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Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Monday's 11-1 win over Oakland.

Alvarez opened the game's scoring with a solo blast in the second inning, his 11th of the season. He later doubled in a run as part of a massive seven-run third for the Astros. The rookie slugger has racked up 35 RBI alongside his 1.130 OPS over his first 133 plate appearances.

Buxton (concussion) is not in Monday's lineup against the Yankees.

He practiced Sunday, but the Twins have been pretty quiet regarding when he could come off the 7-day injured list, so he should be considered day-to-day for now. Max Kepler starts in center field while Marwin Gonzalez starts in right.

Dickerson is out of Monday's lineup against the Cubs due to right oblique tightness, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Dickerson insisted that the injury isn't anything significant, and he also noted that he'll be available off the bench Monday evening. He expects to be back in the starting nine for Tuesday's clash, but his status will certainly be worth keeping an eye on moving forward.

Dickerson sits for the second game in a row Monday against the Cubs.

Dickerson and Austin Slater had been alternating starts in the outfield corners over the last eight games, with Mike Yastrzemski starting for whichever of them was on the bench. Slater starts for the second game in a row in right field Monday, with Yastrzemski in left.

Vogelbach (shoulder) is starting at DH and hitting cleanup Monday against the Rangers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Vogelbach is back in action after missing Sunday's game due to a sore left shoulder. The 26-year-old slugger, who is slashing .179/.289/.410 with three home runs and a 35.6 percent strikeout rate through 12 games this month, will face righty Adrian Sampson in Monday's series opener.

Jimenez (elbow) said he is pain-free Monday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Jimenez was placed on the injured list last week with a right ulnar nerve contusion, but the 22-year-old is already feeling better. The original hope was that Jimenez would be able to return before the end of the month, though he still hasn't resumed swinging, leaving him without a concrete timetable for his return.

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

The Rays with hold out three of their lefty-hitting lineup mainstays (Choi, Nate Lowe and Joey Wendle) with Boston bringing a southpaw (Eduardo Rodriguez) to the hill for the series opener. Choi may not be in store for much action during the three-game series with two more lefties (Chris Sale and David Price) tentatively lined up to start Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, for the Red Sox.

Winker is not in the lineup Monday against Milwaukee.

Winker sits despite righty Chase Anderson starting for the Brewers and despite the fact that he's gone 6-for-16 with four walks over his last four games. Phillip Ervin gets the nod in left field.

Brantley went 3-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Rangers.

After a stretch during which Brantley homered just twice in 51 games, he's gone yard three times in the last four. The outfielder may be enjoying his finest season at age 32, posting career highs in average (.332), on-base percentage (.391) and slugging (.530).

Vogelbach, who sat out Sunday's series finale against the Angels in what was termed a regularly scheduled day off, is nevertheless nursing a sore left shoulder, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Vogelbach got the series off to a rousing start Friday with a pair of three-run home runs. However, he went from feast to famine Saturday while striking out in all four plate appearances, a downturn that may have been at least partly influenced by his shoulder issue. Manager Scott Servais confirmed the slugger would have sat Sunday anyhow with southpaw Dillon Peters on the mound, but it remains to be seen if Vogelbach will be in the starting nine Monday for the start of a three-game series against the Rangers.