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Solano went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Padres.

Solano entered in the eighth inning to pinch hit for Lamonte Wade. He hit the game-winning two-run homer off A.J. Puk to put the Giants ahead. Solano has recently been limited to starting against southpaws. As a result, he has totaled just four hits since Aug. 5. The 33-year-old is slashing .277/.335/.396 with six long balls, 30 RBI, 31 runs and a pair of steals in 317 plate appearances.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Hoskins blasted a solo shot off Ryan Weathers in the fourth inning and another off Miguel Diaz in the fifth inning. It was a big showing for the first baseman in his first game back from the 10-day injured list. He has homered twice in four different games this season. The 28-year-old is slashing .247/.336/.526 with 26 long balls, 70 RBI, 63 runs and three steals in 438 plate appearances.

France went 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's 6-3 win over Houston.

France saved his two hits for when Seattle needed them most; he knocked a game-tying, solo shot off Ryan Pressly in the ninth inning and later hit an RBI single before scoring again in the 11th. Over his last four games, the 27-year-old utilityman has gone 9-for-17 (.529) with three homers and six RBI. France is slashing .292/.362/.462 with 42 extra-base hits through 486 plate appearances.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With lefty David Price on the hill for the Dodgers, Mets manager Luis Rojas will give three of the team's lefty-hitting regulars -- Smith, Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto -- the day off. Brandon Drury will step in for Smith in left field.

Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Phillies.

The Padres were dominated by opposing starter Aaron Nola for most of the game, failing to produce a baserunner for the first six innings. Cronenworth turned what looked to be another bleak outcome around with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, however, blasting a game-tying two-run shot to center field. He has three long balls across his past six games and is batting .318 with six RBI and four walks over that span.

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

The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will be squeezed out of the lineup against a right-hander (Alec Mills), mostly as a result of no designated hitter being available in Chicago. Hunter Dozier will pick up a start in right field, the position O'Hearn manned in the first two games of the series.

Bohm was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.

Bohm had already ceded the starting third base job to Ronald Torreyes, and now the return of Rhys Hoskins (groin) will block him from getting playing time at first base as well. It remains to be seen whether Bohm will get another shot with the big-league club in 2021, a year in which he's slashed .245/.302/.342 with seven home runs and 47 RBI.

Hoskins (groin) was activated from the 10-day injured list and is batting fifth Sunday against the Padres, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.

A left groin strain sidelined Hoskins since Aug. 10, but he's back in the lineup for the series finale in San Diego. The injury came at a bad time, as he had hit .394 with five doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI in his last 10 games before going down. Alec Bohm was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move.

Tellez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

As is often the case, Tellez is omitted from the lineup with an opposing lefty on the mound. Eduardo Escobar is playing first base Sunday, with Luis Urias getting the start at third.

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

He'll head to the bench for the third time in five games and appears to be stuck in a short-side platoon role in the infield. After going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win, Diaz is slashing .244/.292/.488 in 24 games since the All-Star break.