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Diaz will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Royals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Diaz will pick up his fourth start in six games since being recalled from Triple-A Columbus. For the second consecutive day, he'll get the nod at third base over Giovany Urshela, who looked like the top candidate to step into regular duties at the position following Jason Kipnis' (hamstring) return to the disabled list. After going 4-for-4 with three extra-base knocks in a game Thursday against the Red Sox, however, it appears Diaz may be manager Terry Francona's favored option at the hot corner for the time being.

Voit was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The Cardinals will bring back Voit from the Triple-A club to offer some extra depth in the corner infield following Jedd Gyorko's (hamstring) placement on the disabled list in a corresponding move. With Matt Carpenter on track to assume an everyday role at first base and outfielders Stephen Piscotty and Jose Martinez also capable of playing the position when needed, it's unlikely that Voit will see steady at-bats in his latest stint with the Cardinals.

Cooper (hamstring) will begin a rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday, George A. King of the New York Post reports.

Cooper was able to go through agility drills on the field over the weekend, then the plan for his rehab assignment was laid out. That plan includes at least two starts at designated hitter before he gets a start in the field for the Triple-A squad. The 26-year-old landed on the disabled list over a week ago with left hamstring tendinitis, but at this point a return in early September looks realistic.

Calhoun went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a trio of runs scored in a comeback win over the Astros on Saturday.

Calhoun has been scorching hot this month with a .333/.427/.560 slash line through 22 August games. The 29-year-old's overall numbers (.248 batting average, 17 homers and 57 RBI) are slowly climbing towards his career marks after a rough start to the season. Fantasy owners should continue to ride Calhoun's bat down the stretch as he is showing no signs of slowing up.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer Saturday against the Cubs.

Hoskins blasted his 10th home run of the season to give the Phillies a brief lead in a game they'd go on to lose. The rookie's on an amazing tear in which he's homered in seven of his last eight games, and fantasy managers can only hope that he can keep up this unbelievable pace for a while longer.

Rizzo went 3-for-5 with two home runs, three runs and five RBI against the Phillies on Saturday.

Rizzo crushed his 29th and 30th home runs of the season to help lead the Cubs to a blowout victory over the Phillies. He's closing out a strong month in which he's hitting over .330 with six homers, and he's been an excellent fantasy option for the entire season with a .526 slugging percentage.

Olson is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

As per usual, Olson will get the day off with the opposition sending out a left-handed starter (Cole Hamels). Ryon Healy will take over at first base in his absence.

Smith is not in the lineup Saturday against the Nationals, Marc Carig of Newsday reports.

Since being called up on Aug. 10, Smith has played in 15 games and is hitting just .184 at the plate, though three of his nine hits have been home runs. Smith will sit out Saturday and give way to Wilmer Flores at first base.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the Giants.

The three-run third-inning jack was the deciding play in the series opener and gave Goldschmidt 101 RBI for the season, good for third place in the National League. The home run was also his 30th of the year, making Goldschmidt the first player in Diamondbacks history to turn in three seasons of 30 long balls and 100 RBI.

Abreu went 2-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

The Cuban is now slashing .309/.343/.598 with seven homers in 24 games in August, but a lack of baserunners for him to bring home has left Abreu with only 10 RBI on the month. While his 26 home runs and .885 OPS on the year are right in line with his previous performances, it might take a miraculous finish for him to reach the 100-RBI mark for the fourth straight season.