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Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Angels.

Gurriel launched a two-run shot off Dylan Bundy in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2-2. He's been on fire this week, racking up three homers and 10 RBI over his last five games. The 36-year-old righty is slashing .333/.451/.560 through 91 plate appearances.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Rangers.

Abreu opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Rangers starter Kohei Arihara in the first inning. Abreu added a sacrifice fly in the second. The first baseman has five homers, 17 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 21 games. He's struggled to make contact in 2021 with a 28.2 percent strikeout rate and a .225 batting average.

France went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two strikeouts Sunday against the Red Sox.

France now has eight doubles this season, and he has four of those over his last four contests. The second baseman extended his hitting streak to four games and has hit safely in nine of his last 10 appearances, hitting .382 in that span.

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

He'll be taking a seat after starting each of the last three games in left field while recording four hits -- all singles -- across 10 at-bats. Leury Garcia will fill in for Vaughn, who has yet to hit his first MLB home run but is reaching base at a .356 clip this season.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

The Rays will have a southpaw (Josh Fleming) serving as their primary pitcher for the day, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will bow out of the starting nine. Bo Bichette will get a day out of the field and serve as Toronto's designated hitter in place of Tellez.

O'Hearn will serve as the Royals' designated hitter and bat fifth Sunday against the Tigers, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

O'Hearn will be rewarded with a second start against a right-handed pitcher (Michael Fulmer) after he went yard and drew a pair of walks in his season debut Friday. The Royals will likely keep O'Hearn on the bench against left-handed pitching, but so long as he can remain productive against right-handed pitching, the 27-year-old may be able to hold down the strong side of a platoon at designated hitter.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Saturday's 16-2 win over the Angels.

Gurriel is on an RBI spree of late, registering at least one In four straight contests and delivering eight runs during that stretch. Prior to that, he had knocked in just five over his first 16 games. Houston's been up and then down to start the season, but Gurriel has remained healthy and consistent. The 37-year-old corner infielder is slashing .338/.460/.535 through 20 games.

Vaughn started in left field and went 1-for-2 in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Vaughn was replaced defensively in the seventh inning by Billy Hamilton, which could be the practice when the White Sox are involved in a close game. The move paid immediate dividends in the seventh when Hamilton's 95 mph throw cut down Willie Calhoun at the plate to preserve a 1-0 lead. Being subbed out cost Vaughn two plate appearances.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Orioles.

Olson is having a monster start in 2021, slashing .338/.413/.667 with six home runs and 17 RBI in 18 games. The Athletics' offense is on a tear right now, winning 13 games in a row and Olson leads the team in hits, home runs, RBI and OPS. The 27-year-old also holds an active nine-game hitting streak.

France went 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

France was trouble for the Red Sox's pitchers all game, reaching base four times and hitting a pair of doubles, giving him seven on the season. He's so far been able to back up his small-sample success from last season, hitting .320/.416/.533 through 21 games.