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Vaughn went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Royals.

A meeting with Kansas City pitching has helped spark Vaughn's offense again. Over his last 16 games, he has eight multi-hit efforts and seven 0-fers. The first baseman has a career high in homers (19) and has added 72 RBI, four shy of matching his total from last year. He's maintained a respectable .259/.317/.438 slash line through 130 contests.

The Tigers promoted Bigbie to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old outfielder began 2023 with High-A West Michigan, and he'll now reach Triple-A for the final few weeks of the minor-league season. Bigbie put up impressive numbers with Double-A Erie, slashing .366/.425/.559 with 11 homers and 42 RBI across 266 plate appearances. If he manages to stay hot in Triple-A, Bigbie will likely open 2024 with Toledo and have a chance at reaching the majors later in the year.

O'Hearn is absent from the lineup again Wednesday versus the Angels.

This marks three straight absences for O'Hearn as the Orioles face a string of left-handed starters, though he came off the bench late in Tuesday's game and contributed an RBI single and a run scored to Baltimore's eventual extra-innings victory over the Halos. O'Hearn has drawn only 22 plate appearances against southpaws this year.

Mountcastle went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over the Angels.

This was Mountcastle's second multi-hit effort in a row after he snapped a brief 0-for-7 skid. The first baseman hit .360 in August and continues to receive regular playing time between first base and designated hitter. For the year, he's at a strong .278/.330/.471 slash line with 18 home runs, 67 RBI, 60 runs scored and three stolen bases over 105 contests.

Wade is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Cubs.

With lefty Jordan Wicks on the hill for Chicago, Wade will yield to Wilmer Flores at first base. Wade has a .663 OPS and just one of his 14 home runs this season against left-handers.

Flores went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-8 loss to the Cubs.

Flores has drawn a walk in five straight games while adding a pair of solo homers in that span. He's hitting just .239 over his last 19 games, but that comes with a .535 slugging percentage, six homers and 12 RBI. For the season, the versatile infielder has a .288/.354/.535 slash line with 21 long balls, 51 RBI, 48 runs scored and 22 doubles, though he's yet to attempt a stolen base through 106 games.

Candelario is not in the Cubs' lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Candelario is receiving a rare day off. His last game on the bench was Sept. 1, but that was part of a doubleheader. Prior to that, he had appeared in every game since Aug. 13.

Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Royals.

Vaughn went deep in the third inning to tally his 18th homer of the season, setting a new career-best mark. He's posted a near-identical batting line to his 2022 campaign, though he has maintained his health to remain in the lineup regularly and improve his counting stats. Overall, Vaughn has settled in as a slightly above-average hitter, maintaining a 103 wRC+ across 1,550 career plate appearances.

Solano is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Cleveland.

Solano manned first base for the first two games of the series and went 3-for-11 with a double, a triple, three RBI and a run scored, but he'll get a breather for the day game after a night game. Edouard Julien will cover first base for the Twins in the series finale.

Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Twins.

Naylor was in the lineup for his first three games back from the injured list but will get some rest Wednesday in the day game after a night game. Kole Calhoun will occupy first base for the Guardians while Naylor sits.