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Sosa will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Phillies.

With Nolan Arenado getting a rare day off, Sosa will fill in at the hot corner for what will be his fifth start in six contests. Sosa has benefited in part from Brendan Donovan (illness) sitting out the last three games, so Sosa will be at risk of falling back into a utility role whenever the rookie is cleared to rejoin the lineup.

Arenado isn't starting Monday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Arenado is getting a rare day off after he slashed .405/.488/.730 with three home runs, a triple, a double, six RBI and five runs over his last 10 games. Edmundo Sosa is starting at the hot corner and batting eighth.

Devers (back) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The Red Sox are continuing to take a day-by-day approach with Devers, who will be on the bench for a third straight game while he contends with a sore lower back. Per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, manager Alex Cora mentioned over the weekend that he plans to be careful with Devers' usage on the Tropicana Field turf during the four-game series with Tampa Bay, so if the 25-year-old returns to the lineup in the next few days, it may be as a designated hitter.

Paredes is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With 13 home runs in just 46 big-league games this season, Paredes has emerged as a surprising source of power for Tampa Bay and has stepped into an everyday role as a result. However, after going 1-for-12 with four strikeouts in the Rays' weekend series in Cincinnati, Paredes will get a day off to clear his head. The newly recalled Jonathan Aranda will pick up his second big-league start in place of Paredes, manning second base and batting out of the cleanup spot.

Newman went 2-for-5 with an RBI on Sunday against the Brewers.

Newman was activated from the injured list Friday and has started all three games since at second base. He has gone 4-for-13 in that span, scoring a run and tallying an RBI. Newman's return will have the potential to squeeze both Michael Chavis and Josh VanMeter from a regular spot in Pittsburgh's lineup.

Rivera will start at third base and bat fifth in the first game of Monday's doubleheader with the Tigers.

Rivera will pick up his fourth start in six games, and with Whit Merrifield (toe) revealing Monday that he'll likely be sidelined through the All-Star break, the 26-year-old could be in line for a near-everyday role during the Royals' eight-game week. How extensively Rivera is used may hinge on the Royals' willingness to play infield prospect Maikel Garcia, who is on the taxi squad and could be formally called up from Double-A Northwest Arkansas if Merrifield is moved to the injured list. Rivera has opened July with a six-game hitting streak, during which he's batted .444 with a pair of home runs.

Riley went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and a strikeout during Sunday's extra-innings win over the Nationals.

Riley had a strong day at the plate Sunday that was highlighted by a game-tying home run in the bottom of the eighth inning followed by a walkoff single in the bottom of the 12th. The 25-year-old has been on a tear recently with multi-hit performances in all but two of his last 11 appearances. During that time, he's hit .489 with five homers, five doubles, 13 RBI and 11 runs.

Hayes went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, a walk, three runs scored, and an RBI in an 8-6 win Sunday in Milwaukee.

Hayes singled in the first, doubled and scored in the third, hit a solo blast in the fifth and walked and scored in the ninth. Coming into the game, the 25-year-old was 10-for-69 with one homer in his last 18 contests. It was just the second time that he had multiple extra-base hits in a game all season.

Urias went 2-for-4 with three RBI in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Angels.

Urias went hitless in three at-bats Saturday but bounced back during Sunday's series finale by matching his season-high mark of three RBI in a game. Over his seven games since returning from the injured list, he's hit .350 with six RBI, two runs, two walks and a strikeout.

The Royals plan to call up Garcia on Monday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of El Extrabase reports.

Garcia performed well at Double-A Northwest Arkansas to begin the season, slashing .283/.362/.395 with three homers, 57 runs, 30 RBI and 27 stolen bases. Although he doesn't have experience above the Double-A level, he'll likely have a chance to carve out playing time in the Royals' infield if Whit Merrifield (toe) is forced to miss time.