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Rizzo (head) was activated from the 10-day injured list and is hitting second Sunday against the Brewers, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Rizzo missed 17 days with a head injury and will return Sunday as anticipated. On the season, he is hitting .225 with 30 home runs, 71 runs, 71 RBI and six steals in 117 games.

Mountcastle (tricep) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle left Saturday's game with a left tricep contusion and is still pretty sore, per Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun. Jesus Aguilar is starting at first base and hitting fifth in his stead Sunday.

Casas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Royals.

He'll head to the bench with lefty Kris Bubic on the mound for Kansas City. Casas has huge raw power, but he has struggled against same-handed pitching. He had a .584 OPS in 96 plate appearances against lefties at Triple-A compared to a .943 OPS against righties.

Pasquantino went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Saturday's 9-0 victory over the Red Sox.

Pasquantino knocked in Bobby Witt on a fifth-inning double, then singled home MJ Melendez in both the sixth and eighth innings. The Italian Nightmare has extended his hit streak to three games, boosting his batting average from .253 to .261 in the process. He has a .346 OBP and a .422 SLG to round out his slash line.

Mountcastle was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays due to a left elbow contusion, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle was hit by a pitch in the top of the second inning and remained in the game to run the bases, but he was replaced defensively in the bottom half of the frame. He underwent X-rays that came back negative, so he should be considered day-to-day for now.

Gurriel isn't starting Saturday against the Athletics.

Gurriel will get a breather after he hit .333 with a home run, two doubles, three runs and three RBI over the last seven games. Trey Mancini is starting at first base and batting sixth.

Diaz isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz started the last three games and went 3-for-13 with a three-run home run, a walk and four strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Jonathan Aranda starts at third base and leads off.

Pratto was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.

Pratto struggled over 11 games in September, hitting just .103 with a home run, three runs, two RBI, five walks and 18 strikeouts. He was on the bench for two of the last three matchups and will head to the minors after Edward Olivares (quadriceps) was reinstated from the injured list.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Rays.

Lowe launched a two-run shot in the third inning that scored Corey Seager. It was Lowe's 25th homer of the year and his third this month. He has hits in three straight games and in six of his last seven, including four multi-hit efforts. The first baseman is slashing .368/.446/.579 across 15 games this month, giving him a .308 batting average on the season, the eighth-highest among qualified hitters.

France went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Angels.

France helped halve the Mariners' deficit with his seventh-inning blast. He had gone 7-for-43 (.163) with five extra-base hits over 11 games since his last multi-hit effort. The 28-year-old infielder is up to a .277/.341/.443 slash line with 19 homers, 73 RBI, 55 runs scored and 23 doubles through 123 contests. He should be able to handle an everyday role as long as a nagging wrist injury that's cost him some time over the last couple of months doesn't flare up again.