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Chapman will serve as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and No. 6 batter in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Orioles.

While George Springer received the day off in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Pirates, Chapman made his third start of the season out of the leadoff spot, going 1-for-5 at the dish. Springer is back in the lineup for the first game of Monday's twin bill, so Chapman predictably moved back down in the order, and he'll likely find himself in the sixth or seventh spot in most games moving forward while all of Toronto's key pieces are at full health. Since the beginning of August, Chapman is hitting just .198 with four home runs, 15 runs, seven RBI and one stolen base in 30 games.

Peraza is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

Peraza started two games in the middle infield to close out of the Yankees' weekend series with the Rays, but he was unable to spark the offense, going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts between those contests. Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Gleyber Torres will pick up starts at shortstop and second base, respectively, while Peraza retreats to the bench Monday.

LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

LeMahieu will be getting a breather on Labor Day after a dismal stretch of nine consecutive starts during which he went 2-for-34 at the plate, dropping his season average to .262. With both Anthony Rizzo (back) and LeMahieu out of the lineup, the Yankees will turn to Marwin Gonzalez and Gleyber Torres to play first and second base, respectively, in the series opener.

Collier hit .370/.514/.630 with two homers in 35 plate appearances for the Reds' Arizona Complex League team, with their season ending last week, C.Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Collier, the Reds' first-round draft pick in the 2022 draft, had a reputation for a good batting eye and followed that up in his professional debut by having more walks than strikeouts. He doesn't turn 18 until November, so Collier should be one of the youngest hitters in full-season ball in 2023.

Hayes (shoulder) took swings in the batting cage Sunday and expects to return to the lineup for Monday's series opener with the Mets, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Hayes has been on the bench for the Pirates' last two games with left shoulder soreness, but the issue doesn't look like it'll be a long-term concern. The 25-year-old indicated he was unsure if he'll be ready to play third base Monday, but he's able to serve as a designated hitter until he's cleared to return to the infield.

Reynolds (hip) started at shortstop and went 0-for-3 in the first game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

Reynolds played five innings before exiting the contest, so he'll presumably need to play at least one full game in the minors before the Reds are comfortable bringing him back from the 10-day injured list. Once he's reinstated, Reynolds will likely fill a utility role for Cincinnati.

Senzel went 2-for-6 with a double, two walks, two stolen bases, one RBI and two runs scored across both games of Sunday's doubleheader versus the Rockies.

Senzel was the starting center fielder in both contests and made an impact with his legs in each game. He was a bit more productive in the second game, where he had both of his hits and runs as well as his RBI. The outfielder has three multi-hit efforts in his last 11 contests. For the season, the 27-year-old is slashing .242/.306/.314 with four home runs, eight steals, 24 RBI and 41 runs scored through 97 games.

Miranda went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 5-1 victory over the White Sox.

Miranda tallied two hits Sunday, including a two-run double in the top of the ninth inning to increase Minnesota's lead to four. The multi-hit effort was his second in his last three games, a welcome sight as he is hitting .218 over his last 15 games with only three extra-base hits, all doubles. He will look to regain his power stroke that he showed in July, when he slugged .603.

Peterson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

With starts at third base in six of the previous seven contests, Peterson appears to have at least temporarily supplanted Luis Urias as the preferred option at the position. However, after striking out three times in Saturday's 8-6 win, Peterson will cede the hot corner to Urias in the series finale.

Longoria is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The righty-hitting Longoria will be on the bench for the second straight game, even with the Giants facing a southpaw (Ranger Suarez) in the series finale. Given that the Giants enter Sunday's contest with a 63-68 record in addition to the fact that Longoria has been on the injured list multiple times in 2022, it's possible the 36-year-old moves into more of a part-time role in the final month of the season.