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France went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a triple, a walk and three total runs in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Blue Jays.

France gave Seattle an early lead with a two-run, 422-foot blast to center field in the first inning. He reached base twice more in the contest and came around to score each time. France is currently swinging a hot stick, collecting four multi-hit efforts in his past five games. Over that stretch, he is slashing .526/.571/.789 with four runs and three RBI.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a run in a loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

The star first baseman notched a trio of singles to raise his batting average to .315 on the season. Guerrero has tallied three or more hits 13 times on the campaign, though this was his first time doing so since July 7. His MVP-caliber season also includes 35 homers, 89 runs, 88 RBI and three stolen bases.

Abreu went 4-for-5 with a solo homer Saturday in a loss to the Yankees.

Abreu notched a pair of doubles off New York starter Jameson Taillon, then he clubbed a Chad Green offering over the left-center field fence in the ninth inning to tie the game at 4-4. It was the 24th homer of the season for Abreu and gave him 86 RBI, which ranks third in MLB behind only Rafael Devers (89) and Vladimir Guerrero (88). Abreu will take an 11-game hitting streak (17-for-46) into Saturday's series finale.

Dalbec went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Orioles.

The 26-year-old took Adam Plutko deep in the fifth inning and Cesar Valdez in the sixth, part of a five-homer, 17-hit rampage by the Boston offense in support of Chris Sale during the southpaw's first big-league start in almost exactly two years. Dalbec is up to 14 homers on the season, with three of them coming in the last two days, but his .233 batting average and 36.3 percent strikeout rate put a firm cap on his fantasy upside.

Olson was 2-for-4 and cracked his 30th home run of the season in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Olson took Texas starter Jordan Lyles deep in the sixth inning -- one of four Oakland round-trippers off Lyles -- to hit the 30-home run mark for the second time in his career (he hit 36 in 2019). The 27-year-old Olson is hitting .333 during the month of August, upping his season slash line to .285/.379/.578 in 475 plate appearances.

Gurriel (neck) was reinstated from the injured list Saturday and will bat sixth and play first base against the Angels, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Gurriel will wind up missing just one day more than the minimum with a neck strain. He'll look to recapture the form he shown immediately prior to the injury, as he was riding a streak of five straight multi-hit games before getting hurt. He replaces Kyle Tucker, who landed on the COVID-19 injured list.

Rizzo (illness) is feeling much better and could resume baseball activities Monday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Rizzo has been out since Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19. It remains unclear exactly when he'll return, but the Yankees don't believe he'll require much time to build back up to full strength once he's cleared to practice.

Diaz (thumb) will be on the bench for Saturday's game against the Twins, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz left Friday's game with a sprained left thumb. His X-rays were negative, but he remains sore, so he'll miss at least one start. Joey Wendle starts at third base in his absence.

Vaughn will sit Saturday against the Yankees.

Vaughn has been on a roll lately, hitting .338/.427/.538 over his last 20 games. He'll sit Saturday, with Eloy Jimenez starting in left field and Jake Lamb serving as the designated hitter.

Mountcastle (concussion) has made progress in recent days and will begin baseball activities Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle has already missed the required seven days while on the concussion injured list, but he's not quite ready to return. The Orioles appear optimistic that he'll be back soon, though exactly when that will happen remains unclear.