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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 13-7 loss to the Cardinals.

Making his Yankees debut, Garcia made an immediate splash Monday. His RBI upside could take a slight hit in the interim from the move away from a Nationals lineup with All-Stars James Wood and CJ Abrams, but that should change once New York gets Cody Bellinger (hamstring) and Aaron Judge (ribs) back from the injured list later this year. Through 361 at-bats, Garcia is hitting .285 with 24 homers, 20 doubles, five triples and 78 RBI.

The Guardians optioned Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Manzardo, who has struggled at the plate in his last 30 games, will make his first trip to Triple-A this season. This year, the 26-year-old has batted .215/.306/.378 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 356 plate appearances. With Cleveland's additions of Jo Adell and Nathaniel Lowe on Monday's trade deadline, Manzardo and David Fry were replaced on the active roster.

Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

On the bench for a second straight matchup versus a right-hander (Michael McGreevy), Goldschmidt looks like he could be headed for the short side of a platoon at first base with the newly acquired Luis Garcia. Yankees manager Aaron Boone acknowledged as much prior to Monday's contest, telling Bryan Hoch of MLB.com that Goldschmidt is likely to see most of his starts versus left-handed pitching moving forward. Goldschmidt has posted a monstrous .987 OPS in 143 plate appearances versus lefties this season, compared to a .581 OPS across 177 plate appearances versus righties.

Contreras went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Dodgers.

Contreras was back in action after missing one game due to a head injury. He's batting .143 (3-for-21) with eight walks and one home run over the last eight contests.

Lewis went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-6 loss to Seattle.

Lewis crushed a three-run homer to center field as part of a five-run eighth inning for Minnesota. The 27-year-old is riding an eight-game hitting streak, though Sunday's two-hit effort was his first multi-hit game during the stretch. In 78 contests this season, Lewis is slashing .221/.300/.406 with 12 homers, 37 RBI, 38 runs and 10 stolen bases.

Torkelson went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 11-0 win over the Athletics.

Torkelson opened the scoring with a two-run double in the first inning, and he added an RBI single during the Tigers' rally in the eighth. The first baseman has five multi-hit efforts over his last seven games, going 12-for-28 (.429) in that span. For the season, he's batting .220 with a .738 OPS, 20 home runs, 58 RBI, 50 runs scored, 19 doubles and no stolen bases over 111 contests.

Garcia was traded from the Nationals to the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for Ben Grable, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Jake Bird, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Garcia will head to the Bronx after posting a .283/.313/.560 slash with 23 home runs, 76 RBI, 48 runs scored and four stolen bases over 357 at-bats in 104 contests with the Nationals this season. The 26-year-old has started 93 contests at first base and the other nine at designated hitter, but prior to 2026, Garcia operated primarily as a second baseman, and he may be asked to spell Jazz Chisholm at that spot occasionally.

Contreras (head) will start at first bae and bat cleanup Sunday against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

The veteran slugger was held out of the lineup for Saturday's 3-2 win after being hit in the head by a pitch Friday, but he's good to go for Sunday's series finale in Los Angeles. Contreras will attempt to carry his hot bat into August after closing July with a .323/.488/.629 slash line in 20 games.

Kurtz, who is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers, is scheduled to visit a hand specialist Monday in Los Angeles, after which the Athletics are expected to decide whether he'll need to go on the injured list, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

After being hit by a pitch Wednesday, the 23-year-old was back in the lineup for the next two games but now finds himself on the bench Sunday for a second straight contest. Kurtz underwent an MRI and X-rays before initially rejoining the starting nine Thursday, with manager Mark Kotsay saying that the X-ray results were "kind of unclear." The fact Kurtz was cleared to play indicated it was a minor injury, but he apparently has some lingering issues that warrant further evaluation.

Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

The Yankees will give the 38-year-old a breather for the matinee contest after he started 10 straight games while going 7-for-40 (.175) with one home run, two RBI and three runs. Ben Rice will draw the start at first base Sunday, while Amed Rosario slots into the designated hitter spot.