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Mountcastle (concussion) has made progress in recent days and will begin baseball activities Sunday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle has already missed the required seven days while on the concussion injured list, but he's not quite ready to return. The Orioles appear optimistic that he'll be back soon, though exactly when that will happen remains unclear.

O'Hearn will not be in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.

O'Hearn hasn't done much to justify regular at-bats this season, hitting a modest .235/.266/.422. Hunter Dozier will be the designated hitter Saturday, with Whit Merrifield starting in right field.

Hoskins (groin) had a cortisone injection Friday and still expects to be activated during next week's series in Arizona, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Hoskins has been dealing with a strained groin since late July and was finally placed on the injured list Aug. 10. His exact return date should become clear when the Phillies travel to Arizona for the series starting Tuesday.

Bohm is on the bench for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Make it four of the last five games that Bohm has failed to make the starting lineup, probably due in part to his defensive woes and .200 average with 10 strikeouts in his last 10 contests. Ronald Torreyes is playing third base and batting seventh Saturday.

Tellez (knee) is batting fifth and playing first base in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

The 26-year-old was limited the past few days by right knee discomfort, but he's back in action Saturday afternoon. Tellez has gone 8-for-28 with a home run and six RBI since the beginning of August.

Cron went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a strikeout as Colorado was defeated by San Francisco on Friday.

Cron singled home a run in the first and doubled in the sixth and eighth to record his second three-hit game this month. The slugging first baseman has opened August hot, going 15-for-36 with four home runs and two doubles in 10 games.

Flores went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout in a 5-4 triumph over the Rockies on Friday.

Flores took Colorado starter Austin Gomber deep to left center in the first inning to give San Francisco an early lead and later tacked on a single in the seventh. Following an 0-for-9 stretch across six games, the infielder is 3-for-8 with a double and a homer across his last two contests.

Dalbec went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and three RBI in Friday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.

The first baseman has produced multiple hits in each of his last three starts, going 7-for-11 with a home run, a triple, two doubles and nine RBI in that span. Dalbec hasn't been particularly effective for much of the year with a .229/.281/.422 slash line, but he's beginning to find a groove at the plate. The 26-year-old has added 12 homers, 49 RBI and 30 runs scored across 324 plate appearances. Dalbec will likely compete with Franchy Cordero and Kyle Schwarber for starts at first base.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-1 win over Philadelphia.

While he's cooled off a bit from his historic power-hitting run in late July, the first baseman has still homered five times in his last 11 games. Votto opened the scoring Friday with his fourth-inning blast, giving him 26 home runs on the year. Fifteen of those homers have come since the All-Star break. He sports a sturdy .285/.375/.585 slash line with 75 RBI, 48 runs scored and a stolen base through 365 plate appearances overall.

Diaz left Friday's game against the Twins in the bottom of the sixth inning due to a left thumb sprain, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Diaz exited the game with a trainer after he was banged up on a fielding play with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Prior to his departure, he had gone 1-for-3 with a solo home run. The 30-year-old will be further evaluated to determine his status for Saturday's game against Minnesota, but he should be considered day-to-day.