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Cron is not starting Monday against the Braves.

Cron has gone 3-for-7 with a home run and two RBI in two games since returning from the IL over the weekend. He'll give way to Ehire Adrianza at first base in Monday's series opener as the Twins look to ease him back into action.

France has gone 21-for-44 (.477 average) with four home runs and 14 RBI over his last 10 games for Triple-A El Paso.

The hot run at the plate barely qualifies as an outlier performance for France, who is torching the Pacific Coast League to the tune of a .396/.473/.780 line across 311 plate appearances with El Paso. France's 1.253 OPS was nearly cut in half during his 34-game run with the Padres earlier in the season, but the 25-year-old should get another trial in the big leagues before 2019 comes to a close. Unfortunately for France, he may have to wait until rosters expand in September before receiving a callup, as the Padres don't have a pressing need for another corner infield-only bat while both Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado are healthy.

Solano went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Sundays 6-2 loss to Colorado.

Solano's rare display of power accounted for all damage the Giants could create on Sunday. The two homers matched his season total, giving him a career-high four long balls in 2019. The 31-year-old last had a multi-homer game in 2012 when he hit his first two career home runs.

Rizzo went 4-for-5 with four singles in Sunday's 7-2 win over Milwaukee.

There's never a bad four-hit day, but Rizzo's certainly wasn't very exciting. He singled four times and failed to score or drive in a run. He reached scoring position just one time. Still, he bumped his average up to .286 with a strong .909 OPS, his highest since the 2016 campaign.

Naylor will start in left field and bat sixth Sunday against the Dodgers.

Naylor will stick in the lineup for a third consecutive game, this time in place of Wil Myers after Manuel Margot lost out on starts the previous two nights. Naylor went 1-for-6 between the first two contests and owns a .639 OPS over 123 plate appearances in the majors this season, so he probably has a long way to go before being assured an everyday role.

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

O'Hearn will take a seat with a left-hander (Devin Smeltzer) on the bump for Minnesota, paving the way for Cheslor Cuthbert to occupy first base in the series finale. The 26-year-old was also on the bench in Saturday's loss when the Royals opposed a right-handed starting pitcher (Kyle Gibson), signaling that O'Hearn may no longer be viewed as a platoon option.

Hiura is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Hiura is in a 3-for-22 slump since the end of his 16-game hit streak last weekend and will receive a breather in Sunday's series finale. Mike Moustakas will cover the keystone in his place while Travis Shaw takes over at third base.

Alonso is not starting Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Alonso started the last 12 contests but could use a day off with a .661 OPS during that stretch, including five consecutive games with multiple strikeouts. Todd Frazier slides over to first base Sunday while Adeiny Hechavarria receives the start at the hot corner.

Freeman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Freeman will take a seat Sunday for the first time since May 12, a stretch of 71 straight starts in which he posted a .963 OPS with 17 doubles, 19 homers and 63 RBI. It's only his second time on the bench all season. Austin Riley will enter the lineup at first base in his absence.

The Rangers released Cabrera on Saturday.

After the Rangers designated Cabrera for assignment Wednesday, no team was willing to put in a waiver claim for the 33-year-old and take on the money remaining on his one-year, $3.5 million deal. Since he has more than five years of big-league service time, Cabrera was able to refuse a minor-league assignment, prompting the Rangers to cut ties and allow him to explore his options elsewhere. After delivering a pedestrian .235/.318/.393 slash line (81 wRC+) as an everyday player for the Rangers this season, Cabrera will likely have to settle for a reserve role in the infield at his next landing spot.