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Miller is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game at San Diego.

Miller has a .542 OPS in August and finds himself on the bench for the second consecutive contest. Josh Naylor will move to first base while Richie Palacios serves as the designated hitter.

Lux was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers for unspecified reasons.

The 24-year-old was penciled in to start at second base Tuesday against Milwaukee but was removed from the lineup without explanation. It's unclear if Lux is dealing with an injury or if manager Dave Roberts simply opted for a lineup change.

Merrifield is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.

Even though George Springer hasn't played the outfield since late July, Merrifield hasn't been able to gain traction as the Blue Jays' everyday option in center field. Jackie Bradley seems to have emerged as the team's preferred center fielder at the moment, as he'll occupy the position for the third straight contest. Until Springer is ready to play center field again while he works past a knee injury, the lefty-hitting Bradley and righty-hitting Merrifield could form a platoon at the position.

Haggerty (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Washington.

The 28-year-old was scratched from Sunday's lineup due to a lingering left shoulder injury that has now been diagnosed as an isolated deltoid strain per the Associated Press, and he'll remain on the bench Tuesday despite Seattle's scheduled day off Monday. Haggerty still came off the bench Sunday and contributed a pair of stolen bases as a pinch runner, and he figures to be available Tuesday in a similar capacity.

Estrada was added to Tuesday's lineup after Brandon Belt (knee) was scratched, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Estrada was initially set to be a bench bat Tuesday, but now he'll play second base and bat sixth against the Tigers.

Massey is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

Even with the Royals facing a righty (Zach Davies) and being down a man (Vinnie Pasquantino), Massey will head to the bench in favor of non-regular Ryan O'Hearn. Massey is hitting .233 with one home run and two doubles over his last 10 games.

Espinal is on the bench Tuesday versus Boston.

Cavan Biggio will start at second base in place of Espinal, who has gone 11-for-28 with a pair of doubles and three RBI in his last 10 games.

Stott isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

It appears to be a regular day off for Stott, who's posted an impressive .319/.347/.464 slash line in 18 games this month. Edmundo Sosa is starting at shortstop Tuesday.

Altuve (shoulder) is starting at second base and batting leadoff Tuesday against the Twins, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve will be back in the lineup after he missed Sunday's victory over Atlanta while nursing a sore shoulder. After a hot stretch from late July to early August, the second baseman has batted just .188 with one home run, six RBI, seven runs and three stolen bases over 48 at-bats in his last 14 games.

Lowe will sit Tuesday against the Angels, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe will be on the bench Tuesday as the Rays face left-hander Jose Suarez on the mound. Yu Chang will draw the start at second base and bat seventh versus Los Angeles.