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  • Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT

    Rays' Brandon Lowe: Idle Tuesday

    Lowe isn't in the Rays' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    Lowe will give way to Jose Caballero at second base Tuesday after going 4-for-21 with nine strikeouts over his last five contests.

  • Jacob Amaya SS | CHW

    White Sox's Jacob Amaya: Joining big-league club

    Amaya was added to the 26-man roster by the White Sox ahead of Tuesday's game versus the Rangers, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

    Amaya was just claimed off waivers from the Astros on Monday and will report directly to the major-league club. The 25-year-old has hit just .223/.313/.336 across 291 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season. Amaya is capable of handling shortstop, second base and third base and should see a decent amount of playing time down the stretch for the rebuilding White Sox.

  • Jorge Polanco 2B | NYM

    Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Connects for 13th homer

    Polanco went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Rays on Monday.

    Polanco uncorked a 341-foot laser to right field in the second inning to answer a Josh Lowe homer for the Rays in the visitor half of the frame. Polanco's round tripper snapped an eight-game homerless drought, and he's now just four away from putting together his best season in that department since his outlier 33-homer campaign for the Twins in 2021.

  • Gleyber Torres 2B | DET

    Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Homers in back-to-back games

    Torres went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-2 win against the Nationals.

    Torres took Mitchell Parker deep on the fifth pitch of the game. It was Torres' second leadoff homer this season, the other was on July 24. It was also the second time this season that Torres went deep in back-to-back games. Torres has hits in six straight games and has settled into the Yankees leadoff spot, hitting first in 10 straight games. The 27-year-old has put together a strong August, hitting .296/.383/.395 in 21 games.

  • Will Wagner 2B | SD

    Blue Jays' Will Wagner: Getting evening off

    Wagner is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

    Earlier Monday, Wagner played the final eight innings of a game against the Red Sox that was originally suspended in the second inning back on June 26. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the game, which will go down as his MLB debut, despite the fact that he wasn't promoted from Triple-A Buffalo until Aug. 12. Leo Jimenez will cover second base in place of Wagner in the nightcap.

  • Blue Jays' Spencer Horwitz: On bench for second game of day

    Horwitz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

    Horwitz will get a breather after he played seven innings earlier in the day in the Blue Jays' 4-1 win in the resumption of a game that had been suspended June 26 in the second inning. With Horwitz on the bench for the nightcap, Vladimir Guerrero will start at first base and George Springer will serve as Toronto's designated hitter.

  • Edouard Julien 2B | MIN

    Twins' Edouard Julien: Sitting against southpaw

    Julien is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

    The lefty-hitting Julien had started in each of the last four games at second base, but he'll head to the bench Monday while Atlanta sends southpaw Max Fried to the hill. Julien could be at risk of losing out on his large-side platoon role and may even be demoted to Triple-A St. Paul at some point during the upcoming week, as fellow infielder Brooks Lee (bicep/shoulder) looks to be nearing a return from the 10-day injured list.

  • Royals' Michael Massey: Taking seat for Game 2 of twin bill

    Massey is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Guardians.

    Maikel Garcia will step in at the keystone in place of the lefty-hitting Massey, who will hit the bench for the nightcap while the Guardians send southpaw Logan Allen to the bump. Massey played all nine innings of the Royals' 4-3 win in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

  • Adam Frazier 2B | KC

    Royals' Adam Frazier: On bench for Game 2

    Frazier is out of the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader with the Guardians.

    Though he won't end up starting in either game of the twin bill, Frazier came off the bench in the Royals' 4-3 win earlier in the day and played three innings in right field while striking out in both of his at-bats. The lefty-hitting Frazier could be a deployed off the bench once again in the nightcap once Cleveland southpaw Logan Allen exits the contest.

  • Jose Altuve 2B | HOU

    Astros' Jose Altuve: Getting night off

    Altuve is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

    Altuve will exit the lineup for just the sixth time all season in what appears to be a mental day off after he went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. Shay Whitcomb will spell Altuve at second base while Alex Bregman climbs up from the two-hole to fill Altuve's usual spot atop the lineup.

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