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Story went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and two steals in Sunday's victory over the Tigers.

It was a huge day for Story, who's now 7-for-11 (.636) with four doubles and three steals over his last four games. Overall, the 30-year-old shortstop is batting .368 (7-for-19) with a .979 OPS across 20 plate appearances since returning from the IL on Aug. 9. Story could certainly provide some value down the stretch while batting in the middle of Boston's lineup.

Franco won't travel with the Rays on the team plane ahead of their upcoming series in San Francisco, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

The Rays and MLB are investigating social media posts made about Franco over the weekend, and it appears as though the shortstop will at least be unavailable to begin the team's road trip to the West Coast. Manager Kevin Cash called Franco's absence from Sunday's lineup an off day, and the team declined to comment on Franco not traveling on the team plane. It's possible Franco is placed on the restricted list or administrative leave while the investigation proceeds.

Franco isn't in the Rays' lineup Sunday against the Guardians.

After going 1-for-5 with three strikeouts during Saturday's game, Franco will take a seat Sunday while Osleivis Basabe gets the start at shortstop to make his MLB debut.

Rocchio isn't in the Guardians' lineup Sunday against the Rays.

Rocchio is batting .304 (7-for-23) over his last seven games and will sit out Sunday's series finale after an 0-for-4 effort Saturday. Jose Tena will draw the start at shortstop instead and bat ninth, and Gabriel Arias will start at third base.

Correa isn't in the Twins' lineup Sunday against the Phillies.

After extending his hitting streak to eight games Saturday, Correa will get a breather for Sunday's series finale. Kyle Farmer will replace Correa at shortstop and bat seventh.

Anderson isn't in the White Sox's lineup Sunday against Milwaukee.

Anderson is slashing just .188/.278/.219 since the beginning of August, so he'll get a day off for Sunday's series finale. Elvis Andrus will shift to shortstop in Anderson's absence, allowing Zach Remillard to start at second base and bat ninth.

Pena isn't in the Astros' lineup Sunday against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Pena has been red-hot at the plate lately, slashing .333/.447/.385 in 47 plate appearances since the start of August. He'll get a day to rest Sunday while Grae Kessinger starts at shortstop and bats eighth.

Allen isn't in Oakland's lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Aledmys Diaz will fill in at shortstop while Allen rests Sunday. The 24-year-old infielder is slashing .308/.333/.577 with two homers and four RBI since the start of August.

The Tigers placed Baez (knee) on the bereavement list Sunday.

Baez had been a candidate to go on the bereavement list for nearly a week following the recent passing of his grandfather, but he ended up starting in four straight games before he was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's 6-2 win over the Red Sox due to a sore right knee. Baez apparently suffered the injury Friday, and he'll now get some added time to heal up while he returns to his native Puerto Rico to attend his grandfather's funeral and mourn with his family. Per MLB rules, players must spent at least three days -- and no more than seven -- on the bereavement list, so Baez could rejoin the Tigers as soon as Wednesday for the team's game in Minnesota.

Velazquez hit a solo home run in his only at-bat in a loss to the Astros on Saturday.

Velazquez batted for Brandon Drury with the game out of hand in the ninth inning and belted his second homer of the year, a solo shot off Hector Neris. The speedster has seen very limited playing time of late -- this was his first plate appearance since July 30 and his first hit since he went 3-for-4 against Detroit on July 25.