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Hiura struck out in both of his plate appearances in Sunday's Futures Game.

Hiura went down swinging in the second inning against the Athletics' top pitching prospect, Jesus Luzardo, and was put away on four pitches from the Twins' Lewis Thorpe in the fourth inning. Though he didn't make much of an impression Sunday, the weekend wasn't a total wash for Hiura, who delivered his first four-hit game for Double-A Biloxi on Saturday.

Cabrera suffered an injury to his right hand during Sunday's tilt against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera injured himself after trying to catch a pickoff throw with his bare hand. He underwent X-rays following the game, but they came back negative, so he's expected to be good to go following the All-Star break.

Rizzo went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Padres.

Rizzo enjoyed a productive weekend series against the Padres, totaling six hits -- including three doubles -- two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in 14 at-bats. He's suffered from a disappointing first-half of the season, highlighted by a paltry .401 slugging percentage, though he does rank sixth in the National League with 61 RBI.

Smith is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Smith is on the bench for the third consecutive contest and has started just six times in 17 games. The Mets seem satisfied with deploying Wilmer Flores as their starting first baseman with Michael Conforto and Jose Bautista as their corner outfielders, leaving limited opportunities for Smith to crack the lineup. Playing time will only become harder to come by for the 23-year-old when Yoenis Cespedes (hip) and Jay Bruce (hip) return from the 10-day disabled list at some point after the All-Star break.

Bour is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Most of Bour's absences from the Miami lineup typically come when the team faces a left-handed starter, but he'll receive a rare day off in the series finale with righty Enyel De Los Santos on the bump for Philadelphia. It's possible that Marlins skipper Don Mattingly just wanted to give Bour an early start on the All-Star break after the slugging first baseman went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's contest. Garrett Cooper will replace Bour in the starting nine for the series finale.

Bohm was placed on the minor-league disabled list Saturday after getting hit on the knee by a pitch, MiLB.com reports.

The pitch apparently struck a nerve, leaving Bohm in a walking boot and sending him to visit a specialist. The issue appears to be more serious than a simple bruise, though a timeline for his return has not yet been established. The third pick in this year's draft was hitting a modest .250/.342/.297 in 18 games of rookie-league and short-season ball prior to the injury.

Flores went 1-for-3 with one RBI in Friday's victory over Washington.

Flores plated a run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly, pushing the Mets' lead to two. He's had a decent start to the month of July, going 13-for-43 with two home runs and four RBI over 12 games. With two tilts left until the break, the 26-year-old third baseman is slashing .268/.320/.463 with 24 extra-base hits and 30 RBI over 73 games.

Bell went 4-for-4 with a triple, a double, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's win over Milwaukee.

Bell struck in the first inning as he collected his 44th RBI of the season on a double to put the Pirates up 3-0. He's collected a hit in seven of his last 10 games, although he's logged no home runs and just two RBI over that span, so his power numbers have certainly been down of late. Bell is slugging a dismal .396 with five homers over 93 games this season, after launching 26 homers with a .466 slugging percentage in 2017.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, double and two runs scored Thursday against the Nationals.

Cabrera returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday's contest due to a left elbow injury and produced his 17th home run of the season. After a downturn in production, Cabrera has bounced back to produce six home runs and 16 RBI since June 17. That has helped him pace towards the best power production of his career, making the 32-year-old a pleasant surprise through the first half of the season.

Cabrera (elbow) will start at second base and bat second against the Nationals on Thursday.

Cabrera was held out of Wednesday's lineup due to a left elbow injury, though he did come in as a pinch hitter and walked during his lone plate appearance. Across 88 games this year, he's hit .280/.328/.485 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI.