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Mountcastle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in Wednesday's 10-3 loss to the Yankees.

The 24-year-old accounted for two of Baltimore's three runs in the contest. Mountcastle has hit safely in seven straight games, going 13-for-28 (.464) in that span. He's lifted his slash line to .262/.307/.475 with 19 homers, 62 RBI, 49 runs scored and four stolen bases through 398 plate appearances while hitting in the heart of Baltimore's order.

Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-3 win over Baltimore.

The first baseman continues to make an impact early on in his Yankees tenure, as this was his third homer in six games since he was traded from the Cubs. Rizzo also has an RBI in all six of his games in pinstripes. Overall, he's slashing .257/.357/.469 with 17 long balls, 46 RBI, 50 runs scored and four stolen bases through 403 plate appearances this season.

Flores is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

Flores rejoined the lineup Tuesday after sitting out a couple games with back soreness, and he'll return to the bench Wednesday. The 29-year-old has an .871 OPS with five homers, nine RBI and 10 runs in 18 games since the All-Star break. However, his playing time could take a slight dip with Tommy La Stella (hamstring) making his return from the 60-day injured list.

Wade (back) is batting leadoff and playing first base Wednesday against the Diamondbacks, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.

The 27-year-old had missed a couple of games with lower back tightness, which removed him from Sunday's contest. Wade has hit .281 with four home runs and nine RBI in his last 10 games.

Olson went 2-for-5 with a walkoff two-run double in Wednesday's 5-4 extra-inning win over San Diego.

The first baseman came up to bat with runners at the corners in the 10th inning, and he knocked a double off the right-field wall to complete Oakland's comeback win. Olson has remained productive thus far in the second half of the campaign, going 16-for-61 (.262) with five home runs, 13 RBI, 11 runs scored and six doubles since the All-Star break.

Gurriel (neck) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The 37-year-old was scratched from Tuesday's starting nine with neck stiffness and apparently requires another day off. Gurriel should be considered day-to-day as the Astros finish their two-game set in Los Angeles and return home to face the Twins starting Thursday. Aledmys Diaz once again fills in at first base, batting fifth in Wednesday's order.

Tellez hit a three-run home run in his only at-bat during Wednesday's 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.

The 26-year-old wasn't in Wednesday's lineup, but he delivered a go-ahead blast in the seventh inning when he pinch hit for pitcher Brent Suter. Tellez is up to nine homers, 24 RBI, 22 runs scored and a .748 OPS through 215 plate appearances between Milwaukee and Toronto this year. He's consistently been in the lineup versus right-handed pitching, but he's likely to remain limited to a strong-side platoon role with Eduardo Escobar shifting over to first base against southpaws.

Dalbec is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Dalbec drew six consecutive starts -- all against left-handed pitchers -- to close out last week, going 3-for-18 with a home run and a double over that stretch. With Boston opening the current week with a pair of matchups versus right-handed pitching (Wily Peralta and Casey Mize), the right-handed-hitting Dalbec has been stuck on the bench. Dalbec looks set to fill a short-side platoon role at first base with either Franchy Cordero or Marwin Gonzalez.

Voit (knee) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

The first baseman got his rehab stint off to a promising start by smashing a solo shot in the sixth inning. He played seven frames at first base in the Triple-A contest, per Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune. While Voit is clearly on the mend, the Yankees' trade-deadline acquisition of Anthony Rizzo likely means Voit won't have an everyday role with the big club waiting for him when he's able to return. Per Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman suggested that Voit's injuries this season have led to the loss of his starting role. "He's kind of like the NFL starting quarterback where he goes down early in the year, but by the time he gets back the position is now gone," Cashman said Sunday during an interview with Jim Bowden and Jim Duquette on Sirius/XM's MLB Network Radio. The general manager did not altogether rule out the idea of Voit being a major contributor this season, however. "This guy obviously can help us. The lane that used to be so obvious currently isn't there, so obviously we are a lot deeper with everything we have. We have more choices, more protection because of it, but unfortunately right now he's going to get some at-bats and do what he does best (in rehab games), which is crush it, and then we'll see how he's going to fit as we move forward."

Walker isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Walker will get a day off after he went 4-for-13 with a double, two RBI, a run and four strikeouts across the last three games. Asdrubal Cabrera will shift to first base while Drew Ellis draws the start at the hot corner.