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Diaz is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Orioles.

This will be his fourth day off in the last 15 games. He is hitting .404/.509/.553 with two home runs and more walks (10) than strikeouts (seven) over that stretch. Yoshi Tsutsugo will start at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Wade is starting in center field Wednesday for the second day in a row against a right-handed pitcher (Mike Clevinger).

He hit sixth Tuesday and is batting eighth Wednesday. Wade and Jake Cave have been the two center field options with Byron Buxton (shoulder) on the injured list. Cave has 11 strikeouts and zero walks in 34 at-bats over his last 10 games, so Wade is getting a chance to show what he can do. Wade hasn't been much better, striking out four times with zero walks in nine at-bats since getting recalled, but he does have a stellar plate discipline track record in the minors. Buxton could return as early as next week.

O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

O'Hearn has struggled to generate run production, especially lately. He entered Tuesday with one hit, two RBI and zero runs scored in his last 18 at-bats (seven games). O'Hearn ceded a start at first base to Hunter Dozier last weekend, but the Royals clearly have not lost all patience, so expect to continue seeing O'Hearn in the heart of the order against right-handed pitching.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Rangers.

Olson gave the Athletics a lead they never relinquished with his blast in the fourth inning. The first baseman is up to 10 homers, 22 RBI and 20 runs scored despite batting just .175 through 31 games. Fantasy managers that can weather his low average will want to take advantage of his powerful bat -- he'd be on pace for a 50-homer campaign in a full season.

Santana went 3-for-5 with one RBI in Monday's 3-2 loss to Minnesota.

Santana singled three times, including his RBI single in the seventh inning. For the season, he still owns a pedestrian .208./389/.323 slash line.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.

Tellez will sit out for the third time in the four-game series, with all of his benchings coming when the Rays have started southpaws. Travis Shaw will serve as the Jays' designated hitter in Tellez's stead.

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

Guerrero tripled in the fourth inning and scored on Travis Shaw's single two batters later. It marked the 21-year-old's first triple on the season and the third of his career. Guerrero has underwhelmed a bit thus far in 2020, slashing a modest .245/.321/.429 on the season.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run Sunday against the Cubs.

Abreu homered in his first at-bat -- which came in the second inning -- giving him home runs in four consecutive at-bats dating back to Saturday's contest. He now has 11 home runs on the season, six of which came in the team's weekend series against the Cubs. His incredible stretch of production has increased his line to .322/.365/.669 with 22 runs scored and 28 RBI across 126 plate appearances.

Diaz went 2-for-2 with two singles and two walks in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Diaz raised his on-base percentage to a stellar .442 after reaching base four times Sunday. He hasn't provided much in the power department thus far, with just five extra-base hits on the campaign. Nonetheless, his ability to reach base at a high level certainly provides value to fantasy owners.

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

On the bench for the second straight day, O'Hearn's status as the Royals' top first baseman may be on thin ice. He's supplied an uninspiring .613 OPS on the season, and that mark has dropped all the way to .484 over his last 10 games. Hunter Dozier replaces O'Hearn at first base in the series finale.