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Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the Mariners.

Mountcastle had the Orioles' lone hit Tuesday, and he was also on the front end of a double-steal with Adley Rutschman in the fourth inning. Though he's hit well for much of June, Mountcastle has cooled off by going 3-for-20 in his last five games. He's still hitting a steady .271/.306/.478 with 13 home runs, 38 RBI, 33 runs scored and three steals through 271 plate appearances.

Olson went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Phillies.

He went back-to-back with Travis d'Arnaud in the first inning off Zack Wheeler to give Atlanta an early 2-0 lead, but it was Olson's blast off Andrew Bellatti in the eighth that provided the decisive run. The first baseman has two two-homer games in the last week, but they are his only long balls since June 13. On the season, Olson is batting .253 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI through 75 contests.

Wade (knee) has rejoined the Giants and is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Wednesday's game versus the Tigers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade appeared in seven games during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento over the past 10 days, and he's ready to rejoin the big-league roster after going 6-for-23 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI and four runs. The 28-year-old missed the start of the season due to a bone bruise in his left knee and returned in May to play 10 games, but he quickly returned to the injured list with inflammation in the same knee. He had an .808 OPS with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in 109 games for the Giants last season, and once officially activated the lefty-hitting outfielder will likely work on the strong side of a platoon.

Solano will serve as the Reds' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Tuesday's game against the Cubs.

Solano has come out hot since being activated from the 60-day injured list a week ago. While starting in four of the Reds' first five games upon rejoining the active roster, Solano has gone 6-for-16 with three doubles, a walk, three runs and two RBI. He received each of his prior four starts at either second base or third base, but DH may represent Solano's clearest path to an everyday role now that Jonathan India (hand) is healthy after a one-game absence. The lefty-hitting Mike Moustakas is on the bench against a right-handed starter (Keegan Thompson) for the second straight day, perhaps hinting that the righty-hitting Solano may not be relegated to a short-side platoon role while he's producing at the plate.

Kirilloff is out of the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Guardians.

Southpaw Konnor Pilkington is on the mound for the Guardians in Game 2, so the lefty-hitting Kirilloff will cede his spot at first base to the righty-hitting Jose Miranda. In the Twins' 3-2 loss in Game 1, Kirilloff went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

Santana is batting fifth and starting at first base in his debut for the Mariners on Tuesday against the Orioles, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

He didn't join the team after the trade from Kansas City in time to get into action Monday, but Santana slots right into the middle of the lineup for his debut. The veteran first baseman is hitting .357/.478/.554 with two home runs in 17 games this month.

Rizzo (elbow) will start at first base and bat third in Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Rizzo looked to be in considerable pain after he took a 95 mile-per-hour fastball off his right elbow in Monday's 9-5 win, prompting the Yankees to pull him from the contest an inning later. His early exit looks to have been mostly precautionary, as Rizzo wasn't diagnosed with any structural damage to the elbow and is back in the lineup just one day later. Rizzo's ability to quickly bounce back from the injury scare is a welcome sight for fantasy managers, whom he rewarded with his 20th home run of the season Monday prior to his departure.

France (elbow) is already hitting in the batting cage, and manager Scott Servais remains hopeful that the infielder spends the minimum 10 days on the injured list, the Associated Press reports.

This news would naturally be highly encouraging under any circumstance, but particularly in the wake of several Mariners players receiving multi-game suspensions for their role in Sunday's brawl against the Angels. A return in the minimum amount of time by France is far from guaranteed this early into his rehab process despite Servais' optimism, but his progress over coming days should either validate or dispel that notion. France was placed on the IL on Saturday after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 flexor strain of his left elbow.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-2 win over the Mariners.

Mountcastle hadn't homered since going yard twice June 15 versus the Blue Jays. In his last 11 contests, he's batted .289 (13-for-45) with five extra-base hits. The 25-year-old is up to a .271/.307/.482 slash line with 13 homers, 38 RBI, 33 runs scored, two stolen bases and 14 doubles through 63 games overall. He should continue to see regular playing time at first base while also featuring at designated hitter and in left field on occasion.

Goldschmidt went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 9-0 win over the Marlins.

This was Goldschmidt's second four-hit game in the last two weeks, and he's batting a scorching .426/.500/.907 in his last 14 contests. The first baseman has been one of the best hitters in the league with a .347/.429/.642 slash line, 19 home runs, 64 RBI, 56 runs scored and three stolen bases through 72 games.