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Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Mets on Monday.

The home run was his first in 77 plate appearances during the month of June. After going deep 26 times in 2017, the 25-year-old still only has five homers in 270 at-bats. He does have three career long balls in four games at Citi Field heading into Tuesday, however. Bell batted second in the lineup for the first time since May 19, 2017 as Pittsburgh looked to jumpstart its flagging offense.

Bour went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.

It's his 13th homer of the year but only his third in June, with the other two coming June 17. Bour's power numbers aren't what the Marlins were hoping -- his .196 ISO is over 50 points lower than last season -- but part of the problem is a lack of hittable pitches in a lineup that offers him little-to-no protection. The 30-year-old has already set a new career high in walks (52) despite only playing 77 games so far.

Flores is not in the lineup Monday for the second straight day.

Flores went just 3-for-15 (.200) at the plate over his last four games, so manager Mickey Callaway decided to hold him out in hopes of spurring a turnaround at the dish. Kevin Plawecki will get the start at first base Monday in Flores' place.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, two runs and a stolen base in Philadelphia's 8-6 defeat to Washington on Sunday.

The 25-year-old has been on an absolute tear since he returned from a brief injury absence with a fractured jaw, with his latest explosive effort bringing his slash line to .320/.417/.640 over 50 at-bats in June. He also added a steal in this contest, which marked his fourth of the season, so that's been an added bonus as he continues to establish himself as one of the league's premier young power threats.

Bour went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 8-5 win in Colorado.

After hitting a career-high 25 home runs with a .289 average last season, the 30-year-old slugger's 12 homers and .244 average in 250 at-bats this season are certainly disappointing. Aside from his two-homer performance June 17, Bour hasn't hit one since May 27. Still, his .805 OPS isn't far from his career .829 mark.

Goldschmidt will sit for just the third time this season Sunday against the Pirates.

Since his last day off nearly a month ago, Goldschmidt has been on a tear, hitting .386 with a 1.338 OPS and 11 home runs in 22 games. Daniel Descalso will play first base Sunday.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.

His blistering June continues -- Goldy has 17 homers on the year but 10 of them have come this month, including five in the last nine games, and his .393 batting average (33-for-85) on the month isn't too shabby either. Fantasy GMs who picked the first baseman up at a discount after his poor start are already reaping the rewards.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and two runs scored Saturday against the Cubs.

Votto took catcher Chris Gimenez deep in the eighth inning to put the Reds up 11-2. While the opposing pitcher wasn't daunting, Votto now has eight home runs on the season and two in his past five games. Despite having only those two homers to this point in June, he entered Saturday's game slugging .516 for the month, a notable increase from his early-season performance.

Smith is not in the lineup Saturday against left-hander Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Smith has started against every righty but never against lefties since he was called up June 12. Wilmer Flores will again start at first base, with Brandon Nimmo and Jose Bautista handling the outfield corners.

Bour is not in the lineup Saturday against Colorado, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Bour will head to the bench for the first time since May 13 after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts during Friday's game. In his place, J.T. Realmuto will start at first base while Bryan Holaday handles the catching duties. Look for Bour to return to the lineup Sunday.