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Mountcastle (illness) isn't in the Orioles' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle's illness has kept him out since Friday and will sideline him for at least one more contest Tuesday. While Mouncastle continues to recover, Ryan O'Hearn will take over at first base, moving Gunnar Henderson into the DH spot and Ramon Urias in at third base, batting eighth.

France went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in an 8-1 win over the Marlins on Monday.

France's 420-foot shot to left center with J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez aboard doubled the Mariners' lead to 6-0 at the time. The 28-year-old France extended his hitting streak to eight games with the big blast, a sample during which he boasts a .455 average and 1.183 OPS across 35 plate appearances.

Torkelson went 3-for-6 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's win over Atlanta.

Torkelson belted a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning before providing the walk-off hit in the 10th. He collected three hits for the third time this season and the first since May 9. Torkelson is now slashing .232/.315/.371 with six homers and 29 RBI through 270 plate appearances on the year. He has four extra-base hits over the last eight games despite going 7-for-32 (.219) in the process.

O'Hearn went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and four runs scored in Sunday's 11-3 win over the Royals.

O'Hearn had a career game Sunday, which also featured his fifth multi-hit effort in his last 12 contests. The 29-year-old has found playing time at first base, designated hitter and corner outfield at times this season, and he's hitting well enough to force his way into the lineup versus most right-handed pitchers. He's up to a .328/.380/.609 slash line with four homers, 17 RBI and 10 runs scored over 71 plate appearances.

France went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

France's fifth multi-hit effort in the last seven games, which included his fourth two-bagger in the last five contests, pushed his season line to an impressive .283/.353/.429 across 275 plate appearances. While he's notably off the pace of the career-high 20-homer tally he generated in 2022 -- he's left the yard just once every 55 plate appearances on average -- France already has 26 extra-base hits and is striking out at a career-low 14.9 percent clip.

Noda went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and a run in a win over the Brewers on Sunday.

Noda made his contributions to the Athletics' fifth straight win via the small-ball route while three other teammates left the yard. The busy day on the basepaths was par for the course for Noda, who pushed his on-base percentage to an outstanding .410 with what was his fifth multi-hit effort in the last eight games.

Beaty signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Monday.

He'll report to Triple-A Omaha, where he'll represent some depth at the corner infield and outfield spots. Beaty had been in the Giants organization, seeing a little action in the majors but spending most of the season at the Triple-A level.

Bell went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, one double and two additional runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Astros.

Bell clubbed his fifth homer of the season, taking Brandon Bielak yard to lead off the fourth inning. He had Bielak's number Sunday, accruing all three of his hits against Bielak while accounting for three of Cleveland's five runs. After undergoing a 25-game home run drought, Bell has hit two long balls in his last eight appearances and owns a .236/.332/.375 slash line in 2023.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Sunday against the Rangers.

Diaz was briefly sidelined with a hip injury and missed the majority of the Rays' series against the Twins as a result. He was able to return and start all three weekend games against the Rangers and went 3-for-12 with no extra-base hits. Diaz has just a .593 OPS across his last 10 games, though he is still in the midst of a breakout season with 12 home runs across 238 plate appearances.

Raley is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Though he'll take a seat against Rangers southpaw Martin Perez, the lefty-hitting Raley may have established himself as a mainstay in the lineup versus right-handed pitching at this point. He's started in each of the Rays' last six matchups with righties, going 7-for-21 with six extra-base hits, six runs and five RBI during that stretch.