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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

After blasting three home runs and driving in nine over the first two games of the Guardians series in Pittsburgh, the lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat for the finale while southpaw Rich Hill takes the bump for the Pirates. With Naylor on the bench, Josh Bell will start at first base and Jose Ramirez will get a day out of the field to serve as Cleveland's designated hitter.

Flores went 2-for-3 with two homers and five RBI in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

Flores got the scoring started with his first home run, a solo shot off Luke Weaver in the first inning, before tying the game at four with a three-run blast in the third. The 31-year-old Flores is now 5-for-8 with three home runs over his last two games. Since the All-Star break, he's batting .471 (8-for-17) with a 1.650 OPS. Overall, Flores' slash line is up to an impressive .292/.348/.520with 11 homers, 30 RBI and 28 runs scored across 224 plate appearances this season.

Walker went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs, a stolen base, three runs scored and five RBI in Tuesday's 16-13 win over Atlanta.

Arizona's one through three hitters went a combined 7-for-16 on the night, and Walker took full advantage of those opportunities from the cleanup spot. The first baseman launched a solo shot off Michael Tonkin in the fourth inning before crushing a three-run blast to left-center field off Ben Heller in the sixth. Walker had been batting just .100 (4-for-40) through his last 11 games in July, but he's up to 20 homers and 63 RBI on the season to go along with a career-high .848 OPS.

Wade left Tuesday's game versus the Reds due to left hamstring cramping, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade went 0-for-2 with a strikeout prior to his exit. If he misses time beyond Tuesday, Wilmer Flores will likely pick up playing time at first base. Wade is considered day-to-day for now.

Bell went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-1 win over the Pirates.

Bell went yard in the third inning to extend the Guardians' lead to 7-0. The first baseman is batting just .234 (11-for-47) in July, though he has hit two homers over 13 games this month. He's at a .232/.323/.386 slash line with 10 long balls, 44 RBI, 22 runs scored and 17 doubles through 86 contests overall. He's on pace to fall shy of 20 homers for the second year in a row.

Kirilloff went 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

Kirilloff came up a double shy of the cycle in one of his best games this season. He's recorded multiple hits in three straight contests while adding seven RBI in that short span. The 25-year-old is up to six homers, 25 RBI, 20 runs scored, 10 doubles and one triple while slashing .287/.381/.447 through 60 contests this season. He's lost a bit of playing time to Donovan Solano lately, but Kirilloff remains the Twins' top option at first base.

Noda went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Red Sox.

This was Noda's first multi-hit effort through 12 games in July. He's gone 10-for-41 (.244) for the month, though he's added three homers and seven RBI. The first baseman is up to 11 homers, 38 RBI, 43 runs scored, 17 doubles, two stolen bases and a triple while slashing .229/.375/.418 through his first 90 major-league contests.

Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's 11-10 loss to the Royals.

Torkelson powered the Tigers in the slugfest, hitting his 13th and 14th home runs of the season. It was his second time in the last 15 games that he's gone deep twice in the same contest, and he's batting an even .300 during that span. The 23-year-old seems to be getting more comfortable at the MLB level and could have a big finish to the year in store.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh.

Naylor's now recorded a hit in nine straight games after posting his first multi-home-run game of the year Tuesday. He's gone 16-for-37 (.432) with five homers and 15 RBI in that span. The 26-year-old Naylor has been on a tear since the start of June, batting .378 with a 1.020 OPS over his last 37 contests. Overall, his slash line is up to .311/.351/.524 with 15 home runs, 75 RBI and 39 runs scored through 342 plate appearances this season.

Young is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Trey Mancini will play first base and Yan Gomes will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter versus the Nats and left-hander Patrick Corbin. Young, who also sat out of Monday's series opener, has slashed just .176/.263/.382 through 38 major-league plate appearances this year.