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Bell will not start Tuesday against the Marlins.

Bell hits the bench for the second time in three games. He's been slumping over his last 11 contests, hitting .176/.293/.294, though he does have an encouraging 6:3 BB:K over that stretch. Ryan Zimmerman starts at first base in his absence.

Walker went 1-for-4 with three RBI in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates.

Walker had the rare feat of clearing the bases with a single in the fifth inning. He's currently maintaining a six-game hitting streak, during which he's driven in six runs. A pair of oblique injuries knocked the starch out of Walker the first two months of the season, and the 30-year-old first baseman hasn't done much since returning, posting a .679 OPS over the last two-and-a-half months. While the Diamondbacks haven't uttered the term "rebuild," the team is essentially looking at a makeover this offseason, and Walker's on the wrong side of 30.

Cron went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Cubs.

Cron singled and came around to score during the Rockies' three-run first inning. He singled again in the third and topped off his day with a sixth-inning double. The 6-foot-4 slugger has been red-hot all month, going 28-for-67 (.418) with 14 extra-base hits and 28 RBI in August. Cron raised his season OPS to .905 through 403 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

The star slugger is seeing the ball well of late, but he was riding a homer drought that extended for 13 games before he went deep in this one with a solo shot in the fifth inning off reliever Kyle Keller. Goldschmidt's hitting streak has reached 11 games and has recorded multi-hit contests in all but one of his last seven contests, so he continues to be one of the most dangerous bats in the National League. He's slashing .355/.402/.526 through 84 plate appearances in August.

Walker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Rockies.

Walker extended his hitting streak to five games when he took Robert Stephenson deep in the top of the seventh inning to give Arizona a 6-1 lead. The 42-83 Diamondbacks could grant Walker more frequent days off in September to evaluate younger options, but the 30-year-old still looks to be the club's top option at first base.

Solano went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Padres.

Solano entered in the eighth inning to pinch hit for Lamonte Wade. He hit the game-winning two-run homer off A.J. Puk to put the Giants ahead. Solano has recently been limited to starting against southpaws. As a result, he has totaled just four hits since Aug. 5. The 33-year-old is slashing .277/.335/.396 with six long balls, 30 RBI, 31 runs and a pair of steals in 317 plate appearances.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk in Sunday's win over the Padres.

Hoskins blasted a solo shot off Ryan Weathers in the fourth inning and another off Miguel Diaz in the fifth inning. It was a big showing for the first baseman in his first game back from the 10-day injured list. He has homered twice in four different games this season. The 28-year-old is slashing .247/.336/.526 with 26 long balls, 70 RBI, 63 runs and three steals in 438 plate appearances.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

With lefty David Price on the hill for the Dodgers, Mets manager Luis Rojas will give three of the team's lefty-hitting regulars -- Smith, Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto -- the day off. Brandon Drury will step in for Smith in left field.

Cronenworth went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Phillies.

The Padres were dominated by opposing starter Aaron Nola for most of the game, failing to produce a baserunner for the first six innings. Cronenworth turned what looked to be another bleak outcome around with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, however, blasting a game-tying two-run shot to center field. He has three long balls across his past six games and is batting .318 with six RBI and four walks over that span.

Bohm was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday, Daniel Guerrero of MLB.com reports.

Bohm had already ceded the starting third base job to Ronald Torreyes, and now the return of Rhys Hoskins (groin) will block him from getting playing time at first base as well. It remains to be seen whether Bohm will get another shot with the big-league club in 2021, a year in which he's slashed .245/.302/.342 with seven home runs and 47 RBI.