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Hiura homered in his last two games with Triple-A San Antonio and is now hitting .323/.404/.677 -- good for a 1.081 OPS -- over 54 minor-league games this season.

Hiura put up huge numbers with San Antonio before an impressive three-week stint with the Brewers from mid-May to early June, and he has continued to mash since being sent back down earlier this month. It's not clear when he will be called back up, but when he does, he figures to be an impact bat for the big club like he was last time around.

Alonso went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

The 24-year-old has now gone yard eight times through 21 games in June while slashing a stunning .311/.440/.716. Alonso's 27 homers on the year have already set a new Mets record for a first-year player, surpassing the mark set by Darryl Strawberry in 1983.

Cooper went 3-for-5 with a solo homer in a 6-4 victory against the Phillies on Sunday.

The 28-year-old is now batting more than .400 with four homers this month. Cooper has a hit in each of the last 13 games in which he has recorded an at-bat. He also has six multi-hit contests in June. Cooper is batting .324 with seven homers, 22 RBI and 28 runs in 139 at-bats this season.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and five RBI in Saturday's 13-9 win over the Nationals.

His bases-loaded double in the seventh inning tied the score at 8-8 and followed on the heels of a two-run single in the fifth. Freeman has now collected an RBI in 10 straight games, tying the franchise record set by Sid Gordon in 1951, when the team still played in Boston. Freeman's .390/.479/.732 slash line over that stretch is pretty impressive too.

Beaty went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rockies.

While he ceded walkoff honors to Alex Verdugo in this one, Beaty still put together his second consecutive impressive performance. The rookie is slashing .391/.440/.783 with two homers and six RBI in eight games since he was activated from the injured list.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, two runs scored and a walk in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Cubs.

Alonso started the scoring with his 419-foot blast to center field in the first inning and also came around to score after doubling in the sixth. The 24-year-old went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Friday but returned to form Saturday with another multi-hit performance. Alonso has a .993 OPS and 26 home runs over 76 games in his rookie year.

Naylor will start in right field and bat fifth Saturday against the Pirates.

With Franmil Reyes getting the day off, Naylor will crack the lineup for only the second time in the Padres' last six games. Since being promoted from Triple-A El Paso on May 24, Naylor has managed a lowly .229/.260/.357 slash line across 73 plate appearances. With his production leaving much to be desired and his playing time dwindling, Naylor could be headed back to the minors in the near future.

Cooper (triceps) will start at first base and bat third Saturday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper has experienced a couple setbacks with his left triceps over the past week, but the Marlins quickly determined the issue wasn't anything that would require a trip to the injured list. After sitting out Friday's series opener, Cooper apparently feels good enough to return to the heart of the Miami lineup and put his 12-game hitting streak on the line.

Rizzo is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

Per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, Rizzo is just getting a rest day after starting in each of the Cubs' games dating back to May 17. The heavy workload may be starting to wear on Rizzo, as he's recorded only eight hits in 35 at-bats (.229 average) with two home runs over his last 10 starts. Victor Caratini will fill in for Rizzo at first base.

Beaty went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-2 win over the Rockies.

Beaty, who was recalled earlier in the day from a brief stay with Triple-A Oklahoma City, played the hero by taking Rockies reliever Jairo Diaz deep for the game-winning homer. The rookie is hitting .300/.323/.450 through 24 games, adding two homers and 11 RBI.