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Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

Mountcastle got his club on the board in the second inning, hammering a solo homer over the fence in left, his third of the season. He's been seeing the ball well at the dish of late, notching a multi-hit game for the third time in his last four contests. Mountcastle is slashing .232/.258/.360 with 10 extra-base hits and 12 RBI through 34 matchups.

Cron was placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain Monday.

It's a poorly-timed injury for Cron, as he was just starting to heat up at the plate, posting a 1.188 OPS over his last 15 games after struggling to a .558 OPS over his first 14. The move was backdated to Friday, so he'll be eligible to return as soon as next Monday, though it's not yet clear whether or not he's expected to do so. Matt Adams and Connor Joe have started the last four games at first base and will likely continue to split time there until Cron returns.

Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Boston.

Mountcastle opened the scoring with an RBI single to plate Trey Mancini in the first inning. In the eighth, Mountcastle added an RBI double to bring home Austin Hays. The 24-year-old Mountcastle has multiple hits in four of his last nine games, with a batting average of .324 in that span. For the season, he's up to two home runs, 11 RBI, 11 runs scored and three stolen bases in a near-everyday role. He's striking out a 31.3 percent rate, which has taken some shine out of his play so far.

Freeman went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and one walk while knocking in two runs in Sunday's win over Philadelphia.

Freeman got on base in every plate appearance Sunday evening. He knocked in teammate Ronald Acuna in the first inning and followed it up with a solo shot in the third inning. Freeman is now slashing .217/.352/.467 and appears to have broken out of his slump.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in the Padres' 11-1 win over the Giants on Sunday.

Cronenworth added a two-run home run off Johnny Cueto as a part of the four-run second inning Sunday. The 27-year-old has three multi-hit games in his last four contests. He is slashing .279/.356/.419 in 147 plate appearances, providing consistent production toward the bottom of the Padres' lineup.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 with over the Royals.

Abreu tacked on some insurance runs late in Sunday's win. He knocked a two-run single in the seventh inning followed by an RBI double in the ninth. The reigning AL MVP improved his season slash line to .220/.317/.415 with 26 RBI in 32 games.

Cabrera hit a solo home run in his only at-bat in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Mets.

Cabrera came into the game as a defensive replacement for Eduardo Escobar in the seventh inning. The 35-year-old Cabrera's lone at-bat came in the eighth, and he took Mets reliever Jacob Barnes deep for the final run of the game. Cabrera has racked up four hits in his last 10 at-bats. The infielder is slashing .263/.378/.424 with three home runs, 13 RBI, 17 runs scored and no stolen bases in 119 plate appearances. His versatility around the infield will keep him in the lineup more often than not, but third base has been his main position this season.

Hoskins will start at first base and bat seventh Sunday against Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

The 28-year-old batted second or third in all 30 of his previous starts this season, but he'll drop to the seventh spot in the order with a .480 OPS and 34.8 percent strikeout rate in his past 12 appearances. Jean Segura will move up to the two hole Sunday while Hoskins attempts to get back on track.

France is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Mitch Haniger will take over as Seattle's designated hitter in place of France, who is mired in his worst slump of the season. Over his last 11 games, France has gone 2-for-40, sinking his season average from .325 to .236 during that stretch.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

On the bench for a third straight game, O'Hearn looks to have lost hold of a strong-side platoon role for Kansas City. Hanser Alberto will make his third start in as many days in place of O'Hearn, who is hitting .219 with a pair of solo home runs since his April 23 call-up.