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Hiura went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Reds.

Hiura singled in a run during the Brewers' six-run sixth inning, and then went back-to-back with Christian Yelich an inning later. The second baseman raised his OPS more than 100 points with this one performance (from .658 to .764) after chipping in his second stolen base Saturday.

Santana went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and three walks in Sunday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Santana's first run of the night came after he walked in the eighth inning and scored on a Franmil Reyes double. The 34-year-old Santana then reached on an infield single in the 10th and came around to score again on a Mike Freeman single for what would be the decisive run in the contest. Santana has been patient at the dish over the last four games -- he's drawn 12 walks and taken no strikeouts in that span. The first baseman is slashing .188/.451/.250 with one homer, nine runs scored and three RBI across 71 plate appearances.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a triple, three RBI and three runs scored in an 8-0 victory over Philadelphia in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

Freeman opened the game's scoring with a two-run homer off Phillies starter Spencer Howard in the third inning. He needed just a single to complete the cycle. After his six total hits Sunday, Freeman's slash line is up to .276/.382/.552 with 15 runs scored and 12 RBI this season.

Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 9-5 loss to the Padres.

Calhoun's seventh-inning blast was his team-leading third and gives him eight RBI (second on club). He's hitting just .192, but Calhoun has picked up his production of late. The right fielder is 7-for-28 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last seven games.

Flores is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers, Amy Gutierrez of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores was included in the lineup in each of the team's last four games, but the Giants faced three lefty starters during that stretch. As a result, Flores should still be viewed as a short-side platoon player at this stage, relegating his usefulness mostly to NL-only leagues.

Cronenworth is not in the lineup Sunday versus the Diamondbacks.

The 26-year-old started the previous six games and went 6-for-19 with two homers, a double, a triple and three RBI, but he'll take a seat for the series finale. Eric Hosmer's return from the injured list likely means Cronenworth won't be starting everyday, but he should continue seeing opportunities at second base given how well he's played. Jurickson Profar is starting at the keystone Sunday with lefty Madison Bumgarner on the mound for Arizona.

O'Hearn (shin) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

O'Hearn exited early in Saturday's win after fouling a ball off his right shin, so he'll get some extra time to heal up from the injury while Hunter Dozier spells him at first base. With a team off day coming Monday, O'Hearn could be good to go when the Royals return to action Tuesday in Cincinnati.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, a walk and an additional run scored in Saturday's 11-5 win in Pittsburgh.

The 30-year-old ended a 1-for-18 slump by going 1-for-4 with two walks, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI during Friday's contest, and he delivered another productive line Saturday. Cron has a .216/.383/.522 slash line with four homer, nine runs and eight RBI though 11 games.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Marlins.

Alonso saw an 89-mph fastball gift-wrapped over the heart of the plate (from a lefty in Daniel Castano) and hammered it 116.9 mph off the bat, the second-highest exit velocity on a batted ball in MLB this season. It was only his second homer and Alonso is still batting just .211, but Alonso can do damage with the best of them when he does put bat to ball.

Hiura went 0-for-3 with a walk, two strikeouts and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Reds. He also committed two errors.

It's been a slow start for Hiura in the batting-average department (.213), but at least he's providing a little category juice in fantasy leagues with two homers and two steals through 12 games. He may be due for a day off soon, especially after his pair of errors in the field Saturday (one fielding, one throwing).