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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.

Santana (hip) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Santana exited Monday's series opener with a Grade 1 right hip flexor strain, so his absence from the lineup a day later comes as little surprise. For now, the Royals are labeling Santana as day-to-day, but he'll likely need to make some noteworthy progress in his recovery by the end of the week in order to avoid a trip to the injured list. Ryan O'Hearn will cover first base in Santana's stead Tuesday.

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.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in a 5-3 loss to the Mariners on Monday.

Olson singled and stole second in the first inning and gave Oakland the temporary lead with a solo shot off Seattle starter Marco Gonzales in the sixth. The multi-hit effort snaps a 4-for-28 stretch for the first baseman over the past eight games and the theft was his first since June 27.

France went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 victory over Oakland.

France was unsuccessful in his first three at-bats before evening the score at 3-3 with his clutch homer off Oakland closer Lou Trivino to leadoff the ninth. The long ball was the infielder's fourth in his last five games, a 10-for-21 stretch that includes a double, seven runs and RBI apiece and the four longballs.

Gurriel went 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and walk in a 7-1 loss to the Royals on Monday.

Gurriel accounted for one-third of Houston's baserunners Monday, singling in the first, doubling home its lone run in the third, walking in the fifth and singling in the seventh. Following a cold stretch earlier this month, Gurriel is 9-for-17 with a .579 OBP over his last four games.

Santana left Monday's game against the Astros with a Grade 1 hip flexor strain, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Santana is being considered day-to-day by the club, per manager Mike Matheny. Ryan O'Hearn would see time at first base if Santana is forced to miss significant time.

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.

Diaz entered Sunday's win over the White Sox on Sunday as a replacement for Ji-Man Choi (hamstring) and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Diaz reached safely multiple times for the second straight game, pushing his on-base percentage to an elite .361 in the process. The burly infielder is in the midst of a solid stretch of hitting, as he owns a .278/.333/.500 slash line with three doubles, three home runs and six RBI over his last 15 games.

Voit will sit for Monday's game in Atlanta.

Voit has been on an incredible tear over his last seven games, hitting .500 with three homers and 13 RBI. The Yankees had been finding room for both him and Anthony Rizzo in the lineup recently, with Voit moving to designated hitter in two of the team's last three games, pushing Giancarlo Stanton to the outfield, but that won't be an option under National League rules. The Yankees are set to face righties (Huascar Ynoa and Charlie Morton) in both games of the two-game series, so it could be the left-handed Rizzo in the lineup on both occasions.