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Santana went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.

The veteran first baseman looked to be the potential hero for the Royals, belting a 432-foot solo shot in the eighth inning to put the team ahead by a run. The Yankees responded with a solo shot of their own in the bottom of the frame, however, and ultimately pulled off the win. Santana's homer was his first since June 13th, but he wasn't dormant in the seven games between long balls, slashing .310/.375/.345 with three RBI and four runs over that span.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts as Texas defeated Oakland, 5-3 on Wednesday.

Lowe knotted the score at 3-3 with his seventh-inning blast off Yusmeiro Petit and later reached on a infield single the next inning. The homer was Lowe's first since June 12 and the first baseman now has a hit safely in five straight games.

Diaz isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Diaz went 2-for-6 with a double, two runs and a strikeout in Tuesday's loss to Boston, and he'll get a breather Wednesday. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base while Austin Meadows serves as the designated hitter.

Vaughn isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

Vaughn went 0-for-8 with a strikeout across the last two games, and he'll get a breather for Wednesday's series finale. Luis Gonzalez will start in left field and bat eighth.

O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI and another run scored during Tuesday's win over the Yankees.

O'Hearn evened up the score by going deep against Gerrit Cole in the fourth frame. The 27-year-old was batting fourth as the designated hitter in his return to the lineup after Adalberto Mondesi headed back to the injured list (oblique). Following a lackluster go-around at the plate earlier in the season, O'Hearn is batting just .211/.262/.439 with four long balls across 21 games.

Voit went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a triple and a walk during Tuesday's loss to the Royals.

Voit got the scoring started by cranking a 423-foot shot against Brady Singer in the first inning. He nearly swatted his second long ball of the night but it was called back and ruled a triple. It was the second long ball of the year for the 30-year-old, who was activated off the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game. It's been an injury-ridden start to the season for Voit, who has missed substantial time due to a meniscus tear in his knee and a strained oblique. Across 13 games, he's batting just .213/.315/.383 overall, but it's worth noting that he went 8-for-19 with a pair of homers during rehab action.

France (wrist) is in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, batting fourth as the designated hitter.

France got an MRI after appearing to hurt his wrist during Sunday's win over the Rays. Per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com, the infielder has a bone bruise that he plans to play through, though he'll see how he comes out of batting practice Tuesday. France's availability could very well be a day-by-day case in the coming days.

Tellez was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Tellez hasn't proved to be worthy of everyday at-bats this season, as he's struggled to a .209/.272/.338 slash line in 151 trips to the plate. Now that George Springer is back from his quadriceps injury, there's no room for Tellez in the lineup, so he'll head to the minors in hopes of getting his groove back with regular playing time.

White (hip) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

White was closing in on being activated from the injured list but suffered a setback in his recovery when he had to exit his rehab outing with Triple-A Tacoma last Thursday. The move to the 60-day IL means the earliest White can be activated is the first game after the All-Star break against the Angels on July 16. Per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, White will receive a second opinion on his strained hip flexor in the coming days to get a better idea of a potential recovery timeline. Jake Hager was claimed off waivers and added to the 40-man roster in a corresponding transaction.

Lowe is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Athletics.

Lowe has been a regular presence in the Rangers' lineup against both righties and left-handers this season, but he'll yield first base to the recently recalled Andy Ibanez against southpaw Cole Irvin on Tuesday.