The Red Sox optioned Valdez to Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

With Pablo Reyes (elbow) returning from the injured list Tuesday, Valdez will be pushed off the active roster and sent back to the minors. Valdez went 7-for-21 with a homer, four RBI and five runs scored since being recalled Sept. 1, and the Red Sox could still bring him back as a depth option before the end of the season.

Merrifield, who is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, is dealing with left groin tightness, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Per Davidi, Merrifield is likely available off the bench. He may not have started anyway against tough righty Max Scherzer, as Merrifield has seen his playing time slip against same-handed pitching.

Peguero is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Nationals.

Ji Hwan Bae will play second base and bat leadoff against the Nats and right-hander Joan Adon. Jack Suwinski is in center field and hitting cleanup. Peguero has put up solid numbers versus lefties this season, but he is slashing just .198/.243/.396 in 105 plate appearances versus righties.

Merrifield is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers.

It seems that Merrifield has fallen into the short side of a platoon, as this will be Merrifield's third straight game sitting against a righty. He last started against a righty Sept. 8.

Garcia is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Pirates.

Ildemaro Vargas will start at second base and bat fifth as the Nationals take on left-hander Bailey Falter. Garcia, who was recalled Friday from Triple-A Rochester, is expected to play mostly versus righties down the stretch.

Westburg (undisclosed soreness) is starting at third base and hitting eighth Tuesday against the Cardinals.

He missed time after being removed from Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury. Westburg has hit safely in six of his last seven games and is hitting .409 with one home run and five doubles over that stretch.

Stott is not in the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta.

Edmundo Sosa will start at second base and bat seventh as the Phillies go heavy on right-handed hitters against ace left-hander Max Fried. Stott played both halves of Monday's doubleheader and went 1-for-8 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

Sosa is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Royals.

He's been seeing the bulk of the playing time at second base for the Pale Hose since being recalled last month, but he'll yield to Elvis Andrus for the afternoon game. Sosa will likely be back at the keystone for the second contest.

Massey is not in the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

He'll likely be back out there for the second contest, but Massey will yield to Nick Loftin at second base for the afternoon tilt. Massey has just a .521 OPS over his last 14 games.

McNeil went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss against the Diamondbacks.

McNeil got the Mets on the board in the fourth inning with a homer of Zach Davies, his eighth of the year. While it's been a down year for McNeil overall, he's hit well down the stretch, batting .309 (47-for-152) with five homers, four steals and a .806 OPS in 38 games since the start of August. On the season, he's slashing .268/.333/.367 with 67 runs scored and 50 RBI through 588 plate appearances.