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Rizzo went 1-for-6 with one homer, three RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's victory over the Twins.

Although Rizzo picked up only one hit in the game Tuesday, he made it count, sending Aaron Judge and DJ LeMahieu home on the seventh-inning blast. After hitting only two homers in May, Rizzo already has three in June. Things could be looking up for Rizzo going forward as he looks to improve on his .213/.314/.487 slash line.

Lowe went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader split with the Guardians. He went 0-for-4 in the afternoon affair.

Lowe continued a recent power surge that's seen him bash five home runs and slug .603 over the last 17 games. Seven of his last 20 hits have resulted in extra bases. The first baseman, who bottomed out at a .292 slugging percentage on May 16, is up to .400 following this current surge.

Dalbec went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Angels.

Both of Dalbec's hits were RBI singles. The first baseman also picked up his first stolen base of the year in the sixth. Tuesday marked just his sixth multi-hit effort of the season, ending a 1-for-11 skid at the plate to start June. Overall, he's posted an uninspiring .187/.269/.295 slash line with three homers, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored, four doubles and a triple through 156 plate appearances. Dalbec saw a little extra playing time while Jackie Bradley was on the paternity list, but now that he's back with the team, Franchy Cordero is likely to return to the strong side of a platoon at first base. That will limit Dalbec mainly to starting against left-handed pitchers.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader at Cleveland.

Calhoun went 1-for-4 with an RBI during the matinee and will head to the bench for Game 2 with lefty Kirk McCarty pitching for the Guardians. Charlie Culberson, Eli White and Adolis Garcia will start from left to right in the outfield.

Diaz will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz starts after starting six straight games at third base, a stretch in which he went 8-for-16 with nine walks. Isaac Paredes will fill that spot Tuesday.

Steer crushed three home runs Sunday for Triple-A St. Paul, giving him a .255/.349/.636 batting line since being promoted.

He also homered Saturday, so that's four in two days for the rising infield prospect. Steer offers a fantasy-friendly combination of power and versatility, having hit 14 homers already this year while making appearances at second, third and short. He also has a trim strikeout rate (14.7 percent in Double-A, 17.5 percent since the promotion), which is promising. He didn't come into this season with much helium, but with solid abilities across the board and the potential for multi-position eligibility, he could be a useful fantasy Swiss Army knife once he eventually gets the call to Minnesota.

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 8-0 win over the Royals.

After a disappointing May in which he slashed .217/.333/.348 with six extra-base hits, eight RBI and eight runs in 26 games, Guerrero has rediscovered his power stroke with the calendar flipping to June. Through the Blue Jays' first six contests of the month, Guerrero has already slugged four home runs while getting on base at a .370 clip. With both Guerrero and Bo Bichette beginning to heat up again, the Blue Jays offense is finally beginning to resemble the formidable force many predicted in the preseason.

Vaughn went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and an RBI in a 6-5 win Sunday in Tampa Bay.

Vaughn doubled in each of the first two innings, plating a run and coming around to score each time. It was the third straight game where the outfielder had two hits. The 24-year-old has hit second in eight of his last 10 starts. Since May 17, he is hitting .343/.366/.507 with seven extra-base hits in 71 plate appearances.

Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians.

Mountcastle's two-run blast in the fourth inning was all the run production the Orioles could muster Sunday. The 25-year-old had gone 0-for-6 across the first two games of the weekend series versus the Guardians before providing a little pop in the finale. He's posted a .256/.303/.424 slash line, eight homers, 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and two stolen bases through 185 plate appearances as a regular presence in the heart of the lineup. His plate discipline is trending upward -- Mountcastle has walked five times and struck out just once through five games in June.

France went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Rangers.

France got the Mariners within two runs in the ninth inning, and Eugenio Suarez tied the game on a two-run double. The homer was France's first extra-base hit since May 27, and it snapped an 0-for-15 skid at the plate after he had only a hit-by-pitch in his first four plate appearances Sunday. The infielder's short skid took a small bite out of an otherwise impressive slash line that sits at .332/.405/.491 through 54 contests. He's added eight homers, 37 RBI, 25 runs scored and 10 doubles this year as a key part of the top half of the Mariners' lineup.