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Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk and two-run home run Thursday against the Braves.

Alonso took a Jonny Venters offering deep to straightaway center field in the seventh inning. It was his sixth homer of the season and fifth in as many games. The rookie has impressed through 51 plate appearances, hitting .378/.451/.911.

Walker is on the bench Thursday against the Padres.

Walker had started eight straight but had clearly cooled off after a hot start. In his last six games, he's hit .091 with a 43.5 percent strikeout rate. Wilmer Flores gets the start at first base.

Walker struck out in all four of his plate appearances Wednesday in the Diamondbacks' 5-2 loss to the Rangers.

Walker slugged three home runs in the Diamondbacks' first five games to put himself on the fantasy radar, then saw his outlook improve after his platoon mate at first base, Jake Lamb (quadriceps), landed on the injured list. Unfortunately, Walker hasn't been able to take advantage since seizing an everyday role, managing only two hits in his last 22 at-bats while striking out 10 times. The contact woes are likely to remain an issue for Walker, so if he's unable to supply power on a consistent basis, the Diamondbacks could elect to give Wilmer Flores a spin at first base. Flores has acted as the Diamondbacks' primary second baseman but isn't a great defensive fit at the position.

Bell went 2-for-4 with an RBI single against the Cubs on Wednesday.

He's batting .391 in 24 at-bats over his last six games, with three doubles and a pair of home runs. Bell hit only two homers in his first 155 plate appearances last year. He bounced around the batting order for the second half of 2018 but has batted fourth in the lineup for every game in April thus far.

Flores is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rangers.

Flores will head to the bench for the second time in three games as Ketel Marte picks up a start at the keystone against right-hander Lance Lynn. Through eight games this season, Flores is hitting just .222/.276/.296 with two doubles and a 2:3 BB:K.

Freeman won't play Wednesday against the Rockies with the contest being postponed due to inclement weather in Colorado, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Atlanta and Colorado will hold a make-up game Aug. 26. Freeman and the Braves will return to action Thursday in Atlanta for the club's series opener with the Mets.

Alonso went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 14-8 loss to the Twins.

Alonso now has a home run in three consecutive games while also collecting multiple hits in each contest. The 24-year-old owns a fantastic .385/.429/.923 slash line with five home runs and six doubles through his first 39 major-league at-bats.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Goldschmidt took Ross Stripling deep in the fifth inning for his sixth home run of the season. After hitting four homers in the opening series of the season, Goldschmidt has continued to flash tremendous power. He has yet to have much batted-ball luck when he isn't going yard, as he has just two hits that haven't resulted in home runs to this point in the season.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo homers as the Phillies beat the Nationals on Monday.

Hoskins' fourth homer of the season gave the Phillies the lead in the sixth inning off Anibal Sanchez. His fifth of the year gave his team a necessary insurance run in the eighth inning off Justin Miller. The first baseman has a .367 batting average and 15 RBI to go along with his homers.

Bell went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and two runs in a 7-5 victory against the Reds on Sunday.

The Pirates first baseman blasted his mammoth homer over the green wall behind the landscape in centerfield at PNC Park. It was his second straight game with a home run. Bell hit 5-for-8 in the final two days of the four-game sweep of the Reds this weekend to raise his average to .310. He also has five extra-base hits -- including two homers -- eight RBI and five runs in eight games this season.