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The Angels selected Mancini's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake and will start at first base and bat seventh against the Astros on Monday.

Mancini and Denzer Guzman are both joining the big club after the Angels placed both Vaughn Grissom (oblique) and Adam Frazier (elbow) on the 10-day injured list. Mancini last saw major-league action in 2023 with the Cubs, when he slashed .234/.299/.336 with four home runs and 28 RBI in 261 plate appearances. Nolan Schanuel is nursing a left ankle injury, so Mancini should see a fair amount of reps at first base for as long as the former and Frazier are out of action.

Schanuel said that he is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Astros due to lingering left ankle soreness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Schanuel missed the minimum 10 days with left ankle tendinitis before being activated Saturday and starting each of the Angels' last two contests at first base. He added Monday that he will not need to go back on the injured list, but Schanuel could have to play at less than 100 percent for a bit as he navigates his nagging ankle problem.

Kurtz went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-0 victory over Houston.

Kurtz opened the scoring in the third inning with a 113.9 mph missile over the wall in right-center field for a two-run homer. After reaching on an error in the fourth frame, the first baseman also swiped his first bag since May 9. The 23-year-old is enjoying a stellar sophomore campaign, slashing .276/.431/.496 with 12 homers, 45 RBI, 42 runs and seven steals across 64 games.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays.

Alonso cut a 6-1 deficit in half with a 421-foot blast in the sixth inning. It extended his hitting streak to 10 games, a stretch that includes three homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored. On the year, the slugger is slashing .246/.325/.452 with 13 long balls, 40 RBI, 38 runs scored and two steals across 280 plate appearances.

The Angels activated Schanuel (ankle) from the 10-day injured list Saturday.

Schanuel missed the minimum 10 days after landing on the IL on May 27 due to left ankle tendinitis. The 24-year-old is back in the starting lineup Saturday, batting fifth and starting at first base. Schanuel has slashed .262/.313/.387 with four home runs and 24 RBI across 208 plate appearances this season.

Torkelson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Mariners.

Torkelson and Kerry Carpenter hit matching two-run home runs to power the Tigers to victory. The slugging first baseman is riding a five-game hitting streak, a span in which he's gone 7-for-16 with two homers and five RBI. Torkelson is now up to nine long balls for the season to go along with a .726 OPS, and he seems to be getting back on track in June after mostly struggling through May.

Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.

Rice got the Yankees on the board early with a solo home run off Sonny Gray in the first inning. It was Rice's 18th homer of the season, which is tied for Byron Buxton for third-most in the American League. The Yankees will need all of Rice's power as the team navigates the absence of Aaron Judge, who was placed on the 10-day IL prior to Friday's game due to a stress fracture in his right rib that will sideline him for at least 4-for-6 weeks. Rice has done all he can at the plate, especially over his last nine games, when he has gone 16-for-36 (.444) with 11 RBI and nine extra-base hits.

Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI during the Red Sox's 5-3 win over the Yankees on Friday.

Contreras drove in his first run in the third inning on an infield single before giving the Red Sox a 5-2 lead in the fifth with a two-run home run off Ryan Weathers. Contreras has logged at least two hits in each of his last three games and has gone deep in back-to-back games, which has him at 13 home runs on the season. He has a .934 OPS across over 249 plate appearances, which is fifth-best in the American League.

Grissom was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Dodgers with left side tightness, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Angels are labeling Grissom as day-to-day, so although he won't be able to start Friday's contest, he doesn't seem to be dealing with anything too severe. Oswald Peraza will shift to first base while Grissom rests, opening up second base for Nick Madrigal.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Thursday's win over Atlanta.

His current homer drought stands at 15 games, but Guerrero might be on the verge of a summer rampage. The star first baseman has doubles in four of the last six games, and over his last 10 contests he's slashing .389/.476/.500 with seven runs, albeit with just two RBI.