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Beaty came through with a two-run single in a pinch hit appearance Wednesday against Cincinnati.

Beaty made his lone trip to the plate in the contest count, driving in a pair of runs with a single to left field in the eighth inning. All four of his RBI this season have come in the past two days, and he has now reached base via hit or walk in four of his last five plate appearances. Beaty has yet to record an extra-base hit this season but has registered a 5:6 BB:K while serving primarily as a pinch hitter.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs in Wednesday's 10-0 rout of the Cubs.

He took Alec Mills deep in the sixth inning for his seventh homer of the year -- one of five long balls by Atlanta on the night. Freeman appears to have found his form at the plate, as he's slashed .316/.469/.605 with three home runs and eight RBI across his last 11 games.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.

He capped the scoring on the night with a fifth-inning blast off Ty Tice. Bell has struggled to find his timing at the plate to begin the season, and Wednesday's homer -- only his second of the year -- snapped an 0-for-15 skid.

Cronenworth slugged a solo home run in his only at-bat during a win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Cronenworth entered the contest having collected only two hits over his past 24 at-bats before smashing a 409-foot solo shot to right field in the sixth inning. The long ball was his second of the campaign and accounted for his fifth RBI. The 27-year-old is slashing .260/.345/.396 across 96 plate appearances.

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

Goldschmidt was one of the few sources of offense for the Cardinals when he drove his third home run of the season over the wall in the third inning. Although that was his first long ball since April 19, Goldschmidt has now driven in seven runs across his last six games. For the season, he's hitting .234/.280/.372 with 14 runs and 14 RBI across 100 plate appearances.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's 10-0 loss to Atlanta.

The batting line and final score are nothing to write home about, but more noteworthy here is the fact that Rizzo batted leadoff. It was his first time doing so this season, though the Cubs have experimented with this in the past. Ian Happ didn't start in this one -- and he could potentially return to the top of the order -- but Chicago is 10-14 and looking for an offensive spark. If Rizzo can help provide it from the leadoff spot, he may be able to stick there.

Cronenworth is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

He is hitting .119 with one home run and two steals over his last 42 at-bats. Ha-Seong Kim will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

Calhoun was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left hamstring strain.

He opened the year on the IL with a knee injury and will miss more time with a second notable injury this month. Daulton Varsho was recalled in a corresponding move.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Phillies on Tuesday, giving him six RBI over his last five contests.

Goldschmidt has been delivering with men on base all season, with Tuesday's pair of RBI pushing him into a three-way tie for second on the team with 13. The veteran is otherwise coming up empty frequently as evidenced by his .231/.271/.341 slash, but his timely hitting is tiding his fantasy managers over until he begins pulling those numbers much closer to his career norms.

Bohm isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Bohm will be out of the lineup for the first time this season after he slashed .198/.242/.296 with two home runs, 12 RBI and two stolen bases to begin the year. Brad Miller will shift to third base while Nick Maton starts at the keystone.