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Manager Dusty Baker said Tuesday that Gurriel (finger) will return to the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Houston lineup will get a major boost Tuesday with Yordan Alvarez (wrist) also slated to return from a multi-game absence. Gurriel, who is slashing .309/.380/.511 with seven homers and 38 RBI on the campaign, will look to break out of a 4-for-27 skid in his return.

France went 1-for-5 with a game-tying RBI single and subsequently scored the game-winning run in an extra-inning victory over the Athletics on Monday.

France came through with a clutch single in the home half of the 10th to plate inning-opening runner Jack Mayfield, and he subsequently came home himself on Tom Murphy's game-winning sacrifice fly. France has come back from a stint on the injured list with a vengeance, reaching safely in each of his first eight games since returning while producing a .345 average and .801 OPS during that sample of 31 plate appearances.

Vaughn missed both games of Monday's doubleheader due to allergies, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.

According to manger Tony La Russa, Vaughn was dealing with a headache among other symptoms. The 23-year-old played nearly every day in May, so the allergies don't figure to keep him out of action for very long. That being said, there's yet to be any confirmation that Vaughn will return to the lineup Tuesday against Cleveland.

Olson went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to Seattle.

The first baseman entered Monday in a skid after going just 1-for-11 in four games versus the Angels. He got back on track with an RBI double in the fifth inning Monday. Olson also scored in the eighth and 10th innings, although his error in the field indirectly led to Seattle's walkoff win in the bottom of the 10th. Through 207 plate appearances, Olson is slashing .258/.348/.545 with 13 home runs, 33 RBI and 31 runs scored.

Vaughn is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with Cleveland.

Vaughn didn't appear in the first game of the twin bill -- an 8-6 White Sox win -- either, but the team has yet to suggest his absence from the lineup for the nightcap is related to an injury. Jake Lamb will pick up another start in left field in Game 2 in place of Vaughn, who is slashing .226/.318/.391 on the season.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Twins in 10 innings.

The 24-year-old's fifth-inning deep fly off Twins ace Jose Berrios ended a rough stretch at the plate for Mountcastle, who had struck out seven times in 12 at-bats over the Orioles' last four games before Monday. Mountcastle's low contact and low walk rates will likely make him prone to slumps throughout the season, but the Orioles appear committed to playing him regularly amid the offensive dry spells.

Dalbec isn't starting Monday's game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Dalbec will take a seat for the second time in the last three games after he went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts. Danny Santana will start at first base while Marwin Gonzalez enters the lineup at second base.

Gurriel (finger) won't start Monday's game against the Red Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Gurriel was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to left middle finger inflammation, and he'll miss a third consecutive game Monday. Manager Dusty Baker said that Gurriel is "getting close" to returning, and he's expected to return later in the series against Boston.

Vaughn is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

Jake Lamb will get the start in left field for the first half of the twin bill.

France went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 4-2 win over Texas.

France doubled in a run in the first inning and then brought home a pair with a single in the third. It was his first multi-RBI game since April 22 and he picked up his second extra-base hit since returning from an IL stint May 24. He's slashing .252/.346/.381 with 19 RBI this season.