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Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in Tuesday's 11-10 loss to the Royals.

Torkelson powered the Tigers in the slugfest, hitting his 13th and 14th home runs of the season. It was his second time in the last 15 games that he's gone deep twice in the same contest, and he's batting an even .300 during that span. The 23-year-old seems to be getting more comfortable at the MLB level and could have a big finish to the year in store.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in Tuesday's win over Pittsburgh.

Naylor's now recorded a hit in nine straight games after posting his first multi-home-run game of the year Tuesday. He's gone 16-for-37 (.432) with five homers and 15 RBI in that span. The 26-year-old Naylor has been on a tear since the start of June, batting .378 with a 1.020 OPS over his last 37 contests. Overall, his slash line is up to .311/.351/.524 with 15 home runs, 75 RBI and 39 runs scored through 342 plate appearances this season.

Young is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Trey Mancini will play first base and Yan Gomes will serve as the Cubs' designated hitter versus the Nats and left-hander Patrick Corbin. Young, who also sat out of Monday's series opener, has slashed just .176/.263/.382 through 38 major-league plate appearances this year.

San Diego recalled Rivas from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Rivas played well in a brief stay on the Padres' major-league roster back in early June and has delivered a stellar .332/.462/.582 batting line with nine homers and eight steals in 58 games this season at the Triple-A level. The 26-year-old might get looks at DH against right-handed pitching after Rougned Odor was designated for assignment Tuesday as part of a parade of roster moves.

The Padres optioned Dixon to Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.

Dixon has slashed just .203/.244/.329 in 33 major-league games (86 plate appearances) this season. Luis Campusano (thumb) is coming off the 60-day injured list and the Padres have also called up position players Taylor Kohlwey and Alfonso Rivas ahead of Tuesday night's series opener in Toronto.

Mountcastle is not in the lineup for Tuesday's tilt against the Dodgers, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

Mountcastle has now started just two of six games since returning from the injured list. Both of those starts were at designated hitter, as Ryan O'Hearn has remained the Orioles' regular first baseman even with Mountcastle back in action.

France is 0-for-13 with a walk, a run and six strikeouts in the four games he's played following the All-Star break.

The elevated number of punchouts -- albeit over a very small sample -- is particularly out of the norm for France, who had just a 17.6 percent strikeout rate over the first half of the season. The veteran's hitless streak actually dates back to the penultimate game before the All-Star break, and his anemic 8.3 percent line-drive and hard-contact rates during that sample certainly appear to be playing a part in his struggles.

Naylor went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's victory over the Pirates.

Naylor doubled home a run in the sixth inning before ripping a two-run shot in the seventh. His hot streak has turned into a terrific 2023 campaign; he's slashing .305/.350/.506 with 35 extra-base hits and 69 RBI through 337 plate appearances. Naylor is hitting .393 (24-for-61) with 12 extra-base hits over his last 15 games.

Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Monday's victory over the Orioles.

Freeman crossed home in the fourth and sixth innings while collecting six total bases Monday. He's collected multiple hits in seven of his last 17 games, going 23-for-70 (.329) during that span. The veteran slugger is up to 52 extra-base hits and 74 runs scored with a .952 OPS through 426 plate appearances.

Young will sit Monday against the Nationals, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

With left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the mound Monday, Young will head to the bench. Righty bat Trey Mancini will take over at first base and bat seventh in the series opener with Washington.