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Bour had a precautionary MRI on his injured left ankle Monday in Chicago, Tim Healey of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

The results are not yet back, and Bour is out of the lineup for the second straight game Monday, although he did appear as a pinch hitter in Sunday's game. He missed two months last year with a right ankle injury, but this time it's his left ankle that is giving him trouble. Tyler Moore is getting the start at first base and hitting seventh in his place.

Bour is not in the lineup Monday against the Cubs, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

This marks the second consecutive game Bour will watch from the bench. He's been incredibly hot at the plate as of late (1.337 OPS over his past seven games), but Tim Healey of The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that he's being bothered by an ankle injury. He'll give way for Tyler Moore to make another start at first base Monday evening.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Marlins.

Goldschmidt turned in another solid all-around performance, but he couldn't come through with a clutch hit in the ninth inning, as Marlins closer A.J. Ramos caught him looking for a third strike during the at-bat. Though the first baseman's production has slowed a bit over the past two weeks, he's still sporting a .998 OPS for the season, which is only seven points behind the career-best mark he established in 2015.

Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.

With Kris Bryant going 0-for-4 in front of him, Rizzo didn't get as many RBI opportunities as fantasy owners may have liked. Still, a three-hit performance is quite nice, especially considering that Rizzo entered the contest mired in a 1-for-15 slump over the past five games. Rizzo is still hitting just .236, but after he batted .292 a season ago, there's reason to believe that number will rise.

Gurriel went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBI in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Rangers.

Gurriel was the last participant of the Astros' home run derby on Sunday, collecting the team's fourth long ball of the day in the fifth inning off reliever Tony Barnette. Gurriel has really picked up his run production since April. He had just seven RBI over the first month but has 15 since May 1. Like many of his Astros teammates, Gurriel is on a hit streak, reaching safely in five straight games. As part of one of the best offenses in baseball, Gurriel should have plenty of chances to be productive moving forward.

Stassi was optioned to Double-A Reading on Sunday, Stephen Gross of the Morning Call reports.

Manager Pat Mackanin explained after the move that the motivation behind it was to get Stassi more regular at-bats. Stassi hadn't had more than one at-bat in a game since May 21, and his average had dipped to .197. With regular playing time down at Reading, Stassi will have the chance to get things turned around at the dish.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with his eighth home run of the season in Saturday's win over Minnesota.

The veteran has picked things up at the plate recently, collecting three multi-hit performances with three homers over his last three contests. His .224 batting average has been suppressed by a poor .256 BABIP, but his luck appears to be catching up with his career norms in the month of June. Calhoun is back on a 20-homer pace, and his batting average and run production should follow suit while serving as the club's two-hole hitter in Mike Trout's (thumb) absence.

Olson was recalled from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

Olson doesn't have a clear path to everyday at-bats with the Athletics outfield at full strength, but the promotion to the big leagues is a nice reward nonetheless for his domination of the Pacific Coast League. The 23-year-old was slashing .285/.374/.575 with 14 home runs and 37 RBI over 179 at-bats with Nashville.

Bour is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Bour has been one of the hottest hitters in all of baseball over the past several weeks, raising his average from .222 to .296 since the beginning of May. He will head to the bench for a day of rest with Tyler Moore drawing the start at first base in his absence.

Bour went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI during Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Bour sports a seven-game hitting streak with two doubles, three home runs, seven RBI and four runs. He's up to an impressive 40 RBI for the campaign and owns a .296/.371/.593 slash line. A career year is well within reach.