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Farmer is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.

The 30-year-old has gone 3-for-8 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in two games after the All-Star break. Dating back to the start of July, Farmer has hit .303 with two home runs and four RBI. Mike Freeman will get the start at shortstop and bat eighth Sunday.

Double-A Akron reinstated Freeman (shoulder) from the 7-day injured list Sunday.

Freeman had been inactive since June 23 due to a strained left shoulder. One of the top position prospects in the Cleveland farm system, Freeman was slashing .327/.377/.469 across 162 plate appearances prior to landing on the IL.

Hayes is on the bench for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

The 24-year-old has gone 3-for-8 since the All-Star break and 11-for-37 in his last 10 games, with one home run and three RBI in that span. Wilmer Difo will replace Hayes at third base and bat second Sunday.

Peterson will lead off and start at second base in Sunday's series finale in Cincinnati.

He'll be filling in at the keystone for Kolten Wong, who is getting a breather after manning the position in the first two games of the series following his reinstatement from the 10-day injured list. With Wong back in the fold, Peterson likely won't have a clear path to regular playing time at second base, but his positional versatility should afford him multiple avenues into the lineup. Peterson had started at first base over Rowdy Tellez and Keston Hiura on Friday and Saturday, going 3-for-8 with a pair of walks, an RBI and a run between the contests.

Paredes is starting at second base and batting sixth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Paredes started one of the two games in Saturday's doubleheader and will start again to wrap up the series. It looks like the 22-year-old will get plenty of playing time at the keystone for however long Willi Castro remains at Triple-A, with Harold Castro sticking in his utility role.

Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With six starts in the Rays' last seven games, Walls looks to have an edge on the top job at shortstop, but Tampa Bay's ample depth in the infield means that the rookie will likely sit at least once a week. Wander Franco will fill in at shortstop Sunday in place of Walls, who has opened his big-league career with a .231/.333/.356 slash line, one home run and three stolen bases through his first 121 plate appearances.

Donaldson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Donaldson got things rolling for the Twins with an RBI single in the first inning, then led off the fourth with a solo home run to left. The long ball was his first of July and contributed to his first multi-hit effort of the month. The 35-year-old is slashing .250/.349/.487 with 14 homers, 37 RBI, 40 runs scored and a 38:55 BB:K over 281 plate appearances.

Urias went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Royals.

Urias drove in DJ Stewart on base hits in back-to-back plate appearances to help Baltimore race out to an early 7-0 lead and eventually put an end to its five-game losing streak. While Freddy Galvis (quadriceps) is on the shelf, Urias should continue to serve as Baltimore's everyday shortstop. Saturday marked Urias' 14th consecutive start at the position.

Toro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-1 loss to the White Sox.

Toro was the only real blemish for Lucas Giolito, who tamed Houston's offense for nine innings. With Alex Bregman (quadriceps) inching toward a rehab assignment and activation, Toro's fantasy relevance could come to a close near the end of the month.

Burger went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over Houston.

Burger capped the scoring for the White Sox with a solo blast in the seventh inning, the first home run of his MLB career. The rookie sent the ball 456 feet to left field at a velocity of 115.2 mph. Burger is batting .400 (10-for-25) through nine games and has collected multiple hits in five contests.