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Kirilloff hit two home runs and had six RBI in Wednesday's win over Peoria for Low-A Cedar Rapids. He's hitting .273 with a .852 OPS in five games.

Kirlloff, the 15th overall pick in the 2016 draft, missed the 2017 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He's playing in the outfield and back to full strength. His strong first week shows he could advance rapidly as he doesn't appear to have much rust from the lost season.

Calhoun went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

After getting his first day off of the season Tuesday, Calhoun jumped right back into the fray and extended his hit streak to five games. The 30-year-old has a sluggish .255/.283/.353 slash line through 12 contests, but his seven RBI and nine runs have allowed him to maintain solid fantasy value.

Olson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.

After starting each of the team's first 12 games, Olson will head to the bench for the first time all season as the A's face a tough lefty in Alex Wood. The 24-year-old is hitting a respectable .256/.347/.395 with two homers through 49 plate appearances. In his stead, Mark Canha will start at first base and hit second.

Hoskins is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic reports.

Hoskins receives a standard day of rest following seven straight games in the lineup as Scott Kingery draws a start in left field for the series finale. Over the first couple weeks of the year, Hoskins is hitting .375/.500/.719 with two home runs, nine RBI and two stolen bases.

White (groin) made his full-season debut Tuesday for High-A Modesto, going 0-for-4 with a walk, a run and a strikeout.

He was slowed out of spring training by a groin injury, but didn't miss much time. It is also news that he was assigned to High-A -- a big jump for the 21-year-old first baseman, who only played in the Northwest League last year after getting drafted by the Mariners in the first round. White is a unique first base prospect, as he is a plus runner with debatable power. If he impresses with his power stroke in the California League, his dynasty league stock will steadily increase this season.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs and a walk in Arizona's 5-4 loss to the Giants on Tuesday.

Goldschmidt finally picked up his first long ball of the season and did so in dramatic fashion with a game-tying solo shot off Hunter Strickland in the ninth inning. There's no denying it's been a rough start for the perennial All-Star first baseman and he's still hitting just .158. However, he's managed to walk 11 times to keep his on-base percentage at a respectable .360 through the struggles and he's got a triple and three runs scored over his past two games in addition to the homer. When he gets it rolling, few can provide the same type of cross-category production that Goldschmidt offers, so hopefully Tuesday's homer is a sign he's ready to get back to his old tricks.

Bour went 2-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Mets.

Bour entered the game with just one extra-base hit in 11 games this season but provided some punch on Tuesday with two home runs, both of which came off right-handed pitching. The slow start has done nothing to quell fears about his ability to produce given the lineup surrounding him, but his performance is a reminder of the power he is capable of producing single-handedly.

Flores went 2-for-5 with a home run, double, run scored and two RBI Tuesday against the Marlins.

Flores got the start at first base and batted third with left-hander Caleb Smith on the mound for the Marlins, but his damage came on a home run against right-hander Kyle Barraclough. He is known for crushing left-handed pitching, but has posted just a .385 slugging percentage against right-handed pitching over his past three seasons. He's gotten inconsistent playing time as a result, with the start of this season being no different. Given that he entered the game 1-for-7 against right-handers, it doesn't appear he is in for a breakout season, but if he starts to hit for power against same-side pitching, he may be worth paying attention to in shallower formats.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs Tuesday against the Marlins.

After hitting his first home run of the season Sunday, Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate Tuesday. His first came in the fourth inning off left-hander Caleb Smith and his second in the eighth inning off right-hander Kyle Barraclough. He has proven over the past few seasons that he can still hit for power as a right-handed batter, but posted only a .407 slugging percentage from the left side of the plate last season. However, he already has four extra-base hits this season as a left-handed batter, which could make him an underrated source of power in the early going.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Rays.

Abreu's ninth-inning homer nearly brought the Sox back, but the rally petered out. He had a nice first week of the season, swatting two home runs and going 8-for-20 before hitting the skids in Week 2. Abreu was languishing in a 1-for-19 slide before his eighth-inning double preceded the homer.