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Calhoun walked, homered and scored twice in a 2-for-5 game in Monday's win over the Athletics.

Calhoun extended his hitting streak to four games with the effort and now has three home runs, two walks and six RBI over that stretch. While he is unlikely to match his career high 26 home runs from last season, his OPS is up to .780, his best mark since he started playing regularly in the Angels outfield in 2014.

Carter went 1-for-3 on Monday, launching his third home run in as many days.

The first baseman has been a strong source of power all season for the Brewers, launching 33 home runs to go with 78 RBI. Carter has already eclipsed his home run and RBI totals from a season ago, and his .228 batting average -- though unspectacular in a vacuum -- would be his highest mark for a season since 2012.

Bell is out of the lineup Monday against the Cardinals, MLB.com's Adam Berry reports.

For the second straight day, Bell will occupy a bench role while John Jaso settles in as the starter at first base. Bell has been in a bit of a slump over his past five games with a 1-for-16 showing at the plate, but since he's performed generally well during his brief time in the big leagues, don't expect the Pirates to give up on him as a regular starter just yet.

Cabrera is not in the lineup for Monday's matinee against the Reds.

The Mets arrived in Cincinnati in the middle of the night following their Sunday night game against the Nationals and face the Reds at 12:10 pm local time. Manager Terry Collins opted to rest some of his veterans - Asdrubal Cabrera, Jose Reyes, Yoenis Cespedes and Curtis Granderson, - though each should be available to pinch-hit. Recently promoted Matt Reynolds replaces Cabrera, who is still playing through his knee injury, at short.

Abreu went 3-for-7 with two home runs and seven RBI in the White Sox's extra-inning win over the Twins on Sunday.

The seven RBI were a career high, and the pair of home runs moved him to 22 on the year. His recent hot stretch (he's hitting .370/.413/.677) since the start of August, has helped him salvage a what had been a disappointing campaign. Abreu had an .822 OPS after Sunday's game, which is just 27 points behind last year's .849.

Joseph is out of the lineup Monday against the Marlins, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Phillies manager Pete Mackanin previously suggested that Ryan Howard would see his starts reduced over the final month of the season, but that hasn't been reflected in his lineup cards of late. Joseph, who was worked as the club's primary first baseman, has now ceded those duties to Howard in four of the club's last six games. It's perhaps due in part to Joseph's minor skid at the plate, as the 25-year-old has gone 2-for-19 over his last eight games.

Carter went 2-for-5 with his 32nd home run, three RBI and two runs of the season in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

He also chipped in a double. Saturday and Sunday's bombs mark the sixth time this season Carter has homered in back-to-back games; as his power tends to come in bunches, he might be in line for more as the Brewers head home for a three-game set against the Cubs beginning Monday.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double and a solo shot, his 29th home run of the season, in Sunday's win over the Phillies.

After slashing an impressive .313/.460/.688 in August with nine home runs, 24 RBI and 26 runs, Freeman has managed to find another gear to begin September, going 6-for-13 with seven walks, two homers, five RBI and six runs in four games.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo homer - his 15th home run of 2016 - against the Mariners on Sunday.

Cron extended his hitting streak to 11 games, and he's slashing .288/.335/.500 on the year. Since his rookie campaign in 2014, he's seen his batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage rise significantly, making him a player on the rise.

Howard is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Howard didn't react positively to reports of his role being reduced, but he has still started back-to-back games following the announcement earlier this week. He'll give way to Tommy Joseph at first base Sunday, however, despite the fact that a right-hander is taking the hill for the opposing team.