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Goldschmidt went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored Sunday in the win over San Diego.

Goldschmidt is slashing .278/.429/.569 through 21 games this season, and he's recorded multi-hit performances in back-to-back days against the Padres. He'll look to make more contact moving forward as he's struck out 25 times in 72 at-bats. The Diamondbacks are set to begin a three-game series with Philadelphia on Tuesday.

General manager Neal Huntington said Bell is available to pinch-hit Sunday against the Phillies.

Speaking on his weekly radio show Sunday, Huntington said the team is looking to give the first baseman a rest, pairing Sunday with Monday's off-day. Bell had played in every inning of Pittsburgh's first 21 games before coming out of the sixth inning of Saturday's contest as part of a double switch.

Bell is not in the lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

Bell got off to a strong start this season but has now collected just two hits in his last 23 at-bats, bringing his season average down to a .244 mark. He'll get the day off to hopefully reset, with David Freese manning first base in his stead.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a triple, double, run and an RBI in the Diamondbacks' 6-2 victory over the Padres on Saturday.

With two more strikeouts Saturday, Goldschmidt's rate is up to 28.7 percent for the season, which is 6.5 points above his career rate. While the poor contact is a little worrisome, Goldschmidt hasn't seen his offensive profile take a major turn for the worse, as his .402 on-base percentage and .557 slugging percentage are roughly in line with his marks from last season.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mets.

The extra-base hits were his first in eight games, but despite his recent lack of power Freeman still sports a solid .296/.446/.493 slash line on the season with two homers and 15 RBI in 20 games. With the Braves offense as a whole proving to be surprisingly dangerous so far, the first baseman should continue to see plenty of RBI opportunities as he looks to produce triple digits in the category for the first time since 2013.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Braves.

His bases-loaded single in the top of the eighth inning brought home the first runs of the game. Cabrera is now 11-for-25 (.440) over his last six games with a homer, four runs and seven RBI, boosting his slash line on the season to .354/.391/.608.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk Saturday against the Pirates.

The young slugger was the first batter to face Pirates reliever Michael Feliz, and he promptly met him with a three-run shot to left field. Hoskins is now hitting .328 with an absurd 1.127 OPS and a surprising three stolen bases.

Cabrera went 2-for-5 with a walk, two doubles and an RBI in Friday's extra-inning win over the Braves.

His second double of the night gave the Mets an insurance run in the top of the 12th, although Cabrera was then thrown out to end the inning trying to stretch it into a triple. The 32-year-old already has eight multihit performances and 12 extra-base hits (eight doubles and four homers) in 19 games, driving his .347/.386/.613 slash line, and hitting somewhere near the top of the order has allowed him to collect 16 runs and 10 RBI. Given his career .271/.332/.423 line, this hot streak won't last, but until then he should be a fantasy lineup fixture.

Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Pirates.

Hoskins took Jameson Taillon deep in the second inning, the start of a five-run inning for the Phillies. He now has exactly one hit in six consecutive games, during which he has five RBI and six runs scored. It's been an impressive start for the second-year player, as he's hitting .327/.486/.618 in 55 at-bats.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in Atlanta's 12-4 victory over the Mets on Thursday.

After exiting Wednesday's game after getting hit by a pitch in the wrist, Freeman was right back in the lineup against the Mets and he showed no ill effects with a pair of hits in this blowout victory for the Braves, much to the relief of fantasy owners. Consider the 28-year-old good to go going forward.