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Pederson will be on the bench Monday against the Yankees.

Pederson will hit the bench against lefty Jordan Montgomery, as he's done against four of the previous six southpaws Atlanta has faced. Guillermo Heredia starts in center field in his absence.

The Nationals claimed Ford off waivers from the Rays on Monday and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Washington will likely stash the 29-year-old at Triple-A for at least the next week before potentially promoting him to the big club when rosters expand to 28 men Sept. 1. After submitting a 134 wRC+ across 163 plate appearances with the Yankees as a rookie in 2019 when injuries opened up playing time at first base and designated hitter, Ford has struggled to replicate that success over multiple stints at the big-league level in the past two seasons (.134/.250/.276 slash line in 156 collective PAs). With Josh Bell set to enter his final year of arbitration in 2022 and Ryan Zimmerman bound for free agency (and perhaps retirement) this winter, Ford will at the very least improve the organization's depth at first base heading into next season.

Ohtani went 1-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a strikeout as the Angels fell 3-0 to Cleveland on Sunday.

Ohtani was the Angels' only productive hitter Sunday as he singled and stole second in the first inning and walked in the third and eighth to account for three of Los Angeles' eight baserunners in the game. The theft was his 19th, placing him in a tie for seventh in MLB, and Ohtani now has exactly four steals in each of the last four months.

Buxton (finger) went 1-for-3 with a home run Sunday for Triple-A St. Paul. It was his second game with St. Paul during a rehab assignment.

It's not clear how long Buxton will be at Triple-A before he's activated from the injured list. It's possible he could be activated early this week.

Soler went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Orioles.

Soler struck out in his first at-bat Sunday, but he put Atlanta on the board with his solo blast in the top of the fourth inning. The 29-year-old has reached base safely in each of the last six games, and he's gone 7-for-23 with two home runs, two doubles, four runs, four RBI and five walks during that time.

Cabrera went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 extra-innings win over Toronto.

After hitting home run No. 499 on Aug. 11, it took Cabrera nine more games to club his milestone 500th long ball. The 38-year-old took Toronto starter Steven Matz deep in the sixth inning for a game-tying blast. Cabrera is the 28th member of the 500-homer club, and the first native of Venezuela to reach the prestigious mark. He's recorded a .246/.310/.381 slash line with 13 homers, 56 RBI, 41 runs scored and 10 doubles through 406 plate appearances, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Detroit rest him more often now that he's added another piece of history to his ledger.

Choi was removed in the second inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox with left hamstring tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi appeared to tweak the hamstring while rounding first on his first-inning double. He stayed in the contest and came around to score, but he remained in the dugout when the Rays came out for the top of the second inning. According to Topkin, the hamstring issue is something that Choi had been managing off and on heading into Sunday, so it wouldn't be surprising if the Rays held him out of the lineup for at least the next few days.

Miller is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Miller had been seeing steady at-bats at first base versus right-handed pitching of late, but he'll move into a bench role after the Phillies reinstated Rhys Hoskins (groin) from the 10-day injured list ahead of the series finale. While appearing in 17 games this month, Miller has made little impact at the plate, going 7-for-47 (.149 average) with two home runs.

McCutchen is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale in San Diego, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

The veteran gets a day off after going 0-for-5 with five strikeouts Saturday, lowering his average to .103 with 16 strikeouts in the last 10 games. Odubel Herrera is playing left field Sunday, with Travis Jankowski getting the start in center.

Vogelbach (hamstring) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

The move is simply a procedural one to clear a 40-man roster spot, as Vogelbach has been on the IL since June 23 and is eligible to return as soon as Monday. The addition of Rowdy Tellez since Vogelbach got hurt complicates the latter's roster position, so Vogelbach may remain with Triple-A Nashville until rosters expand to 28 in September.