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Freeman went 1-for-4 with a walk, a three-run home run and a second run scored in Monday's 8-7 win over the Cubs.

The reigning NL MVP took Brandon Workman deep in the fifth inning for Atlanta's final runs of the game. Freeman's up to six homers and 13 RBI through 22 games but he's otherwise had little luck getting hits to fall in so far, slashing .208/.358/.468.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Monday's 2-1 win over St. Louis.

Hoskins provided all of the offense for the Phillies on Monday, knocking two home runs off Adam Wainwright. He broke a scoreless tie in the seventh and tacked on a necessary insurance run with his ninth-inning shot. The 6-foot-4 slugger has six home runs over his last six games, including a pair of multi-homer games. He's slashing .261/.293/.614 on the year.

Goldschmidt is slashing just .241/.284/.349 over 88 plate appearances heading into Monday's series opener against the Phillies, but he's hitting .303 and .429 over 33 total PAs with men on base and men in scoring position, respectively.

The knack for timely hitting, which surfaced again in Sunday's win over the Reds when Goldschmidt laced a two-run single, has led to nine total RBI over the aforementioned sample. Conversely, the veteran is just 10-for-50 with two doubles and a pair of home runs with the bases empty, leading to the early underwhelming line.

Flores (illness) will bat second and play second base Monday against Colorado, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Flores left Sunday's game against the Marlins with an illness, but it evidently wasn't a particularly serious one. He'll look to improve on his .196/.283/.326 season slash line against Rockies lefty Austin Gomber.

Votto will be on the bench Monday against the Dodgers.

Votto will rest his 37-year-old legs after starting each of the team's first 21 games. Alex Blandino will take over for him at first base.

Cron went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and also scored twice in Sunday's 12-2 win over the Phillies.

Cron had three singles in Sunday's blowout win before showcasing some late power when he launched a two-run blast to left-center in the eighth to put the Rockies up 12-2. The 31-year-old had a really slow start to the season but has started to find his swing as he's slashing .371/.421/.686 with three home runs, 10 RBI and six runs scored over his last 10 games.

Flores exited Sunday's game against the Marlins since he was "feeling under the weather," Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores drew a walk and scored a run in the second inning Sunday, but he was replaced by Jason Vosler at third base to begin the third inning. It's not yet clear whether Flores will be available for Monday's series opener against the Rockies.

Freeman went 1-for-3 with a single in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Diamondbacks.

Freeman accounted for the Braves' only hit, as he knocked a single in the sixth inning, but it was a poor showing from the Braves' offense -- they went 1-for-21 as a team with two walks and six strikeouts. The star first baseman ended a two-game hitless streak but is having a down start to the year, hitting just .214 across 87 plate appearances.

Alonso went 1-for-2 with a home run, an additional run scored and two walks in Sunday's win over Washington.

Alonso launched his fifth homer of the season in the fifth inning off Patrick Corbin, and the slugger has gone deep three times over his last five games. He also extended his hitting streak to five games, a span in which he's racked up three homers, five RBI, four walks and four runs scored.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with Atlanta.

With southpaw Drew Smyly twirling for Atlanta, the lefty-hitting Calhoun with take a seat after playing all seven innings in the Diamondbacks' 5-0 win in Game 1. He was one of Arizona's standout performers in the victory, going 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run.