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Rizzo exited Tuesday's game at Milwaukee with a right foot bruise, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.

Rizzo fouled a ball off his foot during the third inning, but thankfully X-Rays came back negative. The 29-year-old should be considered day-to-day as he continues to be evaluated.

Bell is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds.

Bell has started the previous seven games, hitting .143/.308/.238 across those contests. He'll sit in favor of Jose Osuna in Tuesday's matchup against left-hander Cody Reed.

Cooper (wrist) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list Tuesday, Andre Fernandez of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper will be eligible to return from the disabled list Sept. 23, though his season is likely over after he underwent surgery on his wrist at the end of August. This move frees up a roster spot for Tyler Kinley, who had his contract selected from the minors Tuesday.

Shaw came off the bench to hit his first major-league home run in Monday's 9-8 loss to Colorado.

It was also the rookie's first major-league hit after going 0-for-6 in his first three games after being called up Aug. 31. Shaw is currently on the strong side of a platoon in left field, and could be a rare source of pop in San Francisco's lineup after slugging 24 homers over 101 games with Triple-A Sacramento this season.

Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Brewers.

Rizzo went deep in the eighth inning against stingy Brewers' lefty Josh Hader, who entered the game holding left-handed hitters to a .081 batting average with no home runs. The 29-year-old slugger has now homered in consecutive games to got to 24 long balls for the season, which puts him eight behind his total in each of the last two years.

Cabrera went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in Monday's loss to the Marlins.

Cabrera put the Phillies up 1-0 with his solo shot off Jose Urena in the second inning, though that would be the team's only run. The 32-year-old has now homered twice in the last four games, bringing his season total to 22, just three shy of his career high (25) set in 2011.

Smith was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Smith will spend the final month of the season in the majors with the minor-league season coming to a close Monday. The 23-year-old owns an unsightly .195/.225/.377 slash line across 31 games with the big club this season, while he slashed just .258/.328/.380 across 84 games with the 51s. Despite his struggles, Smith should still see his fare share of starts at first base and in the outfield as the Mets look to evaluate him against major-league pitching before the 2019 season.

Shaw is not in the lineup Monday against the Rockies, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Shaw will head to the bench with a southpaw in Tyler Anderson starting for the Rockies. The rookie, who is 0-for-6 with five strikeouts through his first three big-league games, is expected to start mostly against right-handed pitchers down the stretch.

Hoskins is out of the lineup Monday against the Marlins, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

With the Phillies playing back-to-back day games and Hoskins stuck in a 2-for-18 rut over the team's past five contests, manager Gabe Kapler decided it was a good time to give the star slugger a breather. Hoskins will hit the bench for the first time since June 8, opening up a spot in the lineup for the surging Roman Quinn.

Rizzo went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI, two walks and three runs scored Sunday against the Phillies.

Rizzo filled the stat sheet in the series opener as he reached base four times, slugged a solo homer in the fourth inning and delivered an RBI single in the eighth to pad the lead. He'll be relied upon as a key cog in the Cubs' offense during the final month of the season while they look to maintain control of the NL Central.