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Diaz (thumb) is not in the lineup Monday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz will be on the bench for the third straight game as he continues to battle a sprained left thumb. He was reportedly available off the bench Sunday in an emergency, and his outlook could be similar for Monday's contest.

Rizzo (illness) will go through a cardiac screening Monday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Manager Aaron Boone is hopeful that Rizzo will be able to hit and take grounders at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday if Monday's screening goes well. While the 32-year-old won't be activated right away, he appears to be trending toward a return. Rizzo has been sidelined since Aug. 8 after he tested positive for COVID-19.

Vaughn started in right field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

Vaughn slugged his 14th home run to put the White Sox on the board in the sixth inning. This was his seventh appearance and fifth start in right field, as manager Tony La Russa navigates an injury to Adam Engel (groin). Brian Goodwin started in right field Saturday against a right-hander before Vaughn's start against a lefty.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Walker got "a little bit of a blow" when he was held out of the starting lineup for two games over the weekend, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. The manager expects Walker to start Tuesday against the Phillies.

Walker was held out of games Saturday and Sunday while Asdrubal Cabrera filled in at first base. With the team off Monday, Walker will get three days of rest before attempting to jumpstart his bat, which has produced a .636 OPS from first base, ranking him last among the 29 first basemen with at least 300 plate appearances.

Beaty went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 14-4 win over the Mets.

Beaty replaced Max Muncy in the eighth inning and blasted a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Brandon Drury. It was his first long ball since July 4. He has lost playing time due to players returning from injury and mostly picks up the occasional pinch-hit appearance. On the season, he is slashing .260/.361/.373 with five homers, 32 RBI and 30 runs scored in 205 plate appearances.

Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two walks in Sunday's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Cronenworth slammed a two-run home run off Zac Gallen in the fifth inning, giving the Padres a three-run lead. In addition, he walked twice, including a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning that scored Wil Myers. The 27-year-old Cronenworth is slashing .275/.348/.479 with 17 long balls, 58 RBI, 77 runs and four steals in 492 plate appearances.

Voit went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

Voit singled and scored on Rougned Odor's homer in the second inning, and he hit his own two-run shot in the ninth to put the Yankees up 5-1. It was his fifth home run of the year and second in the last seven games since returning from the injured list. Voit is slashing just .234/.314/.380 through 153 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI, two runs scored and a steal in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Royals.

Goldschmidt was busy in the first inning, knocking a single, stealing third and eventually crossing home in the three-run opening frame. He then ripped an RBI double and scored again in the second. The 6-foot-3 slugger has been on fire in August, going 16-for-50 (.320) with 13 RBI and three steals in 13 games. Goldschmidt's season OPS is up to .789 with 39 extra-base hits, and he has gone 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts.

Torkelson was promoted to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Torkelson went through a mild slump at Double-A Erie in late July and early August, but he bounced back across the last week and hit .423 with four home runs, two doubles, nine RBI and eight runs across his last six games. He slashed .263/.373/.560 with 14 homers, 36 RBI, 33 runs and a stolen base in 50 games with the Double-A club and will now be one step away from the majors.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Nationals.

Freeman had gone just 1-for-18 with three strikeouts in the six games leading up to Saturday's matchup, but he went 4-for-8 with a homer, three runs, two RBI, a stolen base and two walks in the final two contests of the series against Washington. The 31-year-old's home run in the fifth inning was just his second extra-base hit in his last 21 games.