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Walker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Royals on Wednesday.

Walker's solo home run was no cheap shot, as he tagged Scott Barlow for a 456-foot blast to center field in the ninth inning. The long ball established a new career high for the veteran first baseman and gave him his first 30-homer campaign. Walker has gone 15-for-38 (.395 average) over his past 10 contests, and he is tied with Pete Alonso for fourth in the National League in home runs on the campaign.

Olson went 3-for-5 with a walk, two doubles, a grand slam and a second run scored in Wednesday's 14-2 rout of the Pirates.

The first baseman is now tied for third in the majors with 66 extra-base hits, including a career-high 39 doubles, and only Aaron Judge (68) and Olson's teammate Austin Riley (67) are ahead of him on that leaderboard. Olson's been providing plenty of power in August, batting .239 (22-for-92) through 23 games with six of his 27 homers on the year and 20 of his 87 RBI.

Goldschmidt isn't starting Wednesday against the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Goldschmidt has recorded hits in eight of his last nine games, slashing .405/.452/.730 with three home runs, three doubles, 11 RBI and seven runs during that time. He'll get a rare day off while Brendan Donovan starts at first base and bats second.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a 7-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday,

Cron mashed his 24th home run with a game-winning three-run shot in the seventh off Brock Burke. Cron picked up his 83rd RBI with the home run, which was his second of August, and is slugging .499 over 455 at-bats this season.

Walker went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Royals.

Walker's eighth-inning double plated the winning run, his team high 71st run batted in. Dogged by a low batting average despite upper-level hard-hit and expected rates, Walker's luck has turned around during the month of August. The first baseman's BABIP is .333 for the month, translating to a monthly line of .333/.393/.641. For the season, Walker is slashing .224/.321/.474 with 29 home runs (tying his career high), 71 RBI and 60 runs scored.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Brewers.

Freeman produced runs with each of his three hits. He had RBI singles in the first and fourth innings before adding a two-run double in the eighth to cap off the scoring. Across his last 15 games, the first baseman is hitting .339 (20-for-59) with a home run, five doubles, nine RBI and 11 runs scored. He's up to a stellar .324/.399/.520 slash line, 16 homers, 78 RBI, 85 runs scored, 10 steals and 41 doubles through 122 contests this year.

Voit (back) went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Mariners.

Voit missed three games with the back injury and wasn't able to make an impact in his return. He may be eased in again with Joey Meneses hitting well in his stead. Voit is slashing .222/.315/.409 through 97 games between the Nationals and the Padres this year.

Cooper (concussion) reported to Single-A Jupiter to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

The 31-year-old landed on the 7-day IL after suffering a concussion last week, but he quickly cleared the necessary protocols and is back on the field. Marlins manager Don Mattingly said Cooper is scheduled to play three consecutive days in the minors before being re-evaluated and potentially rejoining the big-league club.

Voit (back) is starting at first base and hitting third Tuesday in Seattle.

He was out of the lineup for a few games with a back issue, but Voit is ready for this two-game series against the Mariners. Voit is hitting .212/.339/.385 with three home runs in 17 games since getting traded to Washington.

Montero is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

It's always unfortunate when a Rockies regular takes a seat for a home game, and that will be the case with Montero in this one. He is hitting .279/.300/.559 with four home runs, 20 strikeouts and one walk in 18 games this month.