back up to .289/.360/.433. As long as he keeps hitting second ahead of Mike Trout and the heart of the Angels' order, Calhoun should be able to maintain solid fantasy value.

Santana went 1-for-3 Sunday, spoiling the Phillies' shutout effort with a ninth-inning solo shot off Hector Neris in a 2-1 loss.

He's climbing out of the hole he dug in the middle of April, and Santana is now hitting .333 (13-for-39) over his last 10 games with two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored.