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Cron went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in a 13-6 rout of the Cubs on Tuesday.

Cron reached base four times in the contest, the third time he has accomplished that feat this season. The slugger knocked in two runs with a single in the sixth inning and plated another with a single in the eighth. The big performance was a welcome sign, as Cron entered the contest batting just .152 (7-for-46) since the All-Star break.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Cardinals.

The reigning NL MVP helped Atlanta get off to a fast start Tuesday by singling and scoring in the first inning. Freeman followed by slamming a solo shot to right field in the second frame. The long ball was his 23rd of the campaign but his first since July 24. Freeman had been quiet over his previous nine games entering Tuesday, batting just .242 with no extra-base hits and only one RBI.

Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Tuesday against the Royals.

Vaughn got the scoring started for the White Sox in the second inning when he hit his 12th home run of the season. He now has at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 starts. While he has only two home runs in that span, Vaughn has tallied seven RBI, seven runs scored and four doubles. Overall, he owns a .258/.323/.453 line across 334 plate appearances on the campaign.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.

Bell attempted a late-inning rally with a 442-foot blast into the second deck during the eighth. The 28-year-old now has six home runs since the All-Star break and 18 on the season while averaging .248/.310/.474 across 72 games.

Gurriel was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers with neck stiffness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Gurriel was penciled in to start at first base, per usual, but the neck issue appeared to flare up during his pregame work. He should be considered day-to-day while Aledmys Diaz covers first base in his place and Robel Garcia starts at third.

Hiura is on the COVID-19 injured list at Triple-A Nashville.

He has not appeared in a game since being optioned to Triple-A on July 30. There was no room for him to get playing time on the big-league roster, particularly after the acquisitions of Rowdy Tellez and Eduardo Escobar, so he shouldn't be expected to return to the majors anytime soon.

Flores (back) is batting cleanup and playing third base Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

The infielder returns to the lineup for the first time since Saturday, when he exited the contest with lower-back soreness. Flores did enter Monday's extra-inning contest for three at-bats, one of which resulted in a home run. With two home runs in his last three games, Flores has hit 14 this season and is approaching his career-high mark of 18.

Hoskins (groin) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Hoskins was out of the lineup for the previous four games due to a left groin injury, but he was able to make a pinch-hit appearance Monday. The issue appears to have subsided, as he'll man first base and bat second Tuesday.

Flores (back) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 11-8 extra-inning win over Arizona.

The veteran infielder didn't start the game, but he entered as part of a double switch in the fifth inning. Flores proceeded to go yard in the sixth -- his fifth homer in his last 14 games. Considering that the 29-year-old logged 5.2 innings in the field Monday, it shouldn't be too long before he's back in the starting nine.

France went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 8-2 win over the Rays.

He led off the seventh inning with a solo shot off Chris Mazza, but France was in the thick of Seattle's five-run third as well. The 27-year-old roared back with a vengeance after seeing his nine-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, and he's slashing .343/.397/.537 through 16 contests since the All-Star break -- a span in which he's hit three of his 11 homers on the year.