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Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 3-0 shutout of the Rangers on Thursday.

Mountcastle singled in the third inning and doubled Baltimore's lead with a solo shot to right in the fifth for his third multi-hit game in his last six. While a .221 September average isn't spectacular, six of Mountcastle's 16 hits have left the yard while his 31 total homers rank 22nd in MLB.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs scored Thursday against the Mariners.

Olson walked and scored in the third inning to begin his productive performance. However, the highlight came in the ninth inning when he took Paul Sewald yard to tally his 38th home run of the season. The effort continued his power binge, as he's now slugged six homers across his last 12 starts. In that same span, he's also tallied 10 RBI and 10 runs scored. For the season, Olson is now hitting .273/.371/.549 across 633 plate appearances.

Bell went 2-for-3 with one RBI and a walk in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Reds.

Bell singled in the third inning, driving in Lane Thomas for the first run of the game. He's reached base safely three times in eight of his last 16 games. The 28-year-old is slashing .257/.340/.482 with 27 long balls, 86 RBI and 70 runs scored in 530 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and five RBI during Thursday's win over the Brewers.

Goldschmidt evened up the score with a three-run blast against Brad Boxberger in the seventh inning. He then knocked in his second homer of the night with a 415-footer against Aaron Ashby in the ninth. The 34-year-old has been heating up, hammering three long balls over the last two games. Overall, Goldschmidt is batting .291/.362/.508 on the season with 29 homers.

Abreu isn't starting the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against Cleveland, Vinnie Duber of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Abreu went 0-for-2 with two walks in the first game of Thursday's twin bill, and he'll take a seat for Game 2. Gavin Sheets will start at first base while Brian Goodwin enters the lineup in right field.

Vaughn was activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday and is starting at third base and batting sixth in Game 2 of the doubleheader versus Cleveland.

The 23-year-old last played Sept. 9 before suffering a back injury. Prior to being placed on the IL, Vaughn went 17 games without registering a multi-hit effort. Over that stretch he batted .115 with only one home run in 61 at-bats.

Raley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Wednesday in the Dodgers' 10-5 loss to the Rockies.

Raley has started in right field in both of the Dodgers' games since he was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, going 2-for-7 between the contests. The 27-year-old looks like he'll have the chance to play regularly against right-handed pitching while Chris Taylor (neck) is day-to-day and while Cody Bellinger (rib) is on the injured list.

Cron went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Dodgers.

Cron has produced seven hits -- including four doubles -- through the first two games of the series with the Dodgers to boost his season average to .277. With four games remaining on the Rockies' homestand, Cron looks primed for a big finish to the week.

Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to Atlanta.

Walker had one of two extra-base hits for the Diamondbacks on the night as they mustered up just six total hits as a team. Walker's home run came in the eighth inning off Chris Martin for just his ninth long ball of the year. The 30-year-old first baseman is struggling to crack 10 home runs this season after just narrowly missing 30 home runs in 2019. It's unclear what happened to all his power but it certainly hurts his value. Walker's struggled to a .239/.311/.370 slash line to go along with nine homers, 43 RBI, 49 runs scored and 35:99 BB:K over 409 plate appearances.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

All three of Freeman's hits went for extra bases in this one. The 32-year-old doubled in the first and fifth innings before adding some insurance with a two-run home run in the ninth inning. The five-time All-Star has eight hits, with four of those going for extra bases, over his last three games and has at least a hit in 18 of 19 games played in September. Freeman is enjoying another excellent season overall, slashing .304/.393/.519 with 31 home runs, 82 RBI, 116 runs scored, eight steals and 77:98 BB:K over 652 plate appearances.