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Manzardo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

Manzardo will head to the bench for just the second time in July while the Guardians go with David Fry at first base and Rhys Hoskins at designated hitter. Over his last 13 games, Manzardo has gone just 3-for-41 (.073 average) with a 31.9 percent strikeout rate.

Schanuel went 3-for-5 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Schanuel has four multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, a span in which he has gone 14-for-30 (.467) at the plate. He has just three extra-base hits in that span, all doubles. The first baseman is hitting .279 with a .744 OPS, six home runs, 35 RBI, 31 runs scored, 17 doubles and no stolen bases over 80 contests this season.

Naylor went 2-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

Naylor saw his nine-game hitting streak snapped Saturday, but he responded with his first multi-hit effort since June 30. The first baseman has picked up four steals on five attempts in July and is now 19-for-23 on the basepaths this season. He's batting .253 with a .671 OPS, eight home runs, 37 RBI, 37 runs scored and 12 doubles over 93 games.

Walker (hip) is absent from Sunday's lineup against Baltimore, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

After being removed early from Saturday's game due to right hip tightness, Walker will sit out of Sunday's series finale against Baltimore. Manager Joe Espada said that the 35-year-old is doing baseball activities and feeling better, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. LaMonte Wade will play first base and bat cleanup for Houston on Sunday.

Pasquantino is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

The first baseman was reinstated from the injured list Friday after missing nearly a month due to a hamate fracture, but he finds himself back on the bench Sunday against San Diego righty German Marquez. There's been no word that Pasquantino aggravated the injury, so the Royals may simply be easing him back into the lineup. Kansas City is starting three catchers Sunday, with Luke Maile working behind the plate, Salvador Perez at first base and Carter Jensen at designated hitter.

Clemens went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Cubs.

The 30-year-old slugger supplied all the offense for the Twins by taking southpaws Matthew Boyd deep in the second inning and Caleb Thielbar in the seventh -- an impressive feat considering only two of Clemens' previous 16 homers this season had come against left-handed pitchers. He snapped an 0-for-19 skid with the performance, and Clemens sports a .243/.302/.495 slash line through 309 plate appearances while sitting one home run and four RBI shy of tying the career highs he set in those categories just last year.

Torkelson went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four total RBI in a 7-0 win against the Angels on Saturday.

Torkelson recorded both Detroit long balls Saturday, launching a three-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth. It was the first multi-homer game of the campaign for the first baseman, while the four RBI set a season-high mark. Torkelson's .209 batting average is ugly, but he's been a steady source of power with 18 homers, which is second most on the team behind Dillon Dingler (19).

The Athletics announced Saturday that Kurtz remains limited to participating in range-of-motion and strengthening exercises during his rehab for a right thumb capsule sprain, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kurtz was placed on the 10-day IL on July 11 due to the injury and will be without a clear timeline for a return until he's able to resume taking part in baseball activities. In the meantime, Tommy White, Jonah Heim and Jeff McNeil could all be candidates to pick up reps at first base in Kurtz's absence.

Walker was removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles due to right hip tightness.

Walker appeared to tweak his right hip on a swing during his plate appearance in the fourth inning. He'll undergo more tests to determine the severity of the injury, but if he were to miss extended time, then LaMonte Wade and Isaac Paredes would be in line to see more reps at first base.

Manzardo isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Pittsburgh.

After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Game 1, Manzardo will grab a seat on the bench to begin the latter half of Saturday's festivities. Rhys Hoskins will take over at first base and bat fourth.