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Tellez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

The lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat for the third time in four games with a southpaw (Mike Minor) on the hill for Kansas City. Keston Hiura will fill in for Tellez at first base.

Flores went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Flores was involved in back-to-back jacks with Buster Posey in the opening frame. It was his 10th long ball of the year, making the sixth time over the last seven seasons that he's reached double-digit home runs. Flores' numbers at the plate have taken a hit in July, as he's slashing just .200/.333/.400 over 14 games. For the year, he's hitting .250/.330/.424 with 20 extra-base hits, 31 RBI, 36 runs scored, a steal and a 27:35 BB:K over 267 plate appearances.

Solano went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Solano was hit by a pitch in the fifth and then swiped second base -- just his second steal of the year. He later singled and scored during a four-run seventh inning for the Giants. The 33-year-old has been brilliant at the plate recently, tallying seven hits in 17 at-bats over four games since returning from the All-Star break. For the year, he's slashing .274/.326/.365 with three homers, 21 RBI, 25 runs scored and a 16:42 BB:K over 242 plate appearances.

Smith went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

He took R.J. Alaniz deep in the fifth inning, tying the wild affair at 7-7. Smith is up to 10 homers on the season, with four of them coming in July; he's slashing .291/.333/.582 over 15 games this month.

Alonso went 2-for-6 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

The two-time Home Run Derby champ hasn't shown any kind of hangover, hitting safely in all four games since the All-Star break. Alonso's first-inning blast off Vladimir Gutierrez was his 18th long ball of the season to go along with a .256/.335/.484 slash line and 52 RBI through 82 contests.

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.