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Hiura (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list but is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Marlins.

Now that rosters have expanded, there's no harm in activating Hiura even if he's still somewhat limited. He is likely available as a pinch hitter off the bench. Cory Spangenberg is starting at second base and hitting eighth.

Cabrera is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Twins.

He heads to the bench against lefty Martin Perez. Cabrera is 9-for-23 (.391) with two home runs in six games this month. Brian Dozier gets the start at second base and will hit seventh.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Tuesday in the Pirates' 5-4 loss to the Giants.

Bell's 37th long ball of the season cut the Pirates' deficit to one in the eighth inning before Giants reliever Shaun Anderson came on to record the final four outs of the night without much drama. Though Bell has seen his prolific power pace slow down in the last couple of months, he's maintained his typical strong plate discipline, reaching base at a .357 clip and striking out in only 17.8 percent of his plate appearances since the All-Star break.

France went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a victory over the Cubs on Tuesday.

France made his first start in five games and took advantage of the opportunity, smashing a solo shot to left field in the third inning. The 25-year-old appeared set to take over as the Padres' regular second baseman at the start of September but has since transitioned to a utility and pinch-hitting role. He is slugging .224/.274/.395 with six homers and 20 RBI in 164 plate appearances this season.

Naylor is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Cubs.

Naylor owns an unremarkable .242/.309/.355 slash line over his last 21 games, hitting just one homer over that stretch. Wil Myers gets the start in right field Tuesday.

Beaty is not starting Tuesday against the Orioles, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Beaty sits for the second time in three games after starting each of the previous four. David Freese starts at first base with lefty Ty Blach on the mound for the Orioles.

Flores went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Mets.

Flores' fifth-inning blast was all the Diamondbacks' offense could muster against Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom. For Flores, the homer was his ninth and first off a right-hander in 2019. He was recently promoted from being a starter against left-handed pitching only to playing every day.

France will take on a utility role moving forward this season, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

France made four consecutive starts at second base to begin September but has not been in the lineup in any of the four subsequent games. He's likely to start Tuesday, though manager Andy Green indicated that France is being looked at in a "bounce-around role" that includes playing only periodically. Green also stated that the decision is largely due to the recent play of Greg Garcia, who has drawn walks in five of his last 12 plate appearances.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in Monday's 3-1 win over Arizona.

Alonso's storybook rookie season keeps getting better as he's up to 47 homers and 107 RBI this season. He carried the offense again Monday with homers in the first and fifth innings. Alonso owns a .968 OPS and has a shot at reaching the 50-homer mark this month.

Bell will head to the bench for Monday's game against San Francisco.

Bell is in line for another day off after also taking a seat for Sunday's series finale. Jose Osuna will get the nod at first base and bat cleanup.