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Calhoun is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader at Cleveland.

Calhoun went 1-for-4 with an RBI during the matinee and will head to the bench for Game 2 with lefty Kirk McCarty pitching for the Guardians. Charlie Culberson, Eli White and Adolis Garcia will start from left to right in the outfield.

Montero was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque and is starting at third base against the Giants on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old went 2-for-4 during his big-league debut in early May while briefly up with the Rockies, and he'll rejoin the major-league club ahead of Tuesday's contest. Montero was promoted to the Triple-A level during the 2021 campaign and has a .301/.374/.528 slash line with 17 home runs and 51 RBI in 76 games between the two seasons. Ryan McMahon should remain Colorado's primary third baseman, but Montero should see some time there while also receiving some at-bats at designated hitter.

Rivas is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.

Rivas is on the bench for the fifth time in six games after producing a lowly .455 OPS dating back to May 1. Frank Schwindel has since recaptured the Cubs' primary first-base job, and the Cubs are likely content to rotate a number of different players at the designated-hitter spot rather than clearing out everyday at-bats for the struggling Rivas.

Diaz will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz starts after starting six straight games at third base, a stretch in which he went 8-for-16 with nine walks. Isaac Paredes will fill that spot Tuesday.

Steer crushed three home runs Sunday for Triple-A St. Paul, giving him a .255/.349/.636 batting line since being promoted.

He also homered Saturday, so that's four in two days for the rising infield prospect. Steer offers a fantasy-friendly combination of power and versatility, having hit 14 homers already this year while making appearances at second, third and short. He also has a trim strikeout rate (14.7 percent in Double-A, 17.5 percent since the promotion), which is promising. He didn't come into this season with much helium, but with solid abilities across the board and the potential for multi-position eligibility, he could be a useful fantasy Swiss Army knife once he eventually gets the call to Minnesota.

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 8-0 win over the Royals.

After a disappointing May in which he slashed .217/.333/.348 with six extra-base hits, eight RBI and eight runs in 26 games, Guerrero has rediscovered his power stroke with the calendar flipping to June. Through the Blue Jays' first six contests of the month, Guerrero has already slugged four home runs while getting on base at a .370 clip. With both Guerrero and Bo Bichette beginning to heat up again, the Blue Jays offense is finally beginning to resemble the formidable force many predicted in the preseason.

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a walk and three runs Monday in the Mets' 11-5 win over the Padres.

Teammate Eduardo Escobar stole the show Tuesday by hitting for the cycle and driving in six runs, but Alonso continued his hot start to June. Through six games this month, Alonso has produced an 1.000 OPS while homering three times, driving in seven and scoring eight times. He leads all of baseball with 54 RBI this season and is tied for first in the National League with 16 long balls.

Voit went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Monday in a loss to the Mets.

The Padres trailed 7-2 entering the bottom of the eighth inning before Voit made things interesting with a three-run shot to center field. The Mets bounced back with four runs of their own in the following frame to put the game out of reach. Despite the loss, Voit continued a recent resurgence that has seen him slash .333/.355/.567 over his past seven games. Strikeouts remain a problem for the slugger, however, as he has fanned 11 times while taking only one walk over that span.

Vaughn went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in a 6-5 win Sunday in Tampa Bay.

Vaughn doubled in each of the first two innings, plating a run and coming around to score each time. It was the third straight game where the outfielder had two hits. The 24-year-old has hit second in eight of his last 10 starts. Since May 17, he is hitting .343/.366/.507 with seven extra-base hits in 71 plate appearances.

Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians.

Mountcastle's two-run blast in the fourth inning was all the run production the Orioles could muster Sunday. The 25-year-old had gone 0-for-6 across the first two games of the weekend series versus the Guardians before providing a little pop in the finale. He's posted a .256/.303/.424 slash line, eight homers, 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases through 185 plate appearances as a regular presence in the heart of the lineup. His plate discipline is trending upward -- Mountcastle has walked five times and struck out just once through five games in June.