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Bell went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, one double and two additional runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Astros.

Bell clubbed his fifth homer of the season, taking Brandon Bielak yard to lead off the fourth inning. He had Bielak's number Sunday, accruing all three of his hits against Bielak while accounting for three of Cleveland's five runs. After undergoing a 25-game home run drought, Bell has hit two long balls in his last eight appearances and owns a .236/.332/.375 slash line in 2023.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Sunday against the Rangers.

Diaz was briefly sidelined with a hip injury and missed the majority of the Rays' series against the Twins as a result. He was able to return and start all three weekend games against the Rangers and went 3-for-12 with no extra-base hits. Diaz has just a .593 OPS across his last 10 games, though he is still in the midst of a breakout season with 12 home runs across 238 plate appearances.

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Though he'll take a seat against Rangers southpaw Martin Perez, the lefty-hitting Raley may have established himself as a mainstay in the lineup versus right-handed pitching at this point. He's started in each of the Rays' last six matchups with righties, going 7-for-21 with six extra-base hits, six runs and five RBI during that stretch.

Torkelson is starting at first base and batting second in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Torkelson has yet to bat higher than third this season, and he's primarily slotted in as Detroit's No. 4 or 5 hitter. The move up in the order is probably more about the struggling Tigers shaking things up than the 23-year-old surging at the plate. Torkelson is batting just .225 overall this season and only .194 over his past 10 games.

Mountcastle (illness) is not in the starting lineup versus the Royals on Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle will miss at least one more game -- or at least not start, as he could be available off the bench -- while dealing with an illness that has kept him out of the lineup over the weekend. Josh Lester is starting at first base and hitting eighth while Mountcastle recovers.

Vaughn went 1-for-3 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's loss to Miami.

Vaughn provided the White Sox with their lone run of the contest with a leadoff bomb in the bottom of the fourth inning, snapping an 0-for-14 skid at the plate spanning over his last five games. The home run was his eighth of the season and first since May 29 against the Angels. It was also his first game with an RBI this month, as the first baseman is now hitting just .136 in June.

Abreu went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 6-4 victory versus Cleveland.

That's now two straight games with a homer for Abreu, who went deep just once over his first 61 contests this season. The veteran has also tallied three consecutive multi-hit performances, so there's reason to believe that he may be turning around what has been a mediocre season thus far. Abreu is still slashing just .223/.279/.293 overall, so he has a long way to go to avoid finishing with the worst campaign of his career.

Rizzo will sit Saturday against the Red Sox.

Rizzo missed the last three games of May while dealing with a neck issue. He's since returned to start the first seven games of June but went 1-for-27 at the plate, a slump which could indicate that he's not yet back to full health. DJ LeMahieu starts at first base Saturday.

Pasquantino landed on the injured list Saturday with what the Royals described as right shoulder instability.

Pasquantino left Friday's game against Baltimore with what was originally called right shoulder discomfort. His updated diagnosis remains somewhat vague, but he'll undergo an MRI on Monday, per Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star, at which point a clearer timeline for his return may emerge. Nick Pratto will likely spend more time at first base until Pasquantino returns, which would open up at-bats in left field for Edward Olivares, who was activated off the restricted list to take Pasquantino's spot on the roster.

Mountcastle (illness) remains sidelined Saturday against the Royals, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

An illness kept Mountcastle out of the lineup Friday and will cost him at least one more start. Per Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com, however, Mountcastle at least has a chance to be available off the bench. Ryan O'Hearn will cover for him at first base Saturday.