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Olson went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles in a loss to the Padres on Sunday.

A day after plating a pair of runs with the aid of a triple, Olson replicated the RBI total Sunday while accounting for all but one of the Athletics' runs on the afternoon. The slugger still sports an unsightly .195 average on the campaign, but perhaps his 5-for-8 tally over the last two games will ignite an offensive surge down the stretch for the 26-year-old.

Dalbec went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Dalbec homered for the second consecutive game, taking Robbie Ray deep in the fourth inning. He now has three home runs on the season, though he has struck out 14 times in 28 plate appearances to start his major-league career.

Tellez went 3-for-6 with a home run, one RBI and two runs scored Sunday against the Red Sox.

Tellez took Robinson Leyer deep in the sixth inning to record his eighth home run of the season. He's now riding a four-game hitting streak, during which he has collected nine hits in 16 at-bats. Tellez is hitting .295/.361/.562 across 116 plate appearances this year.

Padlo is on the four-man taxi squad that will travel with the Rays to Washington, D.C. for the two-game road set against the Nationals that begins Monday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Padlo has been working at the team's alternate training site in Port Charlotte, and he'll now have an outside chance at seeing his first major-league action over the first part of the week. The 24-year-old has been toiling in the organization's minor-league system since 2014 and slashed .290/.400/.595 with nine home runs and 27 RBI across 155 plate appearances at Triple-A Durham in 2019.

Diaz (hamstring) has been staying off his right leg and remains without a timetable for return, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Diaz went on the injured list Tuesday in the midst of a strong season that sees him slashing .307/.427/.386 across 138 pate appearances. Soft-tissue injuries can be notoriously tricky when it comes to a recovery timeline, and this report seems to imply Diaz is just in the early stages of his absence. Time is unfortunately working against the 29-year-old when it comes to returning before the regular season concludes, but with the Rays heading to the postseason, they could prioritize making sure he's healthy for the playoffs.

Santana went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and two RBI in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Brewers.

Santana drove in Jose Ramirez with a double in the first and later knocked him in again with a single in the sixth. The first baseman is slashing .203/.362/.312 with 19 RBI this season.

France, who went 2-for-3 with a bases-loaded walk and a run in a win over the Rangers on Saturday, is 3-for-6 with two RBI, two walks and two runs over his first two games with the Mariners.

France has quickly taken to his new Seattle digs after coming over from the Padres at the trade deadline. The 26-year-old slugger's bat carries no shortage of upside, and the Mariners appear set to afford him an everyday role at the keystone for what remains of the season to see what they have in their promising acquisition.

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

There has been nothing from the team's beat writers to suggest this is anything other than a routine day off after Gurriel played both ends of Saturday's doubleheader. It's just Gurriel's second absence from the lineup this season. Abraham Toro will start at first base and bat seventh.

Olson went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and one strikeout in Saturday's win against the Padres.

Olson had been struggling prior to the Athletics' recent hiatus as he had gone 0-for-6 with five strikeouts heading into the layoff. However, he's been dominant in the two games since Oakland returned to play as he drew three walks Friday prior to tallying three hits Saturday.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Royals.

Abreu's first-inning homer, his 13th, extended his hitting streak to 19 games and elevated him to the top of the RBI leaderboard with 40. During the 19-game stretch, Abreu is batting .397 with 10 home runs and 28 RBI -- the most RBI in a 19-game hitting streak since Mike Piazza had 32 RBI in the first 19 games of a 21-game hitting streak in 2000.