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Mountcastle (illness) was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 10, by the Orioles on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle will miss at least a week while he recovers from a bout of vertigo. The right-handed hitter has been able to swing in the cage, so this could be a minimum stint on the IL before he returns. Mark Kolozsvary had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding transaction.

Mountcastle (illness) is available off the bench Tuesday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Mountcastle is missing a second straight start due to illness but is feeling much better. There would seem to be a good chance that he's back in the lineup Wednesday. As for Tuesday, Ryan O'Hearn is getting the call at first base.

O'Hearn is starting at first base and batting cleanup in Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

He's filling in at first base for Ryan Mountcastle (illness) and is getting his second straight start in the cleanup spot. O'Hearn homered and reached base five times from the cleanup spot Sunday versus the Royals.

Mountcastle (illness) isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle's illness has kept him out since Friday and will sideline him for at least one more contest Tuesday. While Mouncastle continues to recover, Ryan O'Hearn will take over at first base, moving Gunnar Henderson into the DH spot and Ramon Urias in at third base, batting eighth.

France went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in an 8-1 win over the Marlins on Monday.

France's 420-foot shot to left center with J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez aboard doubled the Mariners' lead to 6-0 at the time. The 28-year-old France extended his hitting streak to eight games with the big blast, a sample during which he boasts a .455 average and 1.183 OPS across 35 plate appearances.

Torkelson went 3-for-6 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's win over Atlanta.

Torkelson belted a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning before providing the walk-off hit in the 10th. He collected three hits for the third time this season and the first since May 9. Torkelson is now slashing .232/.315/.371 with six homers and 29 RBI through 270 plate appearances on the year. He has four extra-base hits over the last eight games despite going 7-for-32 (.219) in the process.

O'Hearn went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and four runs scored in Sunday's 11-3 win over the Royals.

O'Hearn had a career game Sunday, which also featured his fifth multi-hit effort in his last 12 contests. The 29-year-old has found playing time at first base, designated hitter and corner outfield at times this season, and he's hitting well enough to force his way into the lineup versus most right-handed pitchers. He's up to a .328/.380/.609 slash line with four homers, 17 RBI and 10 runs scored over 71 plate appearances.

France went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

France's fifth multi-hit effort in the last seven games, which included his fourth two-bagger in the last five contests, pushed his season line to an impressive .283/.353/.429 across 275 plate appearances. While he's notably off the pace of the career-high 20-homer tally he generated in 2022 -- he's left the yard just once every 55 plate appearances on average -- France already has 26 extra-base hits and is striking out at a career-low 14.9 percent clip.

Noda went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and a run in a win over the Brewers on Sunday.

Noda made his contributions to the Athletics' fifth straight win via the small-ball route while three other teammates left the yard. The busy day on the basepaths was par for the course for Noda, who pushed his on-base percentage to an outstanding .410 with what was his fifth multi-hit effort in the last eight games.

Beaty signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Monday.

He'll report to Triple-A Omaha, where he'll represent some depth at the corner infield and outfield spots. Beaty had been in the Giants organization, seeing a little action in the majors but spending most of the season at the Triple-A level.