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Montero is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

It's always unfortunate when a Rockies regular takes a seat for a home game, and that will be the case with Montero in this one. He is hitting .279/.300/.559 with four home runs, 20 strikeouts and one walk in 18 games this month.

The Pirates optioned Padlo to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Padlo's stay in Pittsburgh will end after one week with the Pirates reinstating Ke'Bryan Hayes (back) from the 10-day injured list. During his brief time in the majors, Padlo appeared in three games and went hitless across 11 at-bats.

Higgins will start at first base and bat eighth in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.

With Patrick Wisdom (finger) on the bench for the third straight contest, Higgins will stick in the lineup for the seventh time in eight contests. Despite getting ample playing time of late, Higgins hasn't gotten going at the plate. He's gone 2-for-22 with a home run, three RBI and nine strikeouts over the Cubs' last seven contests.

Hall was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley following Monday's game against the Reds, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Hall has struggled to see consistent at-bats of late, recording just four at-bats since Wednesday. Since he's limited to first base and designated hitter, Hall's playing time was destined to dwindle further once Bryce Harper (thumb) likely makes his return from the 60-day injured list next week. Per Gelb, Hall should be back in the big leagues once rosters expand Sept. 2, but the rookie will head to the minors to stay sharp in the meantime.

Bohm (undisclosed) felt fine after being removed early from Monday's game against the Reds, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Bohm looked to be removed from the contest due to a lower-body injury, but after the game, skipper Rob Thomson stated he decided to pull the third baseman to go with better speed on the bases. Bohm should be ready to roll for Tuesday's matchup.

Bohm left Monday's game against the Reds with an undisclosed injury, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

According to Gelb, Bohm hadn't appeared to be moving well all game, and he was ultimately removed after the seventh inning. It's unclear at this time whether the injury will force him to miss any additional game action.

Tellez isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers.

Tellez will take a seat with the Brewers set to face a lefty in Julio Urias in the series opener. Keston Hiura draws the start at first base in Tellez's absence.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 2-1 win over Washington.

Bell accounted for both Padres runs in the contest with a two-run blast to right field in the sixth inning. Bell went hitless in his first two contests of the four-game set against his former club, but he homered in each of the final two games of the series. He appears to be emerging from a slump that saw him go 7-for-58 over his first 16 contests with San Diego.

Hall isn't starting Monday against the Reds.

Hall is on the bench for a fourth consecutive game since Kyle Schwarber has served exclusively as the designated hitter since returning from a multi-game absence due to a calf injury. The rookie has slashed .302/.333/.628 with four home runs, two doubles, five runs and five RBI over 14 games since the start of August, so he's at least made it tough for the Phillies to justify keeping him out of the lineup.

Montero went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday against the Giants.

Montero took Jakob Junis yard in the seventh inning and now has three home runs across his last three starts. It's been a mixed start to Montero's big-league career, as he has a strong .206 ISO but is striking out at a 33.3 percent clip. That has resulted in a .245/.267/.451 line across 105 plate appearances.