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Bell was scratched from Thursday's lineup with right side soreness and will get an MRI, Maria Torres of The Athletic reports.

Bell was both scratched and held out of batting practice due to the discomfort. It's unclear if the injury will cause him to be placed on the injured list, though the results of the MRI should provide clarity to the situation. If Bell remains sidelined, Ryan Zimmerman figures to get the majority of playing time at first base.

Guerrero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and another run scored during Thursday's win over the Orioles.

Guerrero stayed red hot atop the MLB home run leaderboard as he cranked his 24th of the season, this time a 422-shot against Dean Kremer in the second inning. The 22-year-old has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games as he continues to lead the Blue Jays in pretty much every batting category, including hits (89), on-base percentage (.441), RBI (61) and average (.338).

Voit went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Thursday against the Royals.

Voit delivered his third home run of the season in the third inning to give the Yankees a four-run lead. He's recorded at least one hit in each of his three games since being activated from the injured list June 22, highlighted by a pair of home runs and a triple. For the season, Voit is hitting .211/.297/.404 across just 64 plate appearances.

Bell was scratched from Thursday's lineup for undisclosed reasons, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Bell was penciled in to start at first base and bat cleanup for the Nationals, but he didn't take batting practice and has now been removed from the lineup. He appears to be dealing with an injury, though the specifics remain unclear. Ryan Zimmerman has replaced him in the lineup for Washington.

Freeman went 4-for-4 with a walk in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Mets.

All four hits were singles, and Freeman only made it to second base once as the hitters behind him in the order (Ozzie Albies and Abraham Almonte) went a combined 0-for-8 with nine LOB. The performance snapped an 0-for-11 skid for the first baseman, but overall Freeman has put together a decent June, slashing .286/.358/.452 with four homers, two steals, 11 RBI and 14 runs in 22 games.

O'Hearn went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.

O'Hearn staked the Royals to an early lead, clubbing a two-run homer to right field in the first inning. He added another RBI on an infield single that temporarily put Kansas City on top in the ninth frame. In two games since being called back up to the big club June 22, O'Hearn has gone 4-for-9 with a pair of homers and five RBI.

Santana went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Wednesday's loss to the Yankees.

The veteran first baseman looked to be the potential hero for the Royals, belting a 432-foot solo shot in the eighth inning to put the team ahead by a run. The Yankees responded with a solo shot of their own in the bottom of the frame, however, and ultimately pulled off the win. Santana's homer was his first since June 13th, but he wasn't dormant in the seven games between long balls, slashing .310/.375/.345 with three RBI and four runs over that span.

Cronenworth went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, double, an additional run and a strikeout in a 5-3 victory against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Cronenworth went back-to-back with Manny Machado in the first off Trevor Bauer and later scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning after doubling. This was Cronenworth's third straight game with a home run and fourth in his last five games to bring his total to 11. The infielder extended his hitting streak to nine games in the process.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts as Texas defeated Oakland, 5-3 on Wednesday.

Lowe knotted the score at 3-3 with his seventh-inning blast off Yusmeiro Petit and later reached on a infield single the next inning. The homer was Lowe's first since June 12 and the first baseman now has a hit safely in five straight games.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee.

The first baseman's seventh-inning solo shot accounted for the only run Arizona could muster off Milwaukee ace Brandon Woodruff. Walker has homered just twice in 21 games in June while batting .191 (13-for-68) this month. He has three long balls, 17 RBI, 19 runs scored and a disappointing .197/.243/.310 slash line through 152 plate appearances this year.