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Cron went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI against the Rays on Tuesday.

Cron had a solo shot off Jake Odorizzi during a four-run second and a three-run drive against Enny Romero in a six-run ninth, his second multi-homer game in four days. The first baseman is off to a ridiculous start in July, going 11-for-24 with five homers, 13 RBI and eight runs scored.

Bour (ankle) was sent back to Miami on Tuesday to undergo an MRI, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Tuesday marks the third straight absence for Bour, who sustained an ankle injury during Saturday's game against Atlanta. The Marlins are hoping he'll be able to avoid a stint on the DL, and more information on that front figures to be available following the MRI. Miami will close out a three-game set with the Mets on Wednesday, and at this point it seems unlikely Bour will be available. The Marlins are then off Thursday before opening their final first-half series back home Friday against the Reds.

With Jose Reyes being activated and playing third base, Flores moves over to start at second base for the Mets on Tuesday.

Neil Walker will get the day off Tuesday to make room for Flores. Flores has been productive over the past 30 days, hitting .303 with four home runs and 16 RBI. Look for Flores to become a utility player for the Mets moving forward with the addition of Jose Reyes to the roster.

Bour (ankle) remains out of the lineup Tuesday against the Mets, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Tuesday will mark the third straight absence for Bour, who continues to nurse an ankle injury sustained during Saturday's game. As a result, Chris Johnson will again be the fill-in at first base, and he'll bat sixth in the lineup against the Mets' Steven Matz.

Bour (ankle) remains out of the lineup Monday against the Mets.

Bour will now have missed two straight games due to a sprained ankle, giving way to Chris Johnson at first base in each of those contests. The team hasn't provided much of an update on his progress, but no word of a possible DL stint has yet surfaced, so it looks like fantasy owners will just have to wait this one out.

Cabrera (knee) is back in the lineup Monday against the Marlins.

Cabrera was held out Sunday due to a sore knee, but the ailment won't end up forcing a multi-game absence. The shortstop will make start No. 78 of the season Monday, so his removal from the starting lineup Sunday could have just as easily been to get the veteran extra rest amidst back-to-back day games. Cabrera will bat fifth in the order against Tom Koehler in his return to action.

Calhoun is out of the lineup Monday against the Rays.

Calhoun will get just his second day off of the regular season, as he has made 81 starts in 82 games for the Angels so far this year. With Monday being the second of back-to-back day games for the Halos, the timing was appropriate for a maintenance day. Shane Robinson will draw the start in right field in his stead.

Carter is out of the lineup Monday against the Nationals.

Carter has been surprisingly durable for the Brewers this season, starting 77 of 81 games at first base. He'll get a regular day off for Monday's early contest, however, giving way to Jonathan Lucroy at first base while Martin Maldonado mans the backstop.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a double and scored the Indians' only run in Sunday's drubbing at the hands of the Blue Jays.

He was the only Cleveland hitter to have any real success against J.A. Happ. Santana's now begun July with three straight two-hit games, boosting his slash line on the season to .245/.342/.480.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, a steal and two runs Sunday against the Giants.

Goldschmidt's 15th homer of the year came in the sixth inning to bring the Diamondbacks within two runs in a game they'd go on to lose in extra innings. With the blast, he broke a 12-game homerless drought and now has a .510 slugging percentage on the season.