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France went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run Tuesday in the Mariners' 6-4 win over the Rockies.

France has put together four multi-hit games in a row, helping him raise his season average from .262 to .277. He'll start at second base in Wednesday's series finale, but France should see the bulk of his playing time at first base moving forward with Evan White (hip) having been shut down for the season.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

With no designated hitter available in Milwaukee, O'Hearn will be squeezed out of the lineup for the second day in a row. Despite not starting Tuesday, O'Hearn was able to make an impact off the bench in the Royals' 5-2 win by slugging a two-run home run as a pinch hitter.

Diaz (neck) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays will keep Diaz on the bench for the second day in a row after he was scratched ahead of Tuesday's 9-3 due to neck spasms. Diaz is considered day-to-day, and the Rays are hopeful that with some extra maintenance, he'll be able to avoid a trip to the injured list. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base Wednesday in Diaz's stead.

Lowe 1-for-3 with a run scored in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Detroit.

Lowe, who scored the Rangers' first run in 28.1 innings when Andy Ibanez doubled him home in the fifth inning, has just two hits over his last 16 at-bats and hasn't driven in a run over the last 13 games. Lowe's .400 slugging percentage ranks him 19th among first baseman with a minimum number of qualified plate appearances.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over Cleveland.

All three of Gurriel's hits went for singles, and he ended up scoring early in the fifth as part of a six-run inning for the Astros. The 37-year-old has four multi-hit performances this month, but his pop seems to have vanished -- he hasn't hit a home run since June 11. Age continues to be just a number for Gurriel. He's slashing .316/.380/.472 with 10 homers, 57 RBI, 46 runs scored, a steal and a 37:38 BB:K over 376 plate appearances.

Abreu went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, a home run, four RBI and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's 9-5 win over the Twins.

Abreu did most of the heavy lifting on offense, which is nothing new for the slugger who continued his torrid month of July. He's slashing .328/.384/.672 with 21 RBI over 16 games this month. The RBI surge gives him 75 for the season, second only to Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero.

Vaughn entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter and singled in his lone plate appearance during a 9-5 win over the Twins.

The Twins grabbed the lead in the top half of the eighth inning but it was short-lived, as Vaughn, pinch-hitting for Seby Zavala, plated Adam Engel with the tying run before the White Sox tacked on four more scores in the frame. It was just Vaughn's second hit in 18 at-bats since returning from the All-Star break.

Gittens didn't start Tuesday's game against the Phillies due to Achilles soreness, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.

Catcher Rob Brantly was pressed into starting at first base Tuesday with Gittens sidelined and DJ LeMahieu (illness) also scratched from the lineup. Gittens should be considered day-to-day with the severity of the Achilles issue unclear.

O'Hearn hit a two-run home run during his only at-bat in Tuesday's win over the Brewers.

O'Hearn came in to pinch hit in the seventh and gave the Royals the lead by leaving the yard against Hunter Strickland. The long ball was the seventh of the year for the 27-year-old, who is averaging .219/.254/.398 across 40 games.

Olson went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs during Tuesday's win over the Angels.

Olson got the scoring started by taking Jose Suarez deep for a 353-foot shot in the fourth inning. It was his second long ball in as many games and his team-leading 25th of the year. The 27-year-old has now collected at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 games, raising his season slash line to .291/.379/.588.