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Mountcastle went 3-for-6 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Royals.

Mountcastle kicked off the scoring for the Orioles with a two-run blast to left in the fourth. The 26-year-old now ranks fourth in the majors with 26 RBI and is tied for fourth with eight homers in 29 games thus far. Tuesday's performance raised his slash line to .256/.275/.504 as he's become a valuable fantasy first baseman in his third full-time season.

Freeman went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 13-1 win over the Phillies.

Freeman's blast was part of a five-run rally in the eighth inning that turned this contest into a true blowout. The first baseman has multiple hits in five of his last 10 games, going 15-for-43 (.349) over that span. He's up to a .309/.386/.496 slash line with five homers, 13 RBI, 24 runs scored, four stolen bases and seven doubles through 31 contests.

France (illness) went 0-for-3 with a walk in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.

France missed two games while under the weather, and he couldn't do much in a contest that saw the Mariners' bats silenced until the eighth inning. The first baseman is now slashing .238/.336/.352 with a home run, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored, nine doubles and a stolen base through 122 plate appearances. He should be good to handle a near-everyday role going forward.

Walker went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss to Texas.

Walker led off the third with a solo shot to put the Diamondbacks up 4-1. But Arizona couldn't hold that lead, and Walker flew out to end the game with the tying run on base. The first baseman has 20 RBI in 28 games while operating out of the top half of a productive Arizona lineup.

France (illness) is hitting third and playing first base against Oakland on Tuesday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.

France was out of the starting lineup the last two games for Seattle while battling a stomach bug, but he was able to play in both contests as a pinch hitter, and he's well enough to hit third against Mason Miller and the Athletics on Tuesday.

Bohm is batting seventh Tuesday night against the Dodgers.

There has been talk of Bohm possibly dropping to the eighth spot in the order following the return of Bryce Harper, but the Phillies' current RBI leader will remain at seventh for now. Harper is batting third in his season debut Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Brandon Marsh is hitting eighth with left-hander Julio Urias on the mound for Los Angeles.

Diaz (shoulder) is back in the Rays' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz missed two games with a sore left shoulder but is back in there Tuesday following Monday's off day. He's at first base and batting leadoff against Roansy Contreras.

Cooper (illness) is out of the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Cooper made an early exit from Sunday's series finale against the Cubs due to an upset stomach and he'll grab a bit more rest and treatment during Tuesday's series opener versus the reigning NL East champions. Yuli Gurriel is at first base and Jorge Soler will be the designated hitter.

Casas is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Casas has now been on the bench for three of the last four games as his season-long slump continues. The Red Sox are going with Justin Turner at first base, Masataka Yoshida at designated hitter and Rob Refsnyder in left field.

Abreu went 1-for-4 with two RBI on Monday against the Giants.

Abreu had been moved out of the cleanup spot for a span of five games, but he has now hit fourth in each of the Astros' last two matchups. He took advantage of that opportunity Monday, as he delivered an RBI single in the first inning to give Houston the lead. Even given the positive performance, Abreu has failed to record a multi-hit game in any of his last 10 starts and has hit just .175 with four RBI, two runs scored and one extra-base hit in that span.