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Castillo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.

Castillo started each of the past five games and went 4-for-20 with three solo home runs over that stretch, but he benefited in part from lineup regulars Ke'Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz sitting out three and one of those contests, respectively. Both Hayes and Cruz are in the lineup Monday, and with Josh VanMeter (finger) also back from the 10-day injured list and Tucupita Marcano (illness) likely to come off the COVID-19-related IL by the end of the week, the Pirates suddenly have a logjam in the infield. The righty-hitting Castillo is thus likely to find himself as an odd man out for an everyday role, though he may still see steady starts against left-handed pitching.

Williams was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on Monday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Williams rejoined the major-league roster at the beginning of June and hit .226 with a double, six runs, an RBI and three stolen base over 21 games during his time with the Marlins. However, he'll head back to the minors after Brian Anderson (back) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Turner went 1-for-6 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's extra-innings victory versus Atlanta.

Turner went hitless in his first five at-bats, but he opened the 10th inning on second base as the designated runner and scored on Freddie Freeman's double. In the following frame, Turner came up with a two-out single that padded Los Angeles' lead to two runs, helping the team secure the win. Turner hasn't disappointed in his first full season with the Dodgers, posting a .317/.365/.496 slash line, 10 homers, 53 RBI, 40 runs and 15 thefts. He and Julio Rodriguez are the only players in the majors with at least 15 steals and at least 10 long balls.

The Brewers optioned Reyes to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Reyes' demotion likely sets the stage for the Brewers to activate right-hander Brandon Woodruff (hand) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start Tuesday at Tampa Bay. The 28-year-old utility man was up with Milwaukee for just one day and didn't appear off the bench in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays.

Adames went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI single and two runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Blue Jays.

Adames sent Jonathan Davis home on a single in the second inning, then came around to score later in the inning on a Rowdy Tellez homer. Adames later reached home on a Luis Urias sac fly. The shortstop has a hit in back-to-back games and in eight of his last 10 games. Adames improved his batting average to .216 after the three-hit performance.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

Rojas went hitless with a strikeout during his return to the field Saturday, but he hit a game-tying homer in the third inning during Sunday's series finale against the Mets. The 33-year-old has recorded hits in six of the last seven games and has hit .333 with a homer, three runs, three RBI and two stolen bases during that time.

Marcano (illness) started at second base and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run Sunday in his first rehab game for Single-A Bradenton.

According to Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com, Marcano, who is regaining conditioning after testing positive for COVID-19 on June 17, will shift his rehab to Double-A Altoona for his next game action. He could be activated from the IL as soon as Wednesday, with Josh VanMeter (finger) also a potential candidate to be activated from the 10-day injured list around that time. Once both Marcano and VanMeter are reinstated, the two may have to battle for playing time at the keystone.

Double-A Chattanooga placed McLain on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to an unspecified injury.

The Reds haven't provided an explanation behind McLain's placement on the IL, but he hadn't played in either of Chattanooga's past two games after apparently getting hurt Thursday against Tennessee. For the season, the 22-year-old infielder is hitting .233 with 12 home runs and a 16-for-17 success rate on stolen-base attempts across 261 plate appearances at Double-A.

The Giants placed Crawford on the 10-day injured list Sunday with left knee inflammation.

Crawford was out of Saturday's lineup but appeared to be past the knee injury after returning from a two-game absence Friday, but it appears he was never fully healthy. According to Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com, manager Gabe Kapler said he's optimistic that Crawford will be ready to return from the IL when first eligible for reinstatement July 5. Thairo Estrada and Donovan Walton should see playing time at shortstop while Crawford is sidelined.

Cruz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

Cruz had started all six games since being called up for his major-league debut Monday, but he'll receive a breather in the series finale at Tampa Bay. The 23-year-old has gone 7-for-27 with three doubles, seven RBI, four runs and a stolen base. Diego Castillo will take over at shortstop Sunday for the Pirates.