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Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Along with Willie Calhoun and Brad Miller, Kole is one of three lefty-hitting regulars who will take a seat with southpaw Cole Irvin on the hill for Oakland. Adolis Garcia will slide over from center field to cover right field in place of Kole.

Kirilloff (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, Megan Ryan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He's expected to serve as a designated hitter Tuesday, then play nine innings in the field in a second rehab game Wednesday before being activated from the injured list by the end of the week, if all goes well. Trevor Larnach has been serving as the Twins' primary left fielder since Kirilloff was shut down with the wrist injury earlier this month.

Santana went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and an additional run in a 13-7 loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

Santana walked in the first and fifth innings, scoring following the latter, and launched a two-run homer during a seventh-inning rally to tie the game. This was almost a necessary performance for Santana, who still draws walks but was just 2-for-32 on the season prior to Saturday's game. He'll need to string together a few more quality performances before he can be seen as an a potential option.

Voit was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a biceps tendon injury. The transaction is retroactive to April 23.

The 31-year-old sat out of the lineup Saturday with the biceps injury and will now be sidelined for at least the next week and a half. Voit was scheduled to undergo medical testing, but the results of those tests remain unclear, leaving his return timeline up in the air. Luis Campusano was recalled from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.

Manager Dave Martinez said the MRI on Bell's right hamstring came back "pretty clean," but the first baseman won't be in the lineup Sunday against the Giants, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. He could be available off the bench as a pinch hitter.

The 29-year-old was removed from Saturday's contest with tightness in his right hamstring, but he appears to have avoided a serious injury. Bell also exited a contest earlier this week with a knee issue but didn't end up missing any time for that injury. He'll have Monday's scheduled off day to aid in his recovery before potentially sitting out additional games. Maikel Franco will shift to first base in his place while Lucius Fox fills in at the hot corner.

Dalbec went 1-for-4 with an RBI-triple and scored a run in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Rays.

A nine-inning pitchers' duel, which included nine no-hit innings by Tampa Bay pitching, turned wild in the 10th. Dalbec delivered the game's first run and scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning, but the Rays came back in the bottom half of the frame. Dalbec's slow start is like his 2021 season; he's 8-for-48 (.167) with one home run, two RBI and a .523 OPS through 13 games.

France went 5-for-6 with a home run, three runs and five RBI in a 13-7 win over the Royals on Saturday.

France tormented Kansas City pitching all game Saturday, with RBI singles in the first, second and seventh innings and a three-run home run in the eighth to blow the game open. After a modest first week of the season, the 27-year-old has gone 14-for-29 with three home runs and five multi-hit games over his last seven contests to bump his seasonal line to an impressive .356/.441/.610.

Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 win against the Angels.

Mountcastle singled home a run and stole second in the first inning and came up clutch in the seventh with a two-run single that got the score to it's eventual final. Don't expect more activity on the bases as the 25-year-old swiped only four bags in 144 games last season while the three RBI matched Mountcastle's total coming into Saturday.

Diaz (illness) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. He'll start at first base and bat cleanup in the Rays' series finale with the Red Sox, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.

Diaz landed on the COVID-19 IL on Saturday but will rejoin the active roster after missing only one game. The 30-year is still in search of his first home run of 2022 and has a .275/.383/.325 slash line with two doubles, two RBI and five runs in 12 games.

Naylor went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Yankees.

After grounding into a double play in his first plate appearance, Naylor took Nestor Cortes yard in the fifth frame for his first home run of the season. He later reached base again on a leadoff single to start the eighth inning and ultimately came around to score on a two-run homer by Austin Hedges. Naylor has played regularly since being activated from the injured list April 15, and he's now delivered five consecutive multi-hit games.