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Cooper went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI, two runs and one strikeout in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

Cooper was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday, and he's already been a force at the plate since his return. He led the Marlins in run production against Tampa Bay, but the pitching staff failed to keep the game within striking distance. Following Sunday's performance, he now has three extra-base hits over the past three games.

France was traded from the Padres to the Mariners on Sunday in exchange for Austin Nola and several other players, Jim Bowden of The Athletic reports.

France has carved out a fair amount of playing time with the Padres this season due to his defensive versatility, and he could carve out playing time in Seattle as well. Nola previously served as the Mariners' versatile infield option, but France could fill that role going forward. The 26-year-old is hitting .314 with six extra-base hits and 10 strikeouts this season.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 5-1 win over Milwaukee.

Bell took Brandon Woodruff deep to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning. After belting 37 long balls in 2019, expectations were sky high for the first-baseman entering this season. The switch-hitter has had a tough time finding his power stroke thus far, with just four homers across his first 110 at-bats.

Dalbec made his major-league debut in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Nationals, going 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a single.

After striking out in his first big-league plate appearance, Dalbec wrapped a homer around the Pesky Pole for his first career hit in the third inning. He added a single later in the game. The 25-year-old is expected to handle the bulk of the first-base duties going forward with Mitch Moreland being traded to San Diego on Saturday.

Cronenworth went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 13-2 win over Colorado.

Cronenworth's two-run blast in the seventh inning was his fourth of the season. The 26-year-old rookie owns a .361/.417/.619 slash line with 15 extra-base hits in 108 plate appearances. He continues to see time around the diamond on a regular basis.

White (shoulder) went 1-for-4 with a single and two strikeouts in Sunday's 2-1 extra-inning win over the Angels.

White's single came in the 10th inning as the Mariners applied pressure on the Angels' bullpen. The rookie first baseman is slashing .170/.236/.370 with five homers, 17 RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in 30 games this season. He missed three games with the shoulder injury, but White should see a majority of the playing time at first base going forward.

Mountcastle went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Sunday's 6-5 loss to Toronto.

The rookie slugger knocked his first career homer in the second inning before tacking on another two-run blast in the sixth. Mountcastle has four multi-hit performances in his last six games. He's sporting an impressive .393/.469/.679 slash line with four extra-base hits in 32 plate appearances.

Bohm is not in the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Bohm started the past five games and will take a seat Sunday after recording two hits in his past 17 at-bats. Jean Segura shifts to third base with Scott Kingery starting at second in the series finale.

White (shoulder) will start at first base and will bat sixth Sunday against the Angels.

White had been out of the starting nine for the past three games with a sore right shoulder, but a few days of rest were apparently all he needed to move past the issue. Even before sustaining the injury, the 24-year-old was struggling through his rookie season, slashing .167/.236/.375 across 106 plate appearances.

Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in a win over the Marlins on Saturday, has raised his average 149 points to .303 during the month of August entering Sunday's action.

Diaz opened the season squaring up on the ball well, but he was frequently hitting right at the defense for some unfortunate outs. As was likely to happen, he's started to see the ball fall a lot more often by maintaining the same line-drive-heavy batted-ball profile over time, resulting in the substantial improvement in his numbers. Diaz is also helping himself with a career-low 12.9 percent strikeout rate, an impressive figure he's complementing with an elite 17.4 percent walk rate. Factoring in Saturday's multi-hit effort, his 10th of August, he now boasts a .303 average and eye-popping .424 on-base percentage across 132 plate appearances.