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Mountcastle went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and three total runs scored in Sunday's 12-8 loss to Tampa Bay.

The first baseman had an impressive showing after going 0-for-7 across the first two games versus the Rays in the weekend series. Mountcastle has homered seven times in 17 games in August, giving him 24 for the year. He's added a ,349/.386/.762 slash line this month with 14 RBI and 13 runs scored.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Tellez extended the Brewers' lead to four runs with a 454-foot blast to center field in the third inning. It was his first home run in over two weeks as he's now up to 11 on the year. The 26-year-old is slashing .239/.304/.408 with 20 extra-base hits, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 20:55 BB:K over 280 plate appearances.

Wade went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-0 loss to Atlanta.

San Francisco couldn't get much going Sunday, with Wade the only batter to record multiple hits or an extra-base hit in the contest. He's now stolen a base in consecutive contests, and he has five thefts for the year. The 27-year-old is slashing .249/.317/.514 with 17 home runs, 43 RBI, 38 runs scored and 10 doubles in 273 plate appearances.

Dalbec went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 7-5 loss to Cleveland.

The first baseman has made the most of his playing time lately, going 6-for-11 with three home runs, eight RBI and four runs scored across his last four games. Dalbec is slashing .237/.292/.462 with 17 homers, 60 RBI, 38 runs scored and a stolen base through 360 plate appearances. He's on the short side of a platoon with Travis Shaw at first base, and while he started at third base Friday, there's little chance Dalbec unseats Rafael Devers from a regular role at the hot corner.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in a 5-0 shutout of the Dodgers on Sunday.

Cron opened the scoring on the afternoon with a three-run shot to left off Los Angeles starter Mitch White in the first inning, walked in the seventh and singled in the ninth to reach base three times for the second time in the last six contests. The long ball was his 24th of the year, leaving him one short of his 2019 total and keeping him within striking distance of the career-high 30 round trippers he belted in 2018.

Bell went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Mets.

The first baseman took Mets starter Tylor Megill deep for a two-run blast in the fourth inning, then followed up with a solo shot off Jeurys Familia in the eighth. Bell has gone deep six times in 24 games in August while batting .256 (22-for-86). For the year, he's slashing .250/.314/.477 with 23 long balls, 73 RBI, 59 runs scored and 16 doubles in 423 plate appearances.

Alonso went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's 9-4 win over Washington.

Washington pitchers found a way to stymie the first baseman for two games, ending his 11-game hitting streak. Alonso bounced back with a vengeance in a productive Sunday afternoon contest. The 26-year-old bumped his slash line back up to .262/.343/.503 with 29 home runs, 76 RBI, 64 runs scored and three stolen bases through 498 plate appearances.

Voit will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Athletics.

Voit's rest-of-season outlook appeared to take a significant hit when the Yankees acquired another established everyday first baseman in Anthony Rizzo on July 29, but the former will close out the weekend with three consecutive starts. Though he'll displace the slumping Rizzo at first base Sunday, the designated hitter spot looks like it'll be Voit's ticket to holding down a semi-regular role in the lineup. Though Giancarlo Stanton has occupied the DH spot for the majority of the season, manager Aaron Boone has increased Stanton's exposure to the outfield of late in an effort for the Yankees to trot out all of their top hitters. Stanton started in right field both of the past two games, allowing Voit to get a pair of turns at DH.

Rizzo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

After posting a .963 OPS in his first nine games with the Yankees before landing on the COVID-19 injured list earlier this month, Rizzo has struggled to recapture his prior form upon returning to the active roster. In his eight games since being activated, Rizzo is slashing .161/.229/.194 with one extra-base hit (a double). The Yankees aren't yet ready to pull the plug on him as their everyday first baseman, but with a quality backup option on hand in Luke Voit, Rizzo could begin to see more than one day off per week if his bat doesn't start heating up soon.

Santana (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

After missing three straight games with a Grade 1 right hip flexor, Santana returned to the lineup for Friday's 8-7 win in 12 innings, but he aggravated the injury in that contest and will now be on the bench for the second day in a row. Hunter Dozier will fill in at first base for Santana, who should be viewed as day-to-day heading into the Royals' upcoming six-game week.