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Mountcastle went 3-for-4 with two home runs and nine RBI in Tuesday's 12-8 victory over the Athletics.

Mountcastle picked up seven of his career-high nine RBI on the pair of home runs, which included a three-run blast in the sixth inning and a grand slam in the seventh. He also singled in a run and plated another on a sacrifice fly. Mountcastle is already up to five home runs and 18 RBI on the season while slashing .289/.320/.711 over just 11 games.

Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters that Diaz will play Wednesday against the Red Sox after leaving Tuesday's game with a left shoulder injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He went 3-for-3 with a home run and two additional runs before exiting.

Diaz left late in the contest after crashing hard on his left shoulder, and he was replaced by Manuel Margot. Fortunately the exit was just precautionary, and Diaz will be ready to roll for Wednesday's contest against the Red Sox.

Rizzo went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's victory over the Guardians. He also walked.

Rizzo singled home a run in the fourth, and he did the same thing in the sixth. The veteran first baseman has brought home six runs over 10 games, and he's slashing .314/.432/.457 over his 35 at-bats to open 2023. Rizzo has at least one hit in nine out of 10 games played.

Montero (hand) was scratched from the Rockies' lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Montero has some soreness in his right hand following an awkward slide into home plate Monday. He's considered day-to-day. Harold Castro will jump in at third base and bat seventh versus the visiting Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas.

Walker is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

The left-handed-hitting Pavin Smith will start at first base and bat third with ace right-hander Corbin Burnes on the mound for the Brewers. Evan Longoria is serving as Arizona's designated hitter and hitting cleanup.

Kirilloff (wrist) will begin his rehab assignment with Single-A Fort Myers on Tuesday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

After undergoing surgery on his wrist in August, Kirilloff's recovery takes another step forward as he is set to start taking minor-league at-bats. The Twins haven't yet announced a target date for Kirilloff to make his return to the majors, but assuming all goes well in the minors, he has a chance to make his season debut before May.

Dixon is starting in right field and batting ninth Tuesday against the Mets.

Dixon was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday and will make his first major-league appearance of the season Tuesday versus the Mets and left-handed starter David Peterson. The 31-year-old is a versatile defender but carries a rough .228/.269/.407 career big-league batting line.

Noda is starting at first base and batting second for the Athletics on Tuesday in Baltimore.

It's the second straight game in the two-hole for the Rule 5 pick. Noda has only four hits in 22 at-bats this season, but two of them have gone for homers and he's also drawn five walks. It's the 27-year-old's seventh start in 10 games this season.

Dalbec is starting at first base and batting eighth for Tuesday's contest against the Rays.

Dalbec laced his first hit of the season Monday in a pinch-hit capacity and will now make his first start Tuesday. Boston is slated to face a slew of southpaws over the next several days, so Dalbec could be busy.

Casas is absent from the Red Sox' lineup for Tuesday's game in Tampa Bay.

The Rays are throwing left-hander Shane McClanahan, so it's not a surprise to see Casas on the bench even though he's been better against lefties in a very limited sample this season. Bobby Dalbec will get the call at first base. The Red Sox are lined up to face a lot of lefties over the next week, so it's not a great time to have Casas in your fantasy lineup.