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Baez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Guardians.

Baez also struck out twice in the contest, and it's been a bit of a choppy first season in Detroit. The shortstop is batting just .207 with a .575 OPS and three home runs through 31 games. This was also Baez's first long ball since April 26, but he's been a streaky performer at times in the past, so a hot streak could be just around the corner with Sunday perhaps serving as the jumping off point.

Anderson (undisclosed) is starting the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Anderson was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's matinee for an unspecified reason, but he'll start at shortstop and lead off in Game 2. Over his last three games, he's gone 7-for-12 with three RBI, two runs, two stolen bases and three walks.

Allen was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Allen was promoted from Las Vegas on Wednesday and will return there after going 0-for-4 in two appearances for the A's. He's unlikely to have much of a role in the majors while Oakland's infield remains in good health.

Anderson was scratched from the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees for unspecified reasons.

The 28-year-old was penciled in to start at shortstop and bat atop the order, per usual, but he's absent from the revised lineup that was released by the White Sox. It's unclear whether Anderson is dealing with an injury or if he'll be available for either game of Sunday's twin bill. Yoan Moncada (leg) will take over the leadoff spot while Leury Garcia starts at shortstop.

Velazquez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a 5-3 victory versus Oakland on Saturday.

Velazquez gave the Angels a 5-0 lead with his two-run shot in the seventh inning, and that proved to be the difference in the 5-3 win. The infielder is still under the Mendoza line with a .194 average on the season, but he has shown signs of life at the plate of late, batting .286 with three doubles, two homers, six RBI and two stolen bases over his past 12 contests.

Correa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Kansas City, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Correa started the past three games after being reinstated from the 10-day injured list Wednesday, and he'll head to the bench after going 5-for-13 with two doubles, two walks, three RBI and three runs during that span. Nick Gordon will start at shortstop and bat seventh in his place.

Franco (quadriceps) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Baltimore, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

The 21-year-old suffered the quad injury during Friday's contest and will be out of the starting nine for the second consecutive game. Franco will now have Monday's scheduled off day to aid in his recovery, and he's hopeful to be ready to go for Tuesday's series opener against the Marlins, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Taylor Walls will receive another start at shortstop Sunday while Isaac Paredes starts at third base.

Pena went 1-for-3 with a stolen base Saturday against the Rangers.

Pena shifted down to the bottom of the order for the first time since April 25, though that didn't stop him from being productive. He collected a two-out single in the second inning and proceeded to steal second base -- his third swipe of the season. Since returning from a knee injury, Pena has gone 5-for-17 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two stolen bases across five games. Overall, he owns a .279/.338/.508 line in 136 plate appearances.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.

Bogaerts, who was removed from Friday night's game with a back issue, was back in the lineup for Saturday's afternoon affair. The shortstop extended his on-base streak to 25 games.

Downs experienced discomfort in his side and was removed from Triple-A Worcester's game Saturday, Katie Morrison of MassLive.com reports.

The decision to remove Downs is seen as precautionary. "I think he said it was more on a play in the field that he felt it a little bit more," Worcester manager Chad Tracy said. "He was a little concerned about swinging and not making it worse. So much like [Refsnyder] yesterday...we have plenty of guys that are available and ready to go." Downs is batting .212/.325/.417 with seven home runs, 13 RBI and 27 runs scored for the WooSox.