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Albies is out of the lineup against Cincinnati on Wednesday.

Albies will retreat to the bench for a rare day off -- just his second of the season -- after going 14-for-26 with eight runs scored over the past five games. Johan Camargo will man second base in his absence while Danny Santana gets a start in the outfield for Wednesday's series finale. Expect to see Albies back in the starting nine Friday in St. Louis.

Polanco is 2-for-6 with a home run in his first two rehab games for High-A Fort Myers. He could return from his 80-game steroid suspension as soon as July 2, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Polanco's rehab assignment started later than expected due to a finger injury, so the Twins may place him on the DL when his suspension ends and keep him in the minors longer than July 2. However, the Twins haven't made their plans clear and a good showing a Low-A could convince Minnesota to activate him right away.

Rosario is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates, according to Tim Healey of Newsday.

Manager Mickey Callaway has not revealed any official changes at the shortstop position for the Mets, but Jose Reyes started cutting into Rosario's playing time last week and has now started three straight games at shortstop, so the two players are at least seemingly on equal ground at the moment.

Guillorme was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Guillorme has not had a hit since June 2 and made two errors in Monday's contest, so the Mets decided to send him back to Las Vegas to iron things out. Relief pitcher Gerson Bautista was called up to take Guillorme's spot on the roster.

Barreto went 2-for-4 with a game-tying RBI double in a win over the Tigers on Monday. He is now hitting .333 (8-for-24) with two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and five runs over his last six games.

It's a particularly welcome stretch of success at the plate for Barreto, who'd slashed just .197/.250/.352 in his initial big-league cup of coffee in 2017, and who'd gone 1-for-14 over the first six games in which he'd logged an at-bat with the Athletics this season. The 22-year-old has a long way to go in terms of plate discipline, however, as he's drawn just one walk while already striking out 13 times over his first 39 plate appearances.

Albies went 3-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in an extra-innings win over the Reds.

His 17th homer of the season was a particularly dramatic one, as Albies launched a walkoff shot in the bottom of the 11th inning. The 21-year-old is red hot once again, reeling off four straight multi-hit games and slashing .345/.367/.603 over his last 13 games with three home runs, six doubles and 11 RBI.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 2-1 victory over the Cubs.

Hernandez followed up his two-homer performance Sunday with his 13th long ball of the season. Chris Taylor (hamstring) -- whose injury Hernandez has benefited from -- also homered off the bench, but manager Dave Roberts said that the former may not be ready to return Tuesday, according to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. If that scenario holds true, Hernandez should continue to see starts at short while Taylor mends on the bench.

Forsythe is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Forsythe has seen the bulk of the starts at the keystone in June, but that could be changing, as he will open on the bench Monday for the third time in four games. Max Muncy will play second base for the Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Rosario is not in the lineup Monday for the second straight day.

Jose Reyes went 0-for-5 Sunday starting in Rosario's place, but manager Mickey Callaway apparently decided to give Rosario a couple days off in a row in an effort to get him turned around the plate.

Hernandez went 3-for-6 with two home runs, three runs and two RBI in Sunday's game against the Mets.

He is making the most of this increased playing time and is 7-for-21 with five runs over his last five games. Chris Taylor missed the weekend series with a hamstring issue but is still considered day-to-day. Once Taylor returns, Hernandez should see a slight decrease in playing time.