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Diaz left Monday's game against the Orioles due to neck spasms, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz will be considered day-to-day until more information on his injury becomes available.

Cooper was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a sprained left elbow, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper exited Sunday's loss to the Phillies with the injury and will be sidelined for at least 10 days. An MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis, per De Nicola, though it's unclear how long the 30-year-old is expected to be sidelined.

Kirilloff is out of the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the White Sox.

Miguel Sano will get the nod at first base in place of Kirilloff, ending a streak of six consecutive starts for the rookie. Expect Kirilloff -- who is hitting .245 with two home runs and seven RBI through 13 games in July -- to re-enter the lineup for the second game of the twin bill.

Solano went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 2-1 loss to St. Louis.

The 33-year-old has started the second half on a high note with three straight two-hit performances. The downside to Solano's recent work is that all six of those hits were singles. The contact-hitting infielder is slashing .274/.325/.367 with three home runs, 21 RBI, 24 runs scored and a stolen base in 237 plate appearances. He shouldn't be expected to hit for much power nor provide much speed on the basepaths, but he's started six of the Giants' last seven games at second base.

Dalbec entered Sunday's game after Christian Arroyo was removed due to a hamstring injury. He went 0-for-3 in a 9-1 loss to the Yankees.

Boston manager Alex Cora indicated prior to the game that Dalbec would serve in a platoon at first base with Arroyo -- Dalbec against lefties; Arroyo against righties -- but that will change following the injury, which is expected to land Arroyo on the injured list. Danny Santana (quadriceps) is expected to return Monday, so there could still be a platoon situation, but he's worse against right-handers (34 wRC+ in 2021) than Dalbec (55 wRC+).

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a win over Atlanta on Sunday.

Diaz capped off a four-run surge for the Rays in the seventh inning by connecting on a 423-foot blast to center with Francisco Mejia aboard. The 29-year-old now has a modest three-game hitting streak that dates back to the final game of the first half of the season and includes a pair of multi-hit efforts.

Pratto was promoted to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.

Pratto had a strong start to the season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas and slashed .279/.408/.586 with 15 home runs, 43 RBI, 43 runs and five stolen bases across 59 games. He'll now be rewarded with a promotion for the second half of the season, though it's not yet clear whether the 22-year-old could be in consideration for a major-league roster spot in 2021.

France went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Angels.

France broke the game open with his three-run blast in the fifth inning, taking Los Angeles starter Patrick Sandoval deep to give the Mariners a 6-0 lead. It was the ninth homer of the year for France, who's hitting a crisp .351 over his last 15 contests, including a 7-of-for-12 (.583) clip across his last three.

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 10-0 victory over Texas in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday.

Guerrero tagged Texas starter Mike Foltynewicz for a solo shot to ignite a four-run second inning, though he failed to add anything additional offensively. The homer brought Guerrero to within two of Shohei Ohtani's league-leading count and padded his leading RBI (78), slugging (.677) and OPS (1.107) marks.

Smith went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.

Smith got the Mets on the board with an RBI single in the third inning. His double in the sixth also led to a run as Jeff McNeil scored on Gregory Polanco's throwing error. The three-hit effort was Smith's first since July 3. The 26-year-old is slashing a modest .254/.321/.392 with nine home runs, 38 RBI, 34 runs scored and two stolen bases through 324 plate appearances this year.