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Alonso went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Alonso got the Mets on the board with a homer to left field in the first inning. The blast extended his franchise single-season home run record to 43, tied for the major-league lead. Alonso is enjoying a phenomenal rookie season, complementing his home run total with a .265/.368/.589 slash line along with 102 RBI in 579 plate appearances.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

After crushing 11 homers in August, Freeman kept the hot streak rolling to start September. The slugging first baseman knocked a pair of two-run blasts before singling in another run in the eighth frame. He's up to 38 long balls with an NL-leading 114 RBI and .974 OPS.

France went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Giants.

The rookie infielder hit a pair of homers in May and doubled his career total in Sunday's contest. While he's unlikely to get regular playing time down the stretch, France hit 27 homers with Triple-A El Paso this season, suggesting that he can flash the power stroke on occasion at the big-league level.

Goldschmidt is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Reds on Sunday night.

This will be Goldschmidt's first time sitting since July 21, when the Cardinals also faced off against the Reds. He had a mediocre August, slashing .250/.301/.404 with just four home runs to go along with 15 RBI. He will sit in favor of Rangel Ravelo, who is batting sixth in the Cardinals batting order Sunday night. Goldschmidt will be back in the lineup Monday when the Cardinals host the Giants.

Shaw was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

Shaw has split the season between Sacramento and Double-A Richmond, posting a .294/.360/.559 slash line with 28 home runs and 94 RBI. The 25-year-old made his major-league debut last season and had a .552 OPS in 62 plate appearances.

Walker is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Walker started the last eight contests and will receive a breather after posting a 1.041 OPS in that stretch. Eduardo Escobar and Jake Lamb will cover the corner infield spots for the Diamondbacks.

Beaty is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Diamondbacks, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Beaty remains on the bench for the second consecutive contest with lefty Alex Young taking the mound for Arizona. David Freese (hamstring) will start at first base in his return from the injured list.

Freeman (foot) is starting at first base and batting third Sunday against the White Sox.

Freeman made a precautionary exit from Saturday's contest after being hit by a pitch, but he won't be forced to miss a start. The 29-year-old has started all but two games at first base for the Braves this season and has a .297/.390/.568 slash line with 36 home runs and 109 RBI.

Rizzo is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Rizzo missed the previous five contests before returning to the lineup Saturday, but he'll take a maintenance day in the series finale, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com. Victor Caratini will start at first base while Jonathan Lucroy takes over behind the plate.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles, a walk and a run during a win over the Reds in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Goldschmidt made his fair share of contributions to the Cardinals' 10-run outburst to kick off their day, pushing his August RBI total to 15. Although it was just a so-so month at the plate (.250) for Goldschmidt after a resurgent July, he heads into September having churned out multi-hit efforts in four of his last nine games.