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Flores is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Marie I. Guardado of NJ Advance Media reports.

Flores started the Mets' last two games at first base, but will have the night off despite his improved performance at the plate. Over the last 14 days, Flores has posted a .286/.350/.459 line with two home runs and seven RBI. James Loney will start at first base and be hitting fifth Tuesday evening.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Marlins.

He continues to try making up for lost time in August, as Abreu is now slashing .385/.418/.635 on the month with three home runs and nine RBI in 12 games. It's been a very disappointing season for the slugger, but he might still have just enough time left to salvage his numbers with a late power surge.

Rizzo finished 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Cardinals.

Rizzo spread out his production, singling in runs in the first and sixth innings before launching a solo home run to right in the eighth inning that gave the Cubs a glimmer of hope. The homer was Rizzo's first in 22 games, but he still sports what would be a career best .972 OPS and he sits third in the National League with 85 RBI.

Votto went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBI Sunday against the Brewers.

Votto had been going through a power outage, and this was the first time he's left the yard since July 26. Despite playing on a team in a rebuilding phase, he's already driven in 62 runs, and it's quite possible he posts his highest numbers in that category since 2011.

Freeman went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two walks in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Nationals.

Freeman opened the scoring with a 403-foot shot to right in the first, his second homer in as many days. Freeman has four dingers overall in the last four games and has reached safely in eight straight. The 26-year-old has now equaled his career high in homers with six weeks left in the season, and has a solid .286/.379/.538 line in 2016.

Joseph is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Joseph got a longer look at first base in the middle of the season, but has alternated with Ryan Howard in a platoon-like manner for the last six games. If this pattern continues, Joseph may see his starts against right-handed pitching limited moving forward. He's sat the last five games a right-hander has taken the mound for the opposing team.

Santana (head) is back in the lineup Sunday against the Angels, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian reports. He'll play first base and serve as the Indians' leadoff hitter.

Santana left Thursday's game with a head contusion and was held out of the lineup for the subsequent two contests, but he cleared all concussion tests and was available off the bench Saturday. He's now apparently ready for full-time duty and should be a mainstay in the lineup for the Indians over the final month and a half of the regular season.

Votto went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run in the Reds 11-5 victory over the Brewers on Saturday.

It was Votto's third four-hit game of the season and second this month. He's absolutely red hot, going 10-for-17 (.588) with three extra-base hits in the last four games. His batting average now sits over .300 for the first time this year. He is slashing .301/.428/.504 with 18 home runs, 59 RBI and 71 runs in 385 at-bats this season.

Flores singled three times, scored a run and was the game-winning at-bat in Saturday night's 3-2 win over the Padres, as he forced a failed fielder's choice at home plate in the 11th inning.

Not only did the 3-for-4 performance get the third baseman back on track after failing to reach base in his previous nine at-bats, but it helped end his team's four-game losing streak.

Parmelee (hamstring) was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list Saturday and outrighted to Triple-A.

The veteran had been out on a rehab assignment since early August and the club deemed him healthy enough to come off the DL on Saturday, but the Yankees also took him off their 40-man roster. He has slashed .255/.339/.448 at Triple-A this season.