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Cron went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI on Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Cron extended a few modest streaks with his performance. He grounded out in the first inning to record an RBI for the third consecutive game. Five frames later, he singled to center field to extend his hitting streak to four contests. Cron has delivered a balanced line across 321 plate appearances on the season, maintaining a .295 average to go along with 17 home runs, 55 RBI and 45 runs scored.

The Phillies will select Hall's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hall is among Philadelphia's top prospects and will provide an extra left-handed bat for the big-league club. The 26-year-old has performed well at Lehigh Valley this year, slashing .269/.346/.548 with 20 home runs, 67 RBI, 47 runs and five stolen bases. He'll likely serve mainly as infield depth early in his major-league career but should have a chance to carve out at-bats against right-handed pitchers.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in a 7-4 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.

Freeman's career high in steals is the 10 he tallied in 2018, and with seven swipes already this season, he's well on pace to setting a new personal best in that category. Freeman is a beacon of consistency who has hit over .300 in five of the past six seasons, so the stolen-base production is certainly a nice bonus for fantasy managers.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Phillies.

He went back-to-back with Travis d'Arnaud in the first inning off Zack Wheeler to give Atlanta an early 2-0 lead, but it was Olson's blast off Andrew Bellatti in the eighth that provided the decisive run. The first baseman has two two-homer games in the last week, but they are his only long balls since June 13. On the season, Olson is batting .253 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI through 75 contests.

Wade (knee) has rejoined the Giants and is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's game versus the Tigers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade appeared in seven games during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento over the past 10 days, and he's ready to rejoin the big-league roster after going 6-for-23 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and four runs. The 28-year-old missed the start of the season due to a bone bruise in his left knee and returned in May to play 10 games, but he quickly returned to the injured list with inflammation in the same knee. He had an .808 OPS with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in 109 games for the Giants last season, and once officially activated the lefty-hitting outfielder will likely work on the strong side of a platoon.

Solano will serve as the Reds' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Solano has come out hot since being activated from the 60-day injured list a week ago. While starting in four of the Reds' first five games upon rejoining the active roster, Solano has gone 6-for-16 with three doubles, a walk, three runs and two RBI. He received each of his prior four starts at either second base or third base, but DH may represent Solano's clearest path to an everyday role now that Jonathan India (hand) is healthy after a one-game absence. The lefty-hitting Mike Moustakas is on the bench against a right-handed starter (Keegan Thompson) for the second straight day, perhaps hinting that the righty-hitting Solano may not be relegated to a short-side platoon role while he's producing at the plate.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-0 win over the Marlins.

This was Goldschmidt's second four-hit game in the last two weeks, and he's batting a scorching .426/.500/.907 in his last 14 contests. The first baseman has been one of the best hitters in the league with a .347/.429/.642 slash line, 19 home runs, 64 RBI, 56 runs scored and three stolen bases through 72 games.

Tellez went 2-for-4 with two two-run home runs in Sunday's victory over the Blue Jays.

Tellez sent Christian Yelich home on a first-inning shot, then scored Willy Adames on another homer in the second. They were Tellez's 12th and 13th home runs and his first homers with runners on base since May 20. The two-hit performance raised Tellez's batting average to .248 after he went hitless in his last two games.

Votto went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a 10-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.

Votto had come into the game riding a cold stretch, slashing a weak .190/.261/.214 over the past 15 days. The two-double day at the plate gives him 13 doubles on the campaign and lifts his season average to .213. Votto got off to a terrible start this year and is hoping to right the ship in the time that remains. He has never hit below .261 in a full season's worth of at-bats.

Bell went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over the Rangers on Sunday.

The three-hit performance lifted Bell's average to .308 on the season, and the first baseman now has 46 RBI and 40 runs scored. He has shown dramatically improved contact skills in the first half of 2022, and his average on the season is 47 points higher than his season-long number in 2021. Bell's power numbers don't rival the best corner infielders in the game, but an average over .300 while hitting between the likes of Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz will bode well for his counting stats.