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Olson went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

Olson went yard in all three contests of Atlanta's series with New York, giving him five long balls in his last six games. After a rough first three and a half weeks of September, Olson closed the month on a hot note and has carried over that success to early October. He secured the third 30-homer campaign in the process and now sits at 33 heading into Atlanta's final series of the regular season in Miami this week.

Walker went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Giants.

Walker was on the back end of a double-steal in the 10th inning, which earned him his second stolen base of the campaign. The first baseman isn't renowned for his speed, as he's produced just 12 stolen bases and five triples in his major-league career. He's been much better as a power bat this year, posting an .802 OPS, .240 batting average, 36 home runs, 93 RBI and 83 runs scored through 157 contests.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Goldschmidt is for 2-for-5 with two doubles and two walks against opposing starter Roansy Contreras, but manager Oliver Marmol decided to hold him out with the postseason on the horizon. Albert Pujols will start at first base in Goldschmidt's place.

Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Steer started the past eight games and will head to the bench after he hit .207 with a solo home run and three additional runs scored during that stretch. Alejo Lopez will take over at the hot corner and bat seventh in Sunday's series finale.

Walker went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over San Francisco.

Walker gave Arizona a 4-2 lead with an RBI double off lefty reliever Jarlin Garcia in the seventh inning in addition to a triple off righty starter Jakob Junis. The first baseman has recorded one hit or more in 13 of his last 16 games, tallying 14 RBI; however, the 31-year-old's strikeout percentage has been up, coming in at 29 percent during that span.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two total RBI in Saturday's 4-2 victory over the Mets.

Olson sent Austin Riley home on a fourth-inning single, then launched a solo shot in the sixth. It was his 32nd homer of the year. He now has a home run in three straight games and in four of his last five. The two-hit outing also extended his hit streak to six games. During that span, Olson has gone 9-for-21 (.428) and has improved his batting average from .233 to .240.

Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.

Cronenworth has hit safely in six of the last seven games, going 7-for-26 (.269) with eight RBI in that span. His sixth-inning blast Saturday gave the Padres their first lead of the contest and was enough for them to earn the win. The second baseman is up to 17 homers, 85 RBI, 87 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .238/.333/.389 through 155 games.

Voit went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and three runs scored in a 13-4 win over Philadelphia in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Voit crushed a two-run, 440-foot blast off Kyle Gibson to complete a five-run inning for the Nats in the second. The first baseman later added a single in the seventh and came across to score three times in the game for only the second time this season. Voit has five RBI in his last five games and produced 10 RBI in the month of September, to go along with three homers.

Toglia isn't starting Saturday against the Dodgers.

Toglia started the last four games and went 1-for-13 with a run, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts. Sean Bouchard, Yonathan Daza and Randal Grichuk are starting in the outfield from left to right Saturday.

Flores isn't starting Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Flores started the last two games and went 1-for-6 with two RBI, a run and a walk. He'll get a breather while J.D. Davis serves as the designated hitter and bats fifth.