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Mountcastle (foot) will start at first base and bat second Monday against the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

A sore foot kept Mountcastle on the bench for Sunday's 8-7 win over the Yankees, but his return to the lineup a day later suggests he was sidelined to close out the weekend mostly as a matter of precaution. With Mountcastle starting at first base and Cedric Mullins getting a rare turn as the Orioles' designated hitter, Trey Mancini will hit the bench Monday.

Cron isn't starting Monday's game against the Giants.

Cron will be out of the lineup for the first time since Aug. 5 after he hit .278 with four home runs, a double, seven RBI and three walks across the last 10 games. Joshua Fuentes will start at first base and bat seventh.

Smith was activated from the bereavement list but isn't starting Monday's game against the Nationals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Smith will be available off the bench in Monday's contest, but Jeff McNeil will shift to left field while Jonathan Villar starts at third base. Across his six appearances prior to his absence, the 26-year-old went 4-for-13 with a double, three RBI and a run.

Gittens (hamstring) was reinstated from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 7-day injured list Saturday, and he went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in his return to the starting lineup.

Gittens was sidelined for approximately two weeks with the hamstring injury. The 27-year-old has submitted a monstrous 1.160 OPS at Triple-A this season, but he likely won't be in the mix for a September call-up now that the Yankees have Anthony Rizzo and Luke Voit on hand to pick up work at first base.

Voit is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.

Voit is no longer a full-time player for the Yankees with Anthony Rizzo taking over primary duties at first base, but the former still looks to be locked into a near-everyday role at designated hitter. However, with the Yankees giving Giancarlo Stanton a break from outfield duties and having him serve as a DH in Monday's series opener, Voit will be forced to the bench as a result.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.

The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will unsurprisingly remain on the bench with the Royals facing a southpaw (Zac Lowther) for the series opener in Baltimore. O'Hearn has been hurt by Kansas City facing a slew of lefties lately, but Adalberto Mondesi's recent return from the injured list looks like it will cost O'Hearn some opportunities versus right-handed pitching, too. O'Hearn has picked up only one start in the Royals' last seven games.

Votto isn't starting Monday's game against the Cubs, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Votto will get a rare day off after he went 4-for-15 with two doubles, five runs, two RBI and four walks across the last five games. Asdrubal Cabrera will start at first base and bat fifth.

Gurriel went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Padres.

Gurriel went deep off Chris Paddack to lead off the seventh inning. It was the first of back-to-back homers as Carlos Correa followed him with one of his own. The 37-year-old Gurriel is slashing .314/.384/.473 with 14 long balls, 72 RBI and 67 runs scored in 510 plate appearances. He has at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 games.

Cronenworth went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Astros.

Cronenworth reached base three times, but the most important hit was a ninth-inning homer off Ryne Stanek to win the game. Before Sunday, Cronenworth struggled at the plate, batting .100 over his last 10 games. The 27-year-old is slashing .267/.345/.466 with 20 long balls, 62 RBI, 88 runs, and four steals over 566 plate appearances.

Bell went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and a pair of walks in Sunday's 13-6 loss to the Mets.

The first baseman went yard in the first inning to pull Washington within a run. Bell is up to 24 homers, and he's gone yard seven times in 31 games since the start of August. He's slashing .254/.322/.478 with 76 RBI, 61 runs scored and 18 doubles through 454 plate appearances as a reliable slugger in the heart of the order.