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Torkelson was removed from Sunday's game against High-A Wisconsin due to left hamstring tightness, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Torkelson went hitless in his lone at-bat Sunday, and he was replaced by a pinch hitter in the top of the third inning as a precautionary measure. Torkelson has hit .220 with a home run, 11 RBI and three stolen bases to begin the minor-league season.

Rivera (suspension) is slashing .234/.321/.511 with three solo home runs and a 35.8 percent strikeout rate through his 53 plate appearances at High-A West Michigan.

Rivera, who was cleared to play for the start of the 2021 season, hadn't played in affiliated ball since Aug. 4, 2019 after being handed an 80-game suspension for violating minor-league baseball's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The 23-year-old should continue to play regularly at West Michigan now that he's been reinstated.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Cleveland will load up on some extra right-handed bats with southpaw J.A. Happ on the hill for Minnesota. The right-handed Jordan Luplow will draw into the Cleveland outfield in place of the lefty-hitting Naylor.

Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double and an additional run in Saturday's 12-9 loss to the Nationals.

Mountcastle's bases-loaded blast off Jon Lester in the first inning was the first grand slam by an Orioles rookie since Ryan Flaherty in September 2012, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com. The 24-year-old will remain in the lineup for the series finale Sunday, manning left field and batting seventh. Mountcastle has recorded exactly two hits in three of his last five starts.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Olson did his damage with a solo shot in the sixth to give Oakland a 3-0 lead they didn't relinquish. Other than a run-scoring double play, Olson didn't do anything else of significance on the evening. He is slashing a respectable .260/.345/.540.

O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-5 loss to Detroit.

It was his first game in a week, and he snapped an 0-for-11 skid with his RBI single in the sixth inning. O'Hearn then scored on Michael Taylor's two-run home run. Salvador Perez has battled groin tightness in the last week, which has kept him out of his usual catcher position. He's remained in the lineup as the designated hitter, but that's pushed O'Hearn out of the way in recent games. With Perez returning behind the dish Friday, O'Hearn may see more playing time going forward.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 9-7 extra-innings loss to the Rays.

He took Tyler Glasnow deep in the third inning and launched a Diego Castillo offering over the fence in the 12th in yet another impressive performance. Over his last 10 games, Guerrero is hitting .409 (18-for-44) with six long balls and 13 RBI as he stakes out an early spot in the AL MVP discussion.

Dalbec is not in Friday's lineup against the Phillies, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Danny Santana, who was promoted from Triple-A earlier in the day, is starting at first base and leading off against righty Aaron Nola, so perhaps Dalbec's playing time is about to see a downturn. He is hitting .222 with four home runs, a 33.3 percent strikeout rate and a 5.3 percent walk rate in 54 at-bats this month.

Mountcastle is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals.

Mountcastle will be the odd man out for Friday's series opener since Baltimore doesn't have the benefit of the designated hitter while playing in Washington.

Tellez (hamstring) is starting at first base and batting fifth Friday against the Rays.

The 26-year-old suffered a hamstring strain Sunday and will rejoin the starting nine for Friday's series opener. Tellez is 5-for-25 in nine games since rejoining the big-league club May 7.