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Naylor went 2-for-5 with a double and a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

Naylor got the Guardians on the board with a solo blast to right center off Corbin Burnes in the second inning. The long ball was just his second home run in June, but he's been swinging a hot bat over the course of the month, slashing .368/.397/.517 with 17 RBI, 11 runs and a 3:13 BB:K in 21 games since June 1. He now stands at 57 RBI for the year, which is currently fifth-most in baseball and the most by a Cleveland first baseman through just under 70 games since Jim Thome had 60 RBI in 1998.

Solano went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Sunday's win over the Tigers.

Solano kicked off the scoring after he got a hold of a hanging sweeper from Michael Lorenzen and sent it over the left field wall. Solano now has all three of his home runs this year over his last 13 games, a span during which he also boasts an impressive 12:7 BB:K. The 35-year-old has been one of the Twins' best hitters this season, slashing .277/.381/.397 with 16 extra-base hits, 19 RBI, 18 runs scored and a 26:45 BB:K over 215 plate appearances. He continues to hit toward the top of the order versus lefties but has not been able to maintain a consistent spot against righties.

Diaz went 4-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's win over the Royals.

The Rays mustered up just seven hits on the afternoon with Diaz having four of them. Sunday was his eighth multi-hit performance in June, and he now has nine hits over his last four games. Diaz has entrenched himself in the leadoff spot and has thrived, as he's now slashing .316/.404/.518 with 12 homers, 38 RBI, 51 runs and a 34:45 BB:K over 292 plate appearances. His .316 batting average is currently sixth-best in baseball and third-best in the American League behind only Bo Bichette and Austin Hays.

Casas is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Casas has a 1.039 OPS and five extra-base hits in his past nine games, but he'll take a seat Sunday against Chicago lefty Tanner Banks. Bobby Dalbec will start at first base after being called up from Triple-A Worcester on Friday.

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley returned to the lineup Saturday after missing one game with a hand injury and went 1-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts. Harold Ramirez will bat third as the designated hitter Sunday versus Kansas City lefty Daniel Lynch.

Bell is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Bell has a .624 OPS through 21 games in June and will take a seat Sunday against Milwaukee righty Corbin Burnes. Jose Ramirez is resting his legs as the designated hitter while Tyler Freeman starts at third base.

Noda is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Noda started the past 25 games and will receive a day off after he posted an .800 OPS during that span. Carlos Perez is starting at first base and batting second Sunday.

Casas went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the White Sox.

Casas gave the Red Sox a brief 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning when he homered off a tiring Lance Lynn's 99th pitch. He later couldn't make a clean play in the ninth -- a 102.9 mph ground ball from Gavin Sheets -- that resulted in Chicago's winning run. The play was initially ruled an error but changed to a single following the game. It took a tough hop, but both he and manager Alex Cora acknowledged it's a play he should have made, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. Casas entered the game with a negative-6 defensive runs saved entering Saturday, and earlier this month, Cora talked about a need for the first baseman to be better in the field. The miscue is unlikely to cost Casas his regular role in the lineup, but the Red Sox called up Bobby Dalbec this week, and he could give Casas an occasional break.

Kirilloff is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Kirilloff has a .567 OPS through 66 at-bats in June and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Minnesota's past three games. Donovan Solano will step in at first base and bat second.

Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the A's.

One day after launching his first long ball of the season at the Rogers Centre, Guerrero did it again by belting an Austin Pruitt curveball to straightaway center field in the sixth inning, emphatically ending his mysterious home power outage. Guerrero is slashing .272/.366/.432 through 22 games in June with three of his 11 homers and 13 of his 48 RBI on the year, numbers that would be impressive for lesser hitters but which represent something of a disappointing month for the 24-year-old.