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France went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Rangers.

France took Joe Barlow yard in the 11th inning to provide the winning runs for the Mariners. It was his 13th home run of the season and third across 17 games in August. France is hitting .338 in that span, while also driving in 10 and scoring nine runs. On the campaign, France is hitting .286/.357/.443 across 474 plate appearances.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk Thursday against the White Sox.

Olson took Michael Kopech yard in the seventh inning to record his 31st homer of the season. He now has three home runs in his last seven starts, also collecting five RBI and four runs scored in that span. Olson should surpass his current career-high mark of 36 home runs in a season, and he's additionally maintained a .279/.376/.567 line across 497 plate appearances on the campaign.

Vaughn went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks Thursday against the Athletics.

Vaughn took Cole Irvin yard in the fifth inning to record his 15th home run of the season. Across 14 games in August, Vaughn now has four home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored. He's also struck out at just a 15.4 percent clip in that span. For the season, Vaughn has improved his line to .263/.335/.462 with 42 RBI and 51 runs scored across 382 plate appearances.

Alonso (elbow) is starting at first base and hitting third in Thursday's lineup against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Alonso exited Wednesday's game against San Francisco after being hit by a pitch on the elbow. Further tests revealed no significant damage and his presence in the lineup confirms that he didn't suffer a serious injury. Alonso is riding a four-game hitting streak, during which he's recorded one home run while driving in four and scoring three runs.

Tellez isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.

Tellez has started against just two left-handers this season, and he'll take a seat with southpaw Jon Lester starting for the Cardinals on Thursday. Eduardo Escobar will shift to first base while Luis Urias starts at the hot corner.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Red Sox.

Returning to the lineup for the first time since Aug. 7 following his recovery from a positive COVID-19 test, Rizzo came up big for the Yankees in his second at-bat of the contest. With two outs and runners on first and second, Rizzo scorched a line drive off the glove of Bobby Dalbec that scored both runners and gave the Yankees a 4-1 lead. He's now driven in eight runs through his first 10 games with the Yankees, and run-producing and run-scoring opportunities figure to remain plentiful for Rizzo while he occupies the No. 2 spot in a potent lineup.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a run Wednesday in the Cardinals' 6-4 loss to the Brewers in 10 innings.

Goldschmidt's first double of the night scored Tommy Edman and gave the Cardinals an early 3-0 lead, but Milwaukee clawed back from the early deficit to send the game to extras before prevailing in the 10th. Though Goldschmidt has now churned out three two-hit games in a row and is batting .345 in August, he's left the yard just one time this month and is on pace for his lowest home-run total in a full season since 2016 (24).

Padlo was claimed off waivers by the Mariners on Thursday.

Padlo has spent most of the season at Triple-A Durham and was designated for assignment by Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He's slashed .194/.270/.379 with 12 homers, 40 runs, 37 RBI and five stolen bases in 69 minor-league games this year and will now report to Triple-A Tacoma.

Walker went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run Wednesday in the Diamondbacks' 4-2 win over the Phillies.

Walker's hold on the top job at first base appeared to be slipping after he was on the bench for the final two games of the weekend series in San Diego, but he's seemingly solidified his place atop the depth chart this week. He started in both of the first two games versus Philadelphia and went 2-for-5 with two walks between the contests. Walker will remain in the lineup for Thursday's finale, manning first base and batting cleanup.

Bell went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Blue Jays.

He turned around a slider from former teammate Brad Hand in the seventh inning for what proved to be the game-winning hit. Bell has now reached 20 homers in a season for the third time in his career, but he's slashing a sluggish .203/.273/.390 through 16 games in August.