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Olson went 3-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Padres.

He took Nick Martinez deep in the fifth inning, Olson's second homer of the season. The first baseman has five multi-hit performances through his first 10 games with Atlanta and has an 11:8 BB:K, resulting in a .412/.556/.676 slash line, but Olson curiously isn't driving in many runs -- his only RBI so far have come on his two solo shots.

Cooper was removed from Saturday's game against the Phillies due to an elbow contusion, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper suffered the injury after Jon Berti collided with him in a rundown attempt. The severity of the injury is unclear, though Cooper initially stayed in the game only to later be removed. Joey Wendle entered the game at shortstop while Miguel Rojas moved to first base.

Rivas was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

Rivas earned an Opening Day roster spot but didn't have a path to regular at-bats, going 2-for-4 at the plate in limited action. He'll play regularly in the minors as he waits for his next chance. Mark Leiter's contract was selected in a corresponding move.

Tellez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Cardinals.

Tellez will get a breather with left-hander Steven Matz on the mound for the Cardinals. Keston Hiura will start at first base and bat fourth.

Cooper went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Phillies.

Every Marlins starter collected at least one hit on the night, but Cooper led the charge from the second slot in the batting order. The 31-year-old is splitting his time between designated hitter and first base and providing his usual solid offense, slashing .280/.379/.440 through seven games with a homer, two RBI and three runs.

Bell went 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.

Facing the team that drafted him in the second round of the 2011 Draft, Bell smacked run-scoring singles in the first and sixth innings. The switch-hitting slugger is off to a hot start to the season, slashing .333/.450/.545 through nine games with two homers, nine RBI and nine runs as he takes full advantage of a spot in the batting order following Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz.

Voit went 2-for-5 with a double, a run and three RBI in Thursday's 12-1 win over the Braves.

Voit netted two runs with a second-inning double and drove in another with a single in the sixth. The double was his first extra-base hit as a Padre, and he finished with his first multi-hit game of the season. Voit is slashing .231/.429/.269 through 35 plate appearances on the campaign.

Cooper went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Thursday against the Phillies.

Cooper took Kyle Gibson yard in the fourth inning to knot the game 1-1. It was Cooper's first extra-base hit of the season, and he entered Thursday's game having collected only four knocks across his first 19 plate appearances. Despite the early struggles, Cooper has been a fixture in the Miami lineup while hitting either second or third in the order.

Alonso went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Phillies.

It was an awesome display of power from the 27-year-old, who ripped RBI two-baggers in the fourth and fifth innings before crushing a three-run shot to deep right-center field off Connor Brogdon in the sixth. Alonso is off to a quick start to the season, batting .267 (8-for-30) with three doubles, two homers and 10 RBI through seven games.

Hiura will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Hiura will get his third start of the season, with each of those assignments coming against left-handed starting pitchers. He'll be filling in at the keystone Wednesday for the lefty-hitting Kolten Wong, who takes a seat with southpaw John Means on the hill for Baltimore.