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Raley is starting at first base and batting eighth for the Rays on Monday in Baltimore, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Yandy Diaz will slide into the designated hitter spot while Raley handles first. Raley has been a true all-or-nothing hitter this season, slugging seven home runs while posting a 39.7 percent strikeout rate.

Noda is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Yankees.

Noda will head to the bench after he went 5-for-11 with four extra-base hits, four RBI and four runs scored over the three-game series with the Royals. With left-hander Nestor Cortes on the mound for the Yankees, Jesus Aguilar will take over at first base and bat fourth in the series opener with New York.

Naylor is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Naylor will take a seat Monday as the Guardians start their three-game series with the Tigers. Since the beginning of May, Naylor has gone 4-for-24 from the plate, notching two doubles, four RBI and a run scored while striking out eight times over six contests. David Fry will draw the start at first base and bat fifth in the series opener with Detroit.

Casas went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Philadelphia.

Casas provided Boston's lone offense with his fourth home run of the season, a 416-foot shot to dead center field in the fifth inning. The rookie is off to a worrisome start and was batting .128 as of May 2, but he's put together a 5-for-14 run with a home run and four RBI over the last four games.

Torkelson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Cardinals.

Torkelson took Steven Matz deep to center in the fourth to get the Tigers on the board. It was his first home run since April 19 and just his third of the year. The 23-year-old does have three multi-hit efforts over his last five games, but he is still slashing just .223/.276/.347 with 16 RBI, 12 runs and an 8:28 BB:K over 134 plate appearances.

Rizzo went 1-for-3 with three walks and a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 loss to Tampa Bay in 10 innings.

Rizzo's sixth home run of the year opened the scoring in the third, marking his first long ball since April 23. He has hit safely in four straight games and earned his first three-walk outing of the season Sunday. Rizzo is off to a great start in his second full season with New York and isn't facing any competition for playing time, though the 33-year-old may still take an occasional day off to stay fresh.

Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Reds.

In his first three-hit game of the season, Vaughn was one of six White Sox with multiple RBI in the 17-run outburst Sunday. On top of his three hits, including a two-run triple in the second inning, he also tacked on an RBI sacrifice fly in the fifth. Vaughn boosted his slash line to .248/.347/.419 with 15 extra-base hits and 24 RBI through 34 games.

Torkelson went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Cardinals in 10 innings.

Torkelson's second base hit of the day drove in Riley Greene in the top of the seventh inning to tie the game before Akil Baddoo's RBI double in the top of the 10th sealed the win for Detroit. Torkelson will be back in the lineup for Sunday's series finale in St. Louis, batting in the cleanup spot.

Guerrero (wrist) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

With an off day looming Monday to afford Guerrero an additional day to rest his aching left wrist, the Blue Jays won't rush the star slugger back into the lineup for the series finale in Pittsburgh. While Guerrero sits for the second day in a row, Brandon Belt will draw a start at first base. Guerrero is still expected to return to the lineup for Tuesday's series opener in Philadelphia.

Solano is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Solano started each of the past three games at first base, going 0-for-8 with three strikeouts to drop his season-long average to .253. The Twins recalled the lefty-hitting Alex Kirilloff from Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, and he'll enter the lineup at first base Sunday against Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill. Kirilloff could end up seeing the bulk of the playing time versus righties moving forward, though Solano will likely remain a mainstay in the lineup versus southpaws.