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Bell went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during Monday's win over the Marlins.

Bell extended Washington's early lead with a 434-foot blast in the first inning. The 28-year-old has now hit safely across six games, raising his season slash line to .249/.310/.449 with 13 home runs.

Cooper was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a sprained left elbow, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper exited Sunday's loss to the Phillies with the injury and will be sidelined for at least 10 days. An MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis, per De Nicola, though it's unclear how long the 30-year-old is expected to be sidelined.

Solano went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 2-1 loss to St. Louis.

The 33-year-old has started the second half on a high note with three straight two-hit performances. The downside to Solano's recent work is that all six of those hits were singles. The contact-hitting infielder is slashing .274/.325/.367 with three home runs, 21 RBI, 24 runs scored and a stolen base in 237 plate appearances. He shouldn't be expected to hit for much power nor provide much speed on the basepaths, but he's started six of the Giants' last seven games at second base.

Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.

Smith got the Mets on the board with an RBI single in the third inning. His double in the sixth also led to a run as Jeff McNeil scored on Gregory Polanco's throwing error. The three-hit effort was Smith's first since July 3. The 26-year-old is slashing a modest .254/.321/.392 with nine home runs, 38 RBI, 34 runs scored and two stolen bases through 324 plate appearances this year.

Cooper will receive an MRI on his left elbow Monday, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Cooper was removed from Sunday's loss in the bottom of the eighth inning after Travis Jankowski ran into his elbow on his way to first base. A better idea of the 30-year-old's status could be revealed once the results of his MRI are known.

Cooper left Sunday's game against the Phillies in the bottom of the eighth inning with an apparent arm injury, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.

Cooper's arm was run into by Travis Jankowski as he ran to first base Sunday, and he was removed from the game after he was visited by a trainer. Prior to his departure, he went 0-for-3 with an RBI and two strikeouts. The exact nature and severity of the injury aren't yet clear.

Cooper will start at first base and bat third in Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Cooper had already been benefiting from more playing time with the recent trade of Corey Dickerson to the Blue Jays, but Jesus Sanchez's move to the COVID-19-related injured list Friday has opened up a full-time role for the 30-year-old. Though he'll be filling in for a resting Jesus Aguilar at first base in the series finale, Cooper should see most of his starts in the corner outfield until Sanchez returns. Cooper has arguably been Miami's top hitter in July with a .394/.545/.697 slash line, three home runs and a stolen base in 12 games.

Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

The lefty-hitting Wade will head to the bench with a southpaw (Wade LeBlanc) on the hill for St. Louis. Platoon mate Darin Ruf replaces Wade at first base.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Giants.

Goldschmidt cranked a two-run homer off Anthony DeSclafani to open up the lead to 3-0. His long ball ended up being the difference to win the game. He has homered in his last three games and is riding a 12-game hitting streak. During that stretch, he is batting .417 with an OPS of 1.220. The 33-year-old is slashing .270/.340/.451 with 15 homers, 52 RBI and 50 runs in 382 plate appearances.

Tellez will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Reds.

Tellez sat out against a pair of right-handed starting pitchers (Tyler Mahle and Luis Castillo) to begin the series, but he'll be back in the lineup Sunday with another righty (Sonny Gray) on the mound for Cincinnati. Since coming over in a trade from Toronto earlier this month, Tellez has gotten off to a 1-for-9 start to his tenure with the Brewers. Rather than Keston Hiura, Jace Peterson -- who started at first base in the past two games -- looks like Tellez's primary competition for a spot in the everyday lineup.