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Beaty's shoulder injury hasn't progressed as hoped, and his rehab assignment has been halted, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Beaty was placed on the 10-day IL on May 9 with a left shoulder impingement, but he appeared to be progressing to the extent that he was able to begin a rehab assignment May 24. He hit well over four games with Triple-A El Paso, going 7-for-17 with a home run and five RBI. However, the shoulder continues to give him problems, so the organization has decided to send him back to its training complex in Arizona. It's unclear when Beaty may be able to return to game action.

Rizzo isn't in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Angels.

Rizzo went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, but he'll get a breather in the nightcap. DJ LeMahieu will shift to first base while Marwin Gonzalez enters the lineup at the hot corner.

Cooper isn't starting Thursday against the Giants due to an intercostal injury, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper is banged up following Wednesday's doubleheader against Colorado, but the team is hopes he'll be available off the bench in Thursday's series opener against the Giants. Jorge Soler will serve as the designated hitter while Luke Williams starts in left field.

Rivas isn't starting Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Rivas drew two starts against left-handed pitchers over the last three games, but he'll get a breather with southpaw Matthew Liberatore on the mound for the Cardinals on Thursday. Frank Schwindel is shifting to first base while P.J. Higgins takes over behind the dish and Willson Contreras rests his legs as the designated hitter.

France went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Orioles on Wednesday and now has multi-hit efforts in four of his last five games.

The 27-year-old pushed his season slash line to an elite .355/.426/.513. France also reached the 70-hit mark for the campaign, pushing him into second place behind the Red Sox's Rafael Devers for the major-league lead in that category.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Abreu took Hyun Jin Ryu (forearm) yard in the fourth inning to record his sixth home run of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his last 10 starts, and Abreu has also tallied eight RBI and seven runs scored in that span. As a result of this hot stretch, Abreu has raised his line to .250/.343/.419 across 198 plate appearances on the campaign.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the Phillies.

He took Aaron Nola deep in the sixth inning, providing the Giants with a 5-2 lead, but it was the last gasp of the team's offense on the night. Flores has gone yard in two of the last three games to give him six homers on the year, and he's slashing .255/.311/.430 with 26 runs and 30 RBI through 45 contests.

Lowe went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Rays in extra innings.

Lowe, who homered for the third time in the last 12 games, has made much more of an impact with his bat of late. The first baseman is batting .349 (15-for-43) with a 1.032 OPS, five extra-base hits, eight RBI and nine runs scored during that stretch.

Mountcastle went 1-for-2 with two walks, a solo home run and two runs scored Wednesday against the Mariners.

Mountcastle took Sergio Romo yard in sixth inning to record his seventh homer of the season. It was his third home run in his last 11 starts, and he has also recorded five RBI and nine runs scored in that span. Mountcastle has maintained a .264/.302/.421 line across 169 plate appearances for the campaign.

Cooper went 3-for-6 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in a 14-1 win over the Rockies in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader.

The Marlins teed off on Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela -- Cooper was one of five Miami hitters to log three hits. The 31-year-old also started in the nightcap, but he went 0-for-2 before Nick Fortes replaced him as the designated hitter. Cooper is up to a .282/.361/.429 slash line with three home runs, 22 RBI, 17 runs scored, 12 doubles and a triple in 45 contests this year.