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Alvarez (hand) is still "a few days away" from returning to the lineup, Matt Kawahara reports.

Alvarez hit in the cage again Thursday, and manager Joe Espada relayed that everything went according to plan. It appears that Alvarez will return at some point during Houston's weekend series, but he remained out of the lineup Thursday against the Rangers.

Manzardo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-5 loss to Milwaukee.

Manzardo put the Guardians on the board with a second-inning home run. After leaving the yard five times over 53 games in 2024, Manzardo has gone deep 10 times in 38 games this season.

Rice isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mariners.

Rice will get a chance to catch his breath Tuesday after going 1-for-6 with an RBI and two strikeouts during Monday's victory. Jasson Dominguez will fill in as New York's DH and bat seventh.

Polanco is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Yankees.

Polanco has been playing pretty regularly, but he'll head to the bench against tough lefty Max Fried. Polanco is hitting .327 with 10 home runs and one steal in 31 games.

Diaz is on the restricted list because there was a delay in having his passport renewed as the team traveled to Toronto, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Diaz will presumably miss the series in Toronto before returning to action this weekend in Miami.

The Rays placed Diaz on the restricted list Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

It's unclear what the reason is for Diaz being placed on the restricted list or how long he'll be unavailable. Coco Montes was recalled from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding move.

Santander (shoulder) will start at designated hitter and bat third Tuesday against the Rays.

As expected, Santander is back in action after sitting out the Blue Jays' entire weekend series in Seattle. He suffered the shoulder injury while playing the outfield Thursday, and the Blue Jays could look to use him at DH in the short term if his throwing is still an issue. Santander is hitting .196 with five home runs in 160 plate appearances during his first season in Toronto.

Larnach is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Baltimore.

It's the first day off since April 19 for Larnach, who occupied the designated-hitter spot for each of the Twins' previous four contests. Royce Lewis will be the DH on Tuesday, while Jonah Bride will handle third base.

Astros manager Joe Espada confirmed that Alvarez (hand) will not be activated from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Tuesday, Matt Thomas of SportsTalk 790 in Houston reports.

Espada did say that he expected Alvarez back soon, and indications are that it will likely be for the start of the team's series in Texas against the Rangers on Thursday. Alvarez is coming back from a right hand muscle strain and resumed hitting in the batting cage Monday.

Polanco went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 11-5 loss to the Yankees.

This was Polanco's first homer in May. He's struggled early this month, going 6-for-31 (.194) over his last nine contests, though three of those hits have gone for extra bases. It's likely some natural regression after his sizzling start to the 2025 campaign. The infielder has a .327/.372/.673 slash line with 10 homers, 29 RBI, 17 runs scored, one stolen base and six doubles over 31 games.