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Dingler is absent from the starting nine for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Dingler had started back-to-back games, but he'll yield to Jake Rogers behind the dish Tuesday. The 25-year-old Dingler is slashing .208/.269/.458 in 26 plate appearances for the Tigers.

O'Hoppe (knee) is expected to play Tuesday against Toronto, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Manager Ron Washington said after the game that O'Hoppe was removed as a precaution, and he expects his starting catcher to be back in the lineup for the second game of the series. The team's training staff will likely check on O'Hoppe in the morning to confirm his availability for Tuesday's matchup.

O'Hoppe left Monday's game against the Blue Jays due to right knee soreness.

O'Hoppe went 0-for-2 at the dish with a strikeout before departing due to the injury. Matt Thaiss took over behind the plate in O'Hoppe's absence. O'Hoppe will be considered day-to-day until further notice.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Monday against the Rays.

Diaz extended a modest hitting streak to six games with the three-run blast. He's also reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 with an on-base percentage of .413 and 10 extra-base hits including four homers, 14 RBI and 10 runs over that stretch.

The Guardians promoted Velazquez from Single-A Lynchburg to High-A Lake County on Monday.

Though the Guardians have seemingly closed the door on developing Velazquez as a catcher, the 19-year-old has cemented himself as one of the organization's top position prospects thanks to the slugging potential he brings as a first baseman. He put that power on display during his time with Lynchburg, notching 31 extra-base hits over 375 plate appearances while also keeping his strikeout rate (20 percent) in check. Velazquez will get a tougher test as he makes the move to the Midwest League, where he'll once again be one of the youngest hitters on the circuit.

Fermin is absent from the lineup for Monday's game in Minnesota.

The Royals will go with Salvador Perez at catcher and Michael Massey at designated hitter for their series opener against the Twins. Fermin has gone just 3-for-20 at the plate across his last five games.

Rortvedt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

As is often the case, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will retreat to the bench while the opposition sends a lefty (Framber Valdez) to the hill. Alex Jackson will fill in for Rortvedt behind the plate.

Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

With southpaw Shota Imanaga taking the hill for the Cubs, the lefty-hitting Naylor will retreat to the bench in the series opener. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor behind the dish.

Kelly went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored during Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.

Kelly started the final two games of the series and was productive in both contests, going 4-for-8 with a walk, a homer, four RBI and three runs. The 30-year-old was acquired ahead of the trade deadline and was expected to serve as the primary backup to starting catcher Jonah Heim, but Kelly has started five of Texas' 10 games since being acquired. Kelly has a .738 OPS for the season and has gone 6-for-17 with the Rangers, which is significantly more productive than Heim's .619 OPS this year. Kelly could continue carving out a larger share of the playing time if those offensive trends continue.

Thaiss went 2-for-2 with three walks and a stolen base in a 6-4 win over Washington on Sunday.

Thaiss got the start behind the plate with Logan O'Hoppe getting a rest day. The former made the most of the opportunity, setting a season high with three walks and notching his sixth multi-hit game of the campaign. O'Hoppe is firmly entrenched as the Angels' primary catcher, but Thaiss has been hitting well since the start of July despite limited playing time, slashing .333/.439/.394 with six RBI, three stolen bases and a 7:8 BB:K over 10 games. The strong stretch could see him get more at-bats at DH, as he did Saturday against the Nationals.