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Vaughn is not in Thursday's lineup against the Guardians, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

He will head to the bench against righty Zach Plesac. Vaughn's last five starts have come against right-handed pitching, which is encouraging for the young right-handed slugger. On the flip side, he is 3-for-16 with zero home runs and zero walks over that five-game stretch. Eloy Jimenez will start at DH as he works his way back from ankle soreness and Gavin Sheets and Adam Haseley will start in the outfield corners.

Dalbec is getting his first start of the season at third base Thursday, hitting fifth against the Blue Jays.

With J.D. Martinez (groin) out of the lineup, Rafael Devers will get a start at DH, opening up the hot corner for Dalbec. While Devers is healthy, Dalbec's starts at third base will likely be rare, but it's worth noting that the Red Sox are still willing to deploy him at the hot corner, at least on occasion.

Kirilloff (wrist) did some swinging Wednesday, which seemed to go without a setback, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Kirilloff was placed on the 10-day injured list last week with inflammation in his surgically repaired right wrist. He had a cortisone shot and appears to be making progress. However, his injury remains a worry since the 24-year-old missed significant time in 2021 after undergoing wrist surgery. There's no timetable yet for his return.

Abreu is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians.

Abeau went 1-for-4 during the 11-1 loss in Game 1 and will head to the bench for Wednesday's nightcap, which is his first game off of the season. Gavin Sheets will start at first base in his place.

Naylor isn't starting the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Naylor will get a breather after he went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in Wednesday's matinee. Bobby Bradley will start at first base while Oscar Mercado takes over in right field.

Rizzo went 0-for-2 with three walks, a run and a stolen base Tuesday in a 4-2 victory versus the Tigers.

Rizzo came into the contest having gone 1-for-13 over his previous four games. Though he wasn't able to produce any hits Tuesday, he reached base three times via walks and stole his first base of the campaign. Rizzo is hitting just .200 on the season but has a .404 on-base percentage thanks to an 8:7 BB:K across 47 plate appearances.

Diaz isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz was initially expected to get a day off Monday, but he was a late addition to the lineup after Wander Franco was scratched with quad tightness. Diaz will instead get a breather Wednesday while Taylor Walls starts at the hot corner and bats eighth.

Santana (undisclosed) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

The Royals made Santana a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 4-3 win, but an explanation for his removal from the starting nine wasn't immediately provided. Until more information behind the nature of his absence is available, Santana can be viewed as day-to-day. Hunter Dozier will pick up another start at first base in Santana's stead.

Arias was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to serve as the 29th man in Wednesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Arias was sent to the minors in late March, and he's hit .278 with a homer, four doubles, six RBI, four runs and a stolen base in nine games at the Triple-A level to begin the year. He's one of Cleveland's top middle-infield prospects and will make his major-league debut Wednesday. The 22-year-old will start at second base and bat seventh in the first game of the twin bill, according to Bell.

Calhoun will sit against lefty Robbie Ray and the Mariners on Tuesday.

Calhoun has started against just one of the five lefties the Rangers have faced this season. Adolis Garcia shifts to right field again in his absence, with Eli White starting in center.