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France isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers after tweaking his left wrist on a swing Tuesday, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

France's injury isn't related to the elbow sprain that he dealt with last month, but he'll be out of the lineup for at least one game since the Mariners are playing a day game ahead of a lengthy flight to Houston. Manager Scott Servais didn't sound too concerned about France's injury, so he should tentatively be considered day-to-day.

France isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers.

France started the last five games and went 6-for-18 with two homers, three runs and two RBI. Kyle Lewis will serve as the designated hitter while Sam Haggerty starts in right field Wednesday.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in a loss to the Mets.

Rizzo hit the second of back-to-back homers with Aaron Judge in the first inning, though the Yankees scored only one more run over the remainder of the contest. The long ball was Rizzo's first in a span of 15 games and his 23rd of the campaign. Rizzo's power has been streaky this season -- he hit nine homers in April and 10 in June but only two apiece in May and July to date.

Calhoun is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's series finale with the Mariners.

Calhoun will get a breather after he went 0-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts in the first two games of the series. Charlie Culberson will take over in left field and bat sixth versus Seattle.

Pasquantino was withheld from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels due to right thumb discomfort, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

Royals manager Mike Matheny said the first baseman experienced the discomfort during a swing Tuesday. The rookie is already said to be feeling better, so his absence Wednesday looks to be precautionary in nature. After Wednesday's contest, the Royals open a four-game road series versus the Yankees on Thursday.

Lowe is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Lowe will get a day off after he went 8-for-27 with two homers, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored over six games since the All-Star break. Elier Hernandez will take over at first base and bat ninth in the series finale.

Kirilloff went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Brewers.

The empty showing at the plate ended a nine-game hitting streak for Kirilloff, who produced a .344/.417/.375 slash line during that stretch. Kirilloff should be a solid source of batting average while he continues to hold down an everyday role in the corner outfield, but he hasn't yet tapped into the power that some might have expected from him based on what he did at Triple-A St. Paul earlier this season (.641 slugging percentage). With Max Kepler (toe) on the bench for the second day in a row in Wednesday's series finale with Milwaukee, Kirilloff will slide over from left field to start in right while serving as the Twins' No. 6 hitter, according to Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Pratto will sit Wednesday against the Angels, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Pratto will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with three walks and a hit-by-pitch in the first two contests of the series. Ryan O'Hearn will take over at first base and bat fifth versus Los Angeles.

Pasquantino is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Angels, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Pasquantino will get a breather after he went 2-for-7 with a double, a run scored and two walks over the first two games of the series. Andrew Benintendi will slide into the designated hitter spot while Kyle Isbel enters the lineup in left field and bats seventh in the series finale.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

Naylor has four multi-hit efforts in his last seven games. He's gone 10-for-28 (.357) in that span. The 25-year-old has also stolen multiple bases in a season for the first time in his four-year major-league career -- he was on the back end of a double-steal with Jose Ramirez in the fourth inning. Naylor has earned steady playing time with a .280/.332/.500 slash line, 13 home runs, 52 RBI, 31 runs scored and 15 doubles through 68 contests this year.