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Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs and a walk in a 7-2 victory over the Brewers on Saturday.

The 26-year-old waited 15 games between homers No. 11 and 12, which he hit Friday night, but he didn't have to wait long at all for his 13th blast of the season. Hoskins is 5-for-8 with two home runs and three RBI in the weekend series against the Brewers. Hoskins also has at least one RBI in four straight games. He is hitting .270 with 24 extra-base hits, 41 RBI, 31 runs and one steal in 185 at-bats this season.

Naylor went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a 19-4 rout of the Blue Jays on Saturday.

After going hitless in his MLB debut, Naylor checked in with his first three major-league hits in the second spot in the order. The 21-year-old had been mashing in Triple-A to earn the callup, so perhaps he can continue to translate his impressive power and excellent plate discipline to the big club and earn regular at-bats from manager Andy Green.

Cron went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in an 8-1 victory over the White Sox on Saturday.

Cron had another big day as the Twins won their fifth straight game, driving in four runs in his first two at-bats against Manny Banuelos. Since May 8, the 29-year-old is hitting .388 with seven homers, raising his batting average 72 points in the process. He's slashing .278/.344/.556 over 169 at-bats this season.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Twins.

His sixth-inning shot was the only offense the White Sox could generate against Kyle Gibson. Abreu is slashing .267/.320/.530 with 13 homers and 42 RBI this season.

Voit went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in the first game of a doubleheader against the Royals on Saturday.

Voit took Scott Barlow deep in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie in a blast measured at 470 feet. The 28-year-old is 16-for-39 over his last nine games to raise his slash line to .266/.376/.516 across 184 at-bats this season.

Raley needs surgery on a dislocated tendon in his left ankle, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Raley has been on the 7-day injured list with what had been termed an ankle strain, but the issue is apparently worse than that. Recovery from the procedure is expected to keep him out for a few months.

Walker is not starting Saturday in San Francisco.

Kevin Cron, recalled Friday for his big-league debut, will get his first career start in Walker's absence. It's not yet clear how the playing time will break down between the pair. Both are almost exclusively first basemen, though Walker does have one career start in left field and could potentially see some time there while David Peralta is out with a shoulder injury.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and a second run scored in Friday's loss to the Tigers.

The rookie first baseman has gone yard five times in the last eight games, giving him 17 homers and 38 RBI through his first 50 MLB contests. In some ways, the league is beginning to build a book on Alonso -- he's struck out nine times in his last six games, and his batting average has fallen to .256 -- but even though he's not making a lot of contact, the 24-year-old is making a lot of noise when he does.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

With lefty J.A. Happ starting for the Yankees, O'Hearn will begin the twin bill on the bench. New York has not yet announced who will start Game 2, but it may be righty Chance Adams, in which case O'Hearn should be in Saturday evening's lineup.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mariners.

Olson now has five homers and a .250 average to go with eight RBI and 11 runs scored in 18 games. Olson missed about a month with a hand injury, but had returned to a mostly everyday role at first base. Over his last four games, he's gone 6-for-15 with two homers, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored.