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Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss against the Braves.

Gurriel swiped his first bag of the 2023 season Tuesday, taking second base after hitting a single in the second frame. The first baseman also came through in crunch time, clubbing a solo home run in the top of the ninth that brought the Marlins to within three, but they were unable to build momentum and mount a comeback. Though Gurriel is used primarily as a bench option for Miami, he's worth a look in daily formats when in the starting lineup against left-handed pitching, considering his minuscule 9.1 percent strikeout rate in that split.

Cron is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

Cron appears to be getting a maintenance day after he started each of the Rockies' past five games and went 4-for-20 with a home run, a double, three runs and two RBI. Mike Moustakas will fill in for Cron at first base.

Walker (forearm) entered Monday's game as a pinch hitter and walked in Arizona's 5-4 win over the Royals. He remained in the game to play the final inning at first base.

Walker was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight game after getting hit by a pitch on the forearm Saturday. The usage suggests the injury was not considered serious and an opportunity to give him a mini-break while letting the lefty-hitting Pavin Smith play against a couple of right-handers.

Wade is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Wade will get a night off against left-hander Jordan Montgomery and the Cardinals on Monday. Wilmer Flores will get the start at first base and hit sixth with Wade on the bench.

Walker (forearm) remains out of the Diamondbacks' lineup Monday versus the Royals.

Walker is still feeling the effects of a hit by pitch on his left forearm and will miss a second straight game. He is considered day-to-day. Pavin Smith will again handle first base in Walker's place.

Votto's surgically-repaired right shoulder is "not allowing him to be physically able to do the things he needs to do at the plate," Reds manager David Bell told Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer on Monday.

Votto had to be pulled off a rehab assignment earlier this month after "it became pretty clear after that that it was rushed," per Bell. The skipper added that Votto remains "way ahead of schedule" of where most players would be at this point and simply needs more time. He worked out at Great American Ball Park on Monday and will continue to go through drills until the Reds decide he's ready to re-start a rehab assignment.

Tellez is not in the Brewers' lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.

Luke Voit will handle first base with the Tigers throwing left-hander Matthew Boyd. Tellez is hitless in nine at-bats versus lefties this season.

Votto (shoulder/biceps) did some hitting on the field at Great American Ball Park on Monday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Reds manager David Bell noted that there's no real change in Votto's status, so it remains unclear when he'll be ready to resume a rehab assignment. Votto was pulled off his initial rehab assignment earlier this month because his 20-day rehab window was running out and he wasn't ready to rejoin the major-league roster. He went 7-for-38 (.184 average) with three extra-base hits while striking out in 46.7 percent of his plate appearances over his 10-game assignment with Triple-A Louisville.

The Rockies optioned Montero to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday.

Montero saw regular duty at third base after Ryan McMahon was moved to second to cover for the loss of Brendan Rodgers (shoulder). However, the Rockies have reverted back to McMahon at the hot corner of late when it became apparent Montero couldn't hack it defensively. Montero's bat has also faded lately as his playing time dwindled.

Flores is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Flores started the past nine games and had a .300/.317/.400 slash line during that stretch, but he'll hit the bench Sunday with Joc Pederson (back) making his return from the injured list. LaMonte Wade will man first base while Mike Yastrzemski, Brett Wisely and Michael Conforto start from left to right in the outfield.