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Hiura went 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Reds. He also committed two errors.

It's been a slow start for Hiura in the batting-average department (.213), but at least he's providing a little category juice in fantasy leagues with two homers and two steals through 12 games. He may be due for a day off soon, especially after his pair of errors in the field Saturday (one fielding, one throwing).

Walker is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres.

Walker sits for just the second time in the season's first 15 games. Jake Lamb will be the first baseman in his absence.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.

Getting the start at first base while Pete Alonso got a bit of a breather as the DH, Smith took Humberto Mejia deep in the second inning, but it was the only run the Mets could muster against the 23-year-old in his big-league debut. Smith has started five of the last six games in the wake of Yoenis Cespedes' decision to opt out of the rest of the campaign, and on the season he's slashing .227/.345/.545 with two homers and eight RBI.

Flores went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double during Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

Flores hit a solo shot off Dennis Santana in the sixth inning, then swatted a two-out double off Joe Kelly in the eighth. The 29-year-old now has three long balls and a pair of doubles on the season while slashing .320/.340/.540 across 13 games.

Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.

The three runs scored by the Padres in this game came through solo home runs, and Cronenworth's blast was the second of the night for San Diego. The shortstop now has two homers in his last three games, and he also extended his hitting streak to six contests, posting two multi-hit performances during that stretch.

Votto is not in the lineup Friday against the Brewers.

Votto started the past four games after returning from the injured list and went 2-for-11 with a two-run homer and four walks, but he'll receive a day off with southpaw Eric Lauer starting Friday for Milwaukee. Matt Davidson will start at first base and bat cleanup in the series opener.

Cabrera is out of the lineup Friday against the Orioles.

Cabrera was in the lineup the past two games and went 3-for-7 with a double and a run scored, but he'll take a seat Friday. Carter Kieboom will start at the hot corner for the Nationals.

Hiura went 2-for-6 in Thursday's win over the White Sox.

Hiura has been one of the few productive bats in the Brewers lineup to start the season, and he is currently riding a two-game hitting streak while reaching base in nine straight contests. He has slashed .278/.357/.472 with three extra-base hits, five RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base during that nine-game stretch.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Astros.

Walker was in the middle of a three-run sixth inning, plating a run with a double and later scoring. It was his league-leading seventh double of the season. Walker, who had a groin injury late in summer camp that limited his ability to play the field, started a fourth consecutive game at first base.

Calhoun went 1-for-5 with a walk-off single and two RBI on Thursday against the Astros.

Calhoun stepped up to the plate in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and Arizona trailing 4-3. The 32-year-old cranked a two-run single, driving home Tim Locastro and Nick Ahmed to help the Diamondbacks secure their first series win of the season. Calhoun has now extended his hitting streak to five games while batting .214 on the year with a pair of home runs.