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France went 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's 6-3 win over Houston.

France saved his two hits for when Seattle needed them most; he knocked a game-tying, solo shot off Ryan Pressly in the ninth inning and later hit an RBI single before scoring again in the 11th. Over his last four games, the 27-year-old utilityman has gone 9-for-17 (.529) with three homers and six RBI. France is slashing .292/.362/.462 with 42 extra-base hits through 486 plate appearances.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will be squeezed out of the lineup against a right-hander (Alec Mills), mostly as a result of no designated hitter being available in Chicago. Hunter Dozier will pick up a start in right field, the position O'Hearn manned in the first two games of the series.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

He'll head to the bench for the third time in five games and appears to be stuck in a short-side platoon role in the infield. After going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win, Diaz is slashing .244/.292/.488 in 24 games since the All-Star break.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's loss to Atlanta.

Mountcastle gave Baltimore an early lead with a first-inning solo shot to center field. The homer was his 21st of the season and accounted for his 65th RBI. It also extended Mountcastle's hitting streak to 13 games, during which he is batting .396 (19-for-48) with five homers and 10 RBI.

France went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 12-3 loss to the Astros.

As a team, the Mariners got absolutely pounded by their division foes, but individually, France came out of this game quite alright. He accounted for half of his team's hits and wound up just a triple shy of the cycle. The Mariners have to love what they've gotten out of France after last year's trade with the Padres. The 27-year-old is slashing .290/.360/.455 with 14 homers, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and 30:79 BB:K over 478 plate appearances.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two RBI in Friday's 12-3 win over the Mariners.

Gurriel ended a brutal 1-for-24 drought since he returned from the injured list last weekend with a solo shot in the third inning to put the Astros up 7-0. The 37-year-old later plated another run in the fourth to extend the lead to 9-1. Gurriel's power certainly isn't the same from when he swatted 31 homers in 2019, but he's been hitting the ball as well as ever this season, slashing .311/.377/.473 with 13 homers, 68 RBI, 58 runs scored, a steal and 44:47 BB:K over 448 plate appearances.

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-1 extra-inning loss to Detroit.

The 22-year-old slugger has struggled a bit in August, as Friday's was just his third homer in his last 18 games and his 36th of the year. Guerrero has gone 17-for-72 (.236) in that span. Despite the slump, he's still slashing .312/.407/.608 with 89 RBI, 92 runs scored and three stolen bases through 513 plate appearances.

Voit went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over Minnesota.

The 30-year-old got the start at first base with Anthony Rizzo resting, and Voit made a substantial case to earn more playing time. He knocked in a pair with a single in the first inning, then added another RBI on a ground rule double in the fourth and capped off the impressive game with a solo shot in the seventh. Voit has swatted seven homers with 26 RBI, 21 runs scored and five doubles through 172 plate appearances, but he's likely to play second fiddle to Rizzo down the stretch.

Lowe will sit Friday against the Red Sox.

Lowe finds himself on the bench for the second time in three days. Both occasions have come against lefties including Friday's starter Chris Sale, though Lowe had previously been in the lineup against three straight southpaws. Andy Ibanez will be the first baseman on this occasion, with Yonny Hernandez occupying Ibanez's usual spot at second base.

Rizzo is not starting Friday agains the Twins.

Rizzo is 1-for-7 with three RBI in two games since returning from the COVID-19 IL. He'll yield first base duties to Luke Voit to start Friday's contest but should be a top option off the New York bench.