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Short hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat during Monday's 5-1 win over the Giants.

Short entered the game in the top of the eighth inning, taking over at third base for Nick Maton. He then went deep in the bottom half of the frame, giving him five home runs this season. That's only one away from his career high, and Short reached a career high in RBI with 22. The infielder had six home runs and 20 RBI across 61 games back in 2021, then appeared in just six games for the Tigers last year.

Astros manager Dusty Baker said Monday that it's possible Altuve (oblique) can be activated without going out on a rehab assignment first, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Baker did note that he has not yet spoken to Altuve about the possibility. Altuve began taking batting practice last week as he works his way back from a left oblique strain, so if he doesn't wind up needing rehab games it seems as if he could be activated relatively soon. The veteran second baseman has been sidelined since early July.

Frazier is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Phillies.

Frazier will head to the bench as the Orioles face off with left-hander Cristopher Sanchez. Jordan Westburg will take over at second base and bat fifth in the series opener with Philadelphia.

Massey is out of the lineup for Monday's contest in Cleveland.

The 25-year-old will begin this one on the bench as left-handed Logan Allen toes the rubber for the Guardians. Massey has actually fared better against lefties this season with a .673 OPS versus a .593 OPS against righties, but opportunities against southpaws have been few and far between.

Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-5 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.

Gimenez took Aaron Nola deep in the second inning. While Gimenez has hit two homers over eight games since the All-Star break, he's batting just .200 (6-for-30) in that span. The second baseman has warmed up over the last couple of months, but he's still at a .244/.314/.390 slash line over 94 contests this season. He's added nine homers, 15 stolen bases, 38 RBI and 43 runs scored.

Massey went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Yankees.

Massey now has three homers in his last three games after going 24 contests without a long ball. Even with his recent power surge, it's been a tough month at the plate for the 25-year-old Massey -- he's gone 9-for-46 with a .669 OPS in 14 games since the start of July. Overall, the 25-year-old second baseman is slashing .213/.267/.343 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 19 runs scored and three steals across 251 plate appearances this season.

Remillard went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Twins.

Remillard cranked his first big-league home run with a blast to left center in the third and then followed up with an RBI single in the fifth. It was his first RBI since July 7 and his fourth multi-hit game this month. Though it appears the 29-year-old has lost out on an everyday spot, he's provided a nice spark when in the lineup, slashing .309/.371/.407 with six extra-base hits, 13 RBI, 10 runs and a 7:26 BB:K in 92 plate appearances. It shouldn't be expected he'll keep those numbers up though, considering he hit .244/.340/.376 over three seasons at Triple-A.

Rengifo went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Pirates.

Rengifo went deep in the fifth and sixth innings Sunday, bringing him to nine home runs on the year. Five of those have come in the last 14 games and he's gone 12-for-40 (.300) during that span. Still, he's slashing just .220/.309/.365 with 29 RBI and 16 extra-base hits through 275 plate appearances.

Ibanez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Padres.

Ibanez and Spencer Torkelson each went deep to power the Tigers to the victory. It was Ibanez's seventh home run of the season and first so far in July. The utility player has flashed on occasion this year, though he hasn't been an elite offensive option with a .685 OPS across 67 games. Ibanez should continue to move around the diamond for Detroit with only limited fantasy appeal at this point.

Dubon went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

Dubon picked a good time to end a 21-game homer drought, going deep in the ninth inning to put the Astros ahead for good. The second baseman hit a meager .212 with three extra-base hits during his power outage. Dubon's at a solid .269/.293/.382 slash line with five homers, 27 RBI, 53 runs scored and six stolen bases through 341 plate appearances. He'll likely continue to enjoy a starting role until Jose Altuve (oblique) returns, at which point Dubon will likely see utility usage.