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Narvaez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.

With southpaw Kyle Freeland on the bump for Colorado in the series finale, the lefty-hitting Narvaez will retreat to the bench. Pedro Severino checks in for Narvaez behind the plate.

Perez (thumb) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

Perez caught a bullpen session and participated in batting practice this weekend, and he'll return to game action Tuesday for the first time since late June. The 32-year-old underwent surgery on his left thumb June 24 and was initially expected to miss about eight weeks, but it appears likely that he'll be able to rejoin the Royals much earlier than expected.

Rutschman went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk Sunday in the Orioles' 6-0 loss to the Yankees.

Rutschman opened his big-league career by hitting just .143 in his first 15 games with Baltimore, but the 24-year-old appears to have found his comfort zone at the plate ever since. In his 34 games that have followed, Rutschman has slashed .284/.368/.560 with five home runs, 20 runs, 17 RBI and a stolen base, with his leap forward offensively coinciding with the Orioles' rise up the American League East standings. The rookie will take a five-game extra-base-hit streak into Monday's series opener with the Rays.

Perez (thumb) caught a bullpen session and took part in batting practice over the weekend, Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star reports.

Manager Mike Matheny said Sunday that Perez is progressing toward a minor-league rehab assignment, though the skipper didn't outline when exactly that might come. Regardless, Perez seems to be coming along slightly faster than expected in his recovery from June 24 surgery to address a fractured left thumb. The Royals initially expected Perez to be sidelined for eight weeks, but the veteran backstop looks like he might have a realistic chance at making it back from the 10-day injured list by mid-August if he hits no further snags in his recovery program.

Murphy went 2-for-3 with a double, a solo home run, two walks and an additional run in a loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

Murphy's bat continued its breakout July with Sunday's spectacular effort, one that pushed his monthly slash line to a stellar .348/.420/.580 across 81 plate appearances. The slugging backstop is sporting an impressively modest 13.6 percent strikeout rate in that span as well, and 10 (seven doubles, three homers) of his 24 hits have gone for extra bases in the sample.

Trevino went 4-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Orioles.

Trevino scored on a DJ LeMahieu double in the third inning, then sent Matt Carpenter home on a double of his own in the sixth inning. This was Trevino's third multi-hit game this month and comes after a 3-for-21 stretch in his previous six appearances. The catcher's four-hit performance raised his batting average from .247 to .264.

Stassi went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, three RBI, a run and a strikeout during Sunday's 9-1 win over Atlanta.

Stassi sat out Saturday's matchup against Atlanta, but he returned to the lineup Sunday and helped propel the Angels to the blowout win during the series finale. The 31-year-old has four extra-base hits over his last nine games, hitting .281 with a homer, a triple, two doubles, seven runs and five RBI during that time.

Stubbs went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two runs and a strikeout during Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Cubs.

The 29-year-old drew his first start since July 13 during Sunday's matchup since J.T. Realmuto was resting, and he brought the Phillies within one run by homering in the bottom of the eighth inning. Stubbs has appeared in just nine games since the start of July and has gone 4-for-19 with a homer, four runs, an RBI, a stolen base and four strikeouts.

Heim went 3-for-4 with three doubles, an RBI, three runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 11-8 win over Oakland.

Heim got started early with an RBI double and a run scored in the first inning. He later crossed home in the fifth and sixth frames. It was his first multi-hit game since he knocked two doubles against the Mariners on July 14. Heim improved his slash line to .270/.326/.477 with 26 extra-base hits and 39 runs scored through 264 plate appearances.

Gomes went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Phillies.

Gomes put the Cubs on the board with his solo blast in the top of the third inning, and he extended the team's lead with another solo homer in the next frame. The 35-year-old didn't appear in any of the last three games since Willson Contreras has been used more as a catcher than as a designated hitter recently. However, Gomes will likely be in line for significantly more playing time if Contreras is ultimately dealt prior to the trade deadline in early August.