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Josh Naylor 1B | SEA
Guardians' Josh Naylor: Out against lefty
Naylor is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
He will head to the bench with southpaw Cole Ragans toeing the rubber for Texas. Naylor is hitting .364 with two home runs and a stolen base over his last six games.
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Donovan Solano 1B | TEX
Reds' Donovan Solano: Sitting again Sunday
Solano (eye) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Solano will be held out of the lineup Sunday for a third straight game due to an eye infection. Alejo Lopez will serve as the designated hitter and bat sixth in the series finale versus Milwaukee.
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Ty France 1B | SD
Mariners' Ty France: Three-hit night in win
France went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a double, a walk and a run in a win over the Royals on Saturday.
France collected the most hits of any Mariners player in the narrow win, lacing multiple knocks for the fourth time in the last nine games. The 28-year-old's production has had a feast-or-famine quality to it during that time -- he's gone hitless in the other five contests in the sample -- but France remains a key component of the top half of the Mariners lineup and has already established new career highs in home runs (20) and RBI (79) across 131 games.
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C.J. Cron 1B | BOS
Rockies' C.J. Cron: Rejoins lineup
Cron (hand) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Padres.
Cron will return to the starting nine for the series finale after he was on the bench for each of the Rockies' previous three games due to the left hand injury. The first-time All-Star has noticed a major drop in production in the second half -- he's hitting .214 with eight home runs, 32 RBI and 22 runs in 52 games -- but he should finish the campaign as a near-everyday player now that the hand injury looks to be behind him.
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Michael Toglia 1B | CIN
Rockies' Michael Toglia: Takes seat Sunday
Toglia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Toglia will head to the bench after he struck out a career-high three times in Saturday's 9-3 loss, ending a streak of six consecutive starts. C.J. Cron (hand) is back in the lineup Sunday after a three-game absence, so Toglia is expected to primarily vie with fellow rookie Sean Bouchard for playing time in the corner outfield over the final week and a half of the season.
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Jose Abreu 1B | HOU
White Sox's Jose Abreu: Rare day off Sunday
Abreu is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.
This is Abreu's first day off this month. Andrew Vaughn is starting at first base while Adam Engel enters the outfield mix.
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Garrett Cooper 1B | ATL
Marlins' Garrett Cooper: Not starting Sunday
Cooper is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Cooper started the past six games and will head to the bench after he went 6-for-22 with a home run, three doubles, two RBI and eight strikeouts during that stretch. Brian Anderson will serve as the designated hitter while Jerar Encarnacion starts in right field.
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Spencer Torkelson 1B | DET
Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Sitting Sunday
Torkelson is not in Sunday's lineup against the White Sox.
Torkelson is hitting .179 with zero home runs over his last 10 games, but on the bright side, he is only striking out at a 16.7 percent clip over that stretch. Harold Castro will start at first base and hit third.
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Jonathan Aranda 1B | TB
Rays' Jonathan Aranda: Sitting Sunday
Aranda is not in Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays.
Aranda has been playing regularly over the last week, hitting .125 with a .276 OBP and one home run in 24 at-bats over that stretch. Taylor Walls is starting at second base and hitting ninth.
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Yandy Diaz DH | TB
Rays' Yandy Diaz: Still out Sunday
Diaz (shoulder) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays.
Diaz has not played since Monday, Sept. 19. Isaac Paredes will start at third base while Harold Ramirez gets the start at first base.