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O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.

The Royals' regular starting nine will be a man short with the game taking place in a National League park. O'Hearn will be the one to make way on this occasion, with Jorge Soler starting in right field.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

The lefty-hitting Tellez will take a seat for the third time in four games with a southpaw (Mike Minor) on the hill for Kansas City. Keston Hiura will fill in for Tellez at first base.

Mountcastle went 1-for-5 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Monday's 6-1 win over Tampa Bay.

The 24-year-old got Baltimore off to a hot start with his RBI double in the first inning, and he reached on a fielder's choice and stole second in the third inning. He's worked in a near-everyday role this season, but he's slashing a modest .249/.297/.435 while striking out at a 28.5 percent clip. Mountcastle has collected 14 home runs, 51 RBI, 40 runs scored and four stolen bases while often hitting in the heart of the order.

Flores went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Flores was involved in back-to-back jacks with Buster Posey in the opening frame. It was his 10th long ball of the year, making the sixth time over the last seven seasons that he's reached double-digit home runs. Flores' numbers at the plate have taken a hit in July, as he's slashing just .200/.333/.400 over 14 games. For the year, he's hitting .250/.330/.424 with 20 extra-base hits, 31 RBI, 36 runs scored, a steal and a 27:35 BB:K over 267 plate appearances.

Solano went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Solano was hit by a pitch in the fifth and then swiped second base -- just his second steal of the year. He later singled and scored during a four-run seventh inning for the Giants. The 33-year-old has been brilliant at the plate recently, tallying seven hits in 17 at-bats over four games since returning from the All-Star break. For the year, he's slashing .274/.326/.365 with three homers, 21 RBI, 25 runs scored and a 16:42 BB:K over 242 plate appearances.

Smith went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

He took R.J. Alaniz deep in the fifth inning, tying the wild affair at 7-7. Smith is up to 10 homers on the season, with four of them coming in July; he's slashing .291/.333/.582 over 15 games this month.

Alonso went 2-for-6 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

The two-time Home Run Derby champ hasn't shown any kind of hangover, hitting safely in all four games since the All-Star break. Alonso's first-inning blast off Vladimir Gutierrez was his 18th long ball of the season to go along with a .256/.335/.484 slash line and 52 RBI through 82 contests.

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

Olson plated a nice insurance run for the A's, increasing their lead to four runs with a solo shot to right off Alex Claudio in the eighth inning. The 27-year-old slugger has now recorded at least one hit in 10 of his last 12 games, and he's been more than just a power threat at the plate. He's sitting on a well-rounded .287/.375/.578 line with 24 homers, 61 RBI, 61 runs scored, three steals and a 44:61 BB:K over 381 plate appearances.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 5-3 win over the Twins in the second game of Monday's doubleheader.

Abreu went deep in the first inning for this 17th home run of the season and passed Carlton Fisk on the franchise's all-time home run list. He also had an RBI in the first game of the doubleheader when he doubled in a run. Abreu continues to tear through the month of July, slashing .305/.368/.576 with four home runs, 17 RBI and 10 runs scored over 15 games.

Bell went 1-for-5 with a solo home run during Monday's win over the Marlins.

Bell extended Washington's early lead with a 434-foot blast in the first inning. The 28-year-old has now hit safely across six games, raising his season slash line to .249/.310/.449 with 13 home runs.