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Flores (foot) isn't in Monday's starting lineup against San Diego.

Flores had to leave Sunday's contest after getting drilled on the foot by a pitch, and he was later diagnosed with a foot contusion. He'll be forced to miss at least one start while on the mend. Ketel Marte will move to the keystone while Jarrod Dyson nabs a start in center field with Flores out of the mix.

Solano was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Solano hit .222 with an RBI in six games with the Giants, but he'll head back down to the minor leagues to make room on the 25-man roster for Andrew Suarez, who's making his 2019 season debut Monday evening.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk Sunday in the Cubs' 6-5 win over the Nationals.

After missing a few days to tend to a back injury, Rizzo returned to the lineup for all three games of the weekend. Though Rizzo went an unremarkable 2-for-12 in those contests, his lone hit Sunday provided an important insurance run in the narrow victory. The home run was Rizzo's 11th of the season, putting him well on his way to reach 25 in the category for the sixth consecutive campaign.

Flores was diagnosed with a right foot contusion after exiting Sunday's game early.

Flores was hit on the foot by a Drew Pomeranz offering in the second inning and left the game as a result. The severity of the injury is unclear, though if he were to miss time, Jarrod Dyson would be the likely beneficiary with Ketel Marte taking over second-base duties.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning loss to Milwaukee.

Freeman's seventh-inning blast off Brandon Woodruff traveled 418 feet to deep center field and temporarily tied the game. The three-time All-Star has been red-hot of late, homering in each of his last four games and batting .444 (8-for-19) over that stretch. For the season, he is slashing an impressive .318/.408/.581 with 11 home runs and 29 RBI.

Flores exited Sunday's game after being hit on the foot by a pitch in the second inning, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

Flores was hit on the foot by a Drew Pomeranz offering in the second inning. There has been no injury diagnosis yet, though Ketel Marte moved to second base and Jarrod Dyson entered the game in center field to cover for Flores.

Hiura went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a victory over Atlanta on Sunday.

The heralded rookie drove a Mike Foltynewicz slider over the fence in left field in the fifth inning for the first homer of his career. Since being called up to Milwaukee on May 14, Hiura has started every game and has collected three multi-hit outings. His batting average sits at .250 for the season.

Bell went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Padres.

It's the third time in May that Bell has gone yard twice in a game. The 26-year-old now has a .333/.402/.704 slash line on the year with 14 homers and a big-league-leading 43 RBI through 43 games.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a walkoff solo home run in a 4-3 extra-inning victory against the Brewers on Saturday.

Freeman led off the 10th inning with his third home run in as many games, this one giving the Braves the win. Freeman is hitting .338 (22-for-65) with five home runs in May. Overall, he's slashing .314/.406/.566 with 10 homers, 28 RBI and 33 runs in 202 plate appearances.

Rizzo (back) went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 14-6 win over the Nationals.

Rizzo had missed the previous four games with a tight back, so it was nice to see him get back into action. He occupied the No. 3 spot in the lineup Friday night and should remain a key cog in the Cubs' attack moving forward.