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Walker started at first base and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Giants.

Walker was given a one-day break Saturday when recent callup Kevin Cron got the start. Manager Torey Lovullo said he went with Walker on Sunday because he's "still our first baseman," Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. That may be the case, but the fact remains Walker is 8-for-61 (.131) with two RBI over the last 17 games. That's as many RBI as Cron had in his one start Saturday.

Beaty went 2-for-6 with four RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Pirates.

Beaty plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning on a single to right field. He would strike again in the sixth and seventh innings, driving in two more before all was said and done. The 26-year-old is 6-for-25 with five RBI in 10 games this season with the big club.

Beaty will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Pirates, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Beaty will stick in the lineup for a fifth straight game, but his run of steady at-bats probably won't last much longer if he continues to make little impact at the dish. He's reached base just four times in 19 plate appearances this season.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a run in a win over the Braves on Saturday.

Golschmidt is enjoying a much more productive May than his lackluster April, as he's hitting a rock-solid .284 in the current month. The veteran has reached safely in six straight as well, and he's now compiled an impressive seven multi-hit efforts since the calendar flipped.

Hiura is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies.

Hiura has started all 10 games at second base since being called up May 14 and is slashing .256/.310/.410 with two homers in 39 at-bats. The 22-year-old has had his fair share of struggles with a 40.5 percent strikeout rate, but overall it's been a solid first showing in the majors. Hernan Perez will start at second base and bat sixth in his absence.

Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Cooper started all 11 games since being activated off the injured list May 11, and is slashing .233/.313/.372 with two home runs in that stretch. Curtis Granderson, Harold Ramirez and Austin Dean represent the starting outfield from right to left for the Marlins on Sunday.

Alonso is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Alonso started the last nine games at first base for the Mets, but will head to the bench after slashing .194/.257/.710 with five home runs in that stretch. Dominic Smith will start at first base and bat second in his absence.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and a walk in a 7-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday.

The 26-year-old waited 15 games between homers No. 11 and 12, which he hit Friday night, but he didn't have to wait long at all for his 13th blast of the season. Hoskins is 5-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI in the weekend series against the Brewers. Hoskins also has at least one RBI in four straight games. He is hitting .270 with 24 extra-base hits, 41 RBI, 31 runs and one steal in 185 at-bats this season.

Naylor went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a 19-4 rout of the Blue Jays on Saturday.

After going hitless in his MLB debut, Naylor checked in with his first three major-league hits in the second spot in the order. The 21-year-old had been mashing in Triple-A to earn the callup, so perhaps he can continue to translate his impressive power and excellent plate discipline to the big club and earn regular at-bats from manager Andy Green.

Walker is not starting Saturday in San Francisco.

Kevin Cron, recalled Friday for his big-league debut, will get his first career start in Walker's absence. It's not yet clear how the playing time will break down between the pair. Both are almost exclusively first basemen, though Walker does have one career start in left field and could potentially see some time there while David Peralta is out with a shoulder injury.