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Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Royals.

With the O's down 5-0 heading into the eighth inning, the offense came alive and scored all nine of its runs in the bottom of the frame, with Mountcastle's blast off Jake Brentz being the biggest blow. The 24-year-old has gone yard three times in his last nine games, slashing a blistering .343/.439/.629 over that stretch, and on the year he's batting .266 with 26 homers and 77 RBI through 121 contests.

Guerrero went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Yankees.

The Jays scored single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings to pull away, and Guerrero finished off that stretch with a blast off Aroldis Chapman. The 22-year-old superstar is back to leading the majors in batting average at .320, and he's within striking distance of the lead in homers (41, two behind Shohei Ohtani) and RBI (99, five back of Salvador Perez) as he attempts to become the youngest Triple Crown winner in history.

Vaughn started in left field in place of an injured Eloy Jimenez (knee) and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to Oakland.

Jimenez took a hard-hit foul ball off his knee while in the dugout during Tuesday's game and was eventually removed. In addition to Wednesday's start in left field, Vaughn moved there from right field after Jimenez left Tuesday night's game. Jimenez did not work out at all Wednesday, which suggests another day in left field for Vaughn on Thursday.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, one RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 8-5 win over Arizona.

The first baseman tied the game at 2-2 with his RBI triple in the fourth inning, and he ended up a home run shy of the cycle. Lowe has been productive in his last 18 games, going 24-for-70 (.343) with two homers, eight RBI, 15 runs scored and six doubles in that span. He's slashing .261/.350/.405 across 552 plate appearances this year, his first as an everyday player.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

The first baseman took Alec Mills deep in the fourth inning. It was his 29th homer of the year and first since Aug. 20. Since hitting two home runs on Aug. 11, the 37-year-old has batted .207 with four long balls and 14 RBI in 26 games.

Bell went 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk Wednesday against Atlanta.

Bell gave the Nationals a 2-0 cushion when he took Touki Toussaint deep with a solo blast to right-center field in the fourth inning. It was the 25th homer of the year for Bell, the third time he's reached that threshold in his career. He also opened the scoring earlier in the game with an RBI groundout in the first inning that plated leadoff hitter Lane Thomas. The 29-year-old Bell is slashing .252/.324/.480 over 469 plate appearances in his first season with Washington.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz will take a seat for the first time since Aug. 29, ending a streak of nine consecutive starts. Though Diaz performed adequately during that stretch -- he hit .235 with a home run, two doubles and seven RBI -- it likely won't be enough for him to hold down a spot in the everyday lineup versus right-handed pitching. The lefty-hitting Ji-Man Choi (hamstring) was activated from the injured list earlier Wednesday and is expected to play regularly against right-handers, while the lefty-hitting Joey Wendle will hold down a large-side platoon role at third base.

Tellez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Tellez recorded hits in each of the last four games and went 4-for-15 with two doubles, two runs and four strikeouts during that time. Daniel Vogelbach will start at first base and bat sixth.

Smith remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

After being activated from the injured list Monday, the lefty-hitting Smith was unsurprisingly on the bench for the Mets' matchup with Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin. Smith has since been held out of the lineup for both of the Mets' first two games in Miami, where the team has opposed back-to-back right-handers (Edward Cabrera and Sandy Alcantara) to begin the series. Jeff McNeil looks set to operate as the Mets' primary left fielder for the time being, leaving no room in the everyday lineup for Smith.

Voit is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

With Giancarlo Stanton occupying the designated hitter spot rather than right field, Voit will head to the bench for the second time in the series. Voit looks to be fighting Brett Gardner for one spot in the Yankees' everyday lineup.