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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Marlins' Justin Bour: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Bour is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.
With the left-handed Daniel Norris taking the mound for Detroit, Justin Bour will be replaced by Chris Johnson at first base. Bour figures to get back in the mix Thursday with Julio Teheran scheduled to start for the Braves.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Indians' Carlos Santana: Breaks ninth-inning tie with RBI single in victory
Santana went 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI and scored a run in Tuesday's 5-3 victory over the Braves.
Santana hit a tie-breaking single in a three-run ninth inning to propel the Indians to their 11th straight win, their longest streak in 34 years. The 30-year-old has been on a tear this month of late. After having just ten multi-hit games in the season's first two months, Santana has eight of them in June and his average now sits at .238, its highest point since mid-May.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Mets' Wilmer Flores: Drives in two in loss
Flores went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 11-4 loss to the Nationals.
Flores' playing time could be on the decline in the near future with the team's acquisition of infielder Jose Reyes, but he provided a strong reminder of his value with this performance. Still, the 24-year-old's .248/.315/.372 line could use some work.
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Joey Votto 1B | TOR
Reds' Joey Votto: Launches two homers in loss
Votto went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in Monday's loss to the Cubs.
Votto had been hitting just .213 before June began. Since June 1 that average has steadily grown to .248. The first baseman now has 13 home runs, 39 RBI and 43 runs scored for the season. A career .307 hitter, Votto should be closer to the hitter he is in June than the one he was earlier this season the rest of the way in 2016.
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Paul Goldschmidt 1B | NYY
Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt: Drives in four Sunday
Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with four RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.
Though he didn't homer in four games at Coors Field, Goldschmidt did go 8-for-17 with six RBI. In the process, he bumped his season average to .301. After hitting .300 or better in each of the last three seasons, Goldschmidt is a good bet to keep his average north of .300 again this season.
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Freddie Freeman 1B | LAD
Braves' Freddie Freeman: Big game in Sunday's win
Freeman went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Mets.
The home run was his 13th on the season. Freeman continues to tear it up in June, and he's now hitting .348 (31-for-89) on the month with five homers, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Mets' Wilmer Flores: Picks up two hits in Sunday's loss
Flores went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Braves.
He's put together a solid month of June since taking over as the Mets' starting third baseman, hitting .308 (20-for-65) with two homers and 10 RBI. Flores is still only 24, so he may have just been scratching the surface of his potential with his 16-HR campaign in 2015.
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Asdrubal Cabrera 1B | CIN
Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera: Gets a day off Sunday
Cabrera is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.
Cabrera will receive just his third day off of the season Sunday, as he has started 71 of the Mets' prior 73 games. While the veteran gets a break, Matt Reynolds will draw the start at shortstop and bat in the two-spot that was previously occupied by Cabrera.
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Justin Bour 1B | SF
Marlins' Justin Bour: Continues homer and RBI barrage Saturday
Bour went 2-for-4 with a double and two-run homer in Saturday's 9-6 victory over the Cubs.
The 28-year-old slugger is enjoying his best month of the season, and is now slashing .340/.407/.679 following his third straight game with a homer Saturday. Bour also has nine RBI over that span, and has hit safely in eight of his last nine contests overall.
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Carlos Santana 1B | ATL
Indians' Carlos Santana: Leads off game with homer Saturday
Santana went 1-for-3 with a leadoff homer, walk and two runs in Saturday's 6-0 victory over the Tigers.
The veteran slugger got the Indians on the right track to what would be their eighth straight victory by taking Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez deep to open the game. The round-tripper marked Santana's seventh in what has been his best month of the season to date, and extended his modest hitting streak to three games. Santana is now slashing .253/.333/.527 with seven homers and 15 RBI in June.