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Naylor will sit Wednesday versus the Tigers.

Naylor will head to the bench as the Guardians face off with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound. Josh Bell will start at first base while righty bat David Fry enters the lineup at third base, batting fifth in the series finale with Detroit.

France went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a run in a win over the Rangers on Tuesday.

France's timely third-inning knock plated Tom Murphy and Sam Haggerty with the first two runs of the night while extending his hitting streak to seven games. The surging first baseman has given his slash line a much-needed boost to .271/.359/.391 over that sample, which includes three multi-hit efforts in the last four games.

Olson went 1-for-2 with three walks, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Red Sox.

The first baseman hammered a hanging curveball from Nick Pivetta on the first pitch he saw in the first inning, and Boston pitchers wanted no part of him the rest of the night. Olson extended his hitting streak to seven games with the blast, his third in the last five contests and his 11th of the year. Despite a career-worst 33.3 percent strikeout rate so far in 2023, he's recorded an impressive .250/.382/.551 slash line with 29 RBI in 36 games.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Reds.

The Mets launched four homers in total on the night, but three of them were solo shots including Alonso's seventh-inning blast off Luke Weaver. The first baseman is having a slow start to May, batting just .167 (5-for-30) through nine games, but he's still tied with Max Muncy for the major-league lead in home runs with 12.

Smith went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Giants.

Smith was a bright spot for the Nationals in a tough game. This was his third multi-hit effort through nine games in May, and he's batting .407 (11-for-27) for the month. The first baseman is up to a .270/.360/.311 slash line with a home run, seven RBI, 13 runs scored and two doubles through 33 contests, playing a near-everyday role in a weak offense.

Pasquantino went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the White Sox.

Pasquantino drilled a slider 430 feet in the first inning to open the scoring and then singled home Bobby Witt in the sixth inning to get Kansas City within a run. However, that was all the scoring the Royals could muster. Pasquantino hit 10 homers in 258 at-bats last season, but already has seven in 136 at-bats in 2023 on the way to an outstanding .905 OPS.

Vaughn went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Kansas City.

Vaughn put the White Sox ahead for good with his two-run homer in the sixth inning. The first baseman has four extra-base hits in his last three games, as he has pumped his OPS up to .775. Vaughn has a team-high 28 RBI on the season.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss against the Dodgers.

The Brewers didn't score until the seventh inning when Tellez took Shelby Miller deep. Tellez is on pace to hit over 40 home runs for the first time in his career. His slugging percentage sits at .540, up from .461 last season.

Cronenworth will bat second Tuesday night against the Twins, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Cronenworth had been exclusively hitting sixth since the calendar flipped to May, but the Padres will shake things up a bit for Tuesday's series opener at Target Field in Minnesota. Manny Machado is batting third, Juan Soto is at cleanup and Xander Bogaerts will bat fifth.

Guerrero (wrist) is back in the Blue Jays' lineup for Tuesday's game in Philadelphia, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.

Guerrero missed the previous two contests with a sore left wrist but is feeling well enough to give it a go Tuesday. He will be at first base and batting second against Aaron Nola.