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Gurriel (neck) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The 37-year-old was scratched from Tuesday's starting nine with neck stiffness and apparently requires another day off. Gurriel should be considered day-to-day as the Astros finish their two-game set in Los Angeles and return home to face the Twins starting Thursday. Aledmys Diaz once again fills in at first base, batting fifth in Wednesday's order.

Dalbec is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Dalbec drew six consecutive starts -- all against left-handed pitchers -- to close out last week, going 3-for-18 with a home run and a double over that stretch. With Boston opening the current week with a pair of matchups versus right-handed pitching (Wily Peralta and Casey Mize), the right-handed-hitting Dalbec has been stuck on the bench. Dalbec looks set to fill a short-side platoon role at first base with either Franchy Cordero or Marwin Gonzalez.

Voit (knee) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

The first baseman got his rehab stint off to a promising start by smashing a solo shot in the sixth inning. He played seven frames at first base in the Triple-A contest, per Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune. While Voit is clearly on the mend, the Yankees' trade-deadline acquisition of Anthony Rizzo likely means Voit won't have an everyday role with the big club waiting for him when he's able to return. Per Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman suggested that Voit's injuries this season have led to the loss of his starting role. "He's kind of like the NFL starting quarterback where he goes down early in the year, but by the time he gets back the position is now gone," Cashman said Sunday during an interview with Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette on Sirius/XM's MLB Network Radio. The general manager did not altogether rule out the idea of Voit being a major contributor this season, however. "This guy obviously can help us. The lane that used to be so obvious currently isn't there, so obviously we are a lot deeper with everything we have. We have more choices, more protection because of it, but unfortunately right now he's going to get some at-bats and do what he does best (in rehab games), which is crush it, and then we'll see how he's going to fit as we move forward."

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

After going 1-for-11 with four strikeouts while starting in each of the past three games, Diaz will move to the bench for the series finale. Ji-Man Choi and Joey Wendle will man the corner-infield spots for Tampa Bay.

Vaughn went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored Tuesday against the Royals.

Vaughn got the scoring started for the White Sox in the second inning when he hit his 12th home run of the season. He now has at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 starts. While he has only two home runs in that span, Vaughn has tallied seven RBI, seven runs scored and four doubles. Overall, he owns a .258/.323/.453 line across 334 plate appearances on the campaign.

Gurriel was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers with neck stiffness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Gurriel was penciled in to start at first base, per usual, but the neck issue appeared to flare up during his pregame work. He should be considered day-to-day while Aledmys Diaz covers first base in his place and Robel Garcia starts at third.

France went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 8-2 win over the Rays.

He led off the seventh inning with a solo shot off Chris Mazza, but France was in the thick of Seattle's five-run third as well. The 27-year-old roared back with a vengeance after seeing his nine-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, and he's slashing .343/.397/.537 through 16 contests since the All-Star break -- a span in which he's hit three of his 11 homers on the year.

Mountcastle went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Monday's 7-1 win over the Yankees.

The 24-year-old may be finding his swing again, as he's on a five-game hitting streak and has multiple hits in his last three games. Mountcastle is up to 18 homers, 59 RBI, 48 runs scored and four stolen bases with a .259/.305/.465 slash line through 390 plate appearances. He came up a triple shy of the cycle Monday, although he has just one three-bagger in his 133-game major-league career.

Guerrero went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 5-2 extra-inning loss to Cleveland.

The superstar slugger accounted for all of Toronto's run production with his sixth-inning blast. Guerrero is on a six-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 8-for-24 (.333). That's right in line with his play all year -- he owns a .328/.423/.659 slash line with 34 homers, 85 RBI, 82 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases through 437 plate appearances.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Angels.

Olson cranked his 28th home run Sunday off Reid Detmers in the third inning to give Oakland a 3-2 lead. He has slowed down over his last 10 games, batting just .176. However, he had seven long balls in July. On the season, the 27-year-old is slashing .280/.373/.580 with a team-leading 28 homers, 70 RBI and 69 runs in 428 plate appearances.