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France was removed from Tuesday's game against the Athletics in the eighth inning after being hit in the wrist by a pitch, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

France was replaced by Sam Haggerty after initially staying in the contest. It's likely that France will undergo testing to determine if there's any structural damage, but the infielder should be considered day-to-day until the results of any imaging takes place.

Guerrero went 3-for-6 with a homer and six RBI in Tuesday's 20-1 victory over Tampa Bay.

Guerrero got Toronto's offensive explosion started with an RBI single in the first inning before cranking a grand slam off Luke Raley in the Jays' nine-run ninth. It's an encouraging display from Guerrero after he went 2-for-17 without driving in a run over his previous four games. Overall, the 24-year-old first baseman is slashing .300/.368/.500 with eight home runs and 33 RBI through 204 plate appearances this year.

Noda is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mariners.

Jesus Aguilar will start at first base and bat cleanup with left-hander Marco Gonzales on the mound for Seattle. Noda has flashed decent power and great on-base skills, but he'll likely continue to sit versus most southpaws.

Diaz is absent from the Rays' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays.

Diaz played the last three games after returning from a groin issue, but he'll take a seat Tuesday. Luke Raley is at first base against Jose Berrios.

Raley went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Monday against the Blue Jays.

Raley popped his ninth home run of the season off Chris Bassitt in the seventh inning. It was his first homer since April 30, a span of 15 games and 43 at-bats. Raley remains a regular in the lineup with right-handers on the mound, though he has yet to start against a southpaw this season.

France went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs in a win over the Athletics on Monday.

France set the table nicely on a couple of occasions out of the No. 2 spot in the order during the lopsided win. The 28-year-old had been mired in an 0-for-13 skid over the three games prior to Monday's, and he'd gone eight straight games without a walk prior to the pair of free passes he drew. France's .260 average and .338 on-base percentage are both solid figures, but he's seen a 71-drop in slugging percentage from last season's .436 thanks in part to a career-low 25.8 percent hard-contact rate.

Solano went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and played seven innings at second base in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Giants.

Heading into Monday's game, Solano had been scheduled to start at first base, only for the Twins to scratch him from the starting nine prior to first pitch without an explanation. The Twins' decision to scratch Solano may have had something to do with the Giants deploying a right-hander (John Brebbia) as their opening pitcher, as the righty-hitting Solano went on to pinch hit for the lefty-hitting Edouard Julien when lefty primary pitcher Sean Manaea came on in relief of Brebbia. Solano should continue to see most of his opportunities moving forward as a short-side platoon player.

Pasquantino went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Monday in a 10-inning loss to the Tigers.

Pasquantino plated the first runs of the contest for Kansas City with a 424-foot, two-run shot to right field in the first inning. The first baseman struggled from there, however, striking out three times in his remaining four plate appearances. That extended an uncharacteristic four-game stretch in which Pasquantino has struck out seven times over 16 at-bats. Prior to that span, he had fanned just seven times over his previous 24 games, a 97-at-bat sample.

White underwent hip surgery Monday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

White landed on the injured list in April with a left adductor strain, and the decision was ultimately made to send him under the knife. A timeline for his recovery was not revealed, but his absence will likely wind up being measured in months.

Solano was scratched from the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants, Randy Johnson of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

It's unclear why Solano was dropped from the starting nine, but he will not open on the field as scheduled and Joey Gallo will do so instead.