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Johnson will start Thursday's game against the Orioles at Camden Yards, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

The Angels optioned Johnson to Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday, but they were able to recall him just three days later after the team had multiple openings on the roster in the wake of the trade deadline. Johnson will end up settling back into the rotation, taking the spot that belonged to Jose Soriano before he was dealt to the Blue Jays on Monday. Johnson turned in a 2.52 ERA and 0.96 WHIP over a stretch of five starts from June 23 through July 19, but he was roughed up in his final two outings prior to his demotion, giving up a combined 13 earned runs on 14 hits and four walks across 7.2 innings in losses to the Giants and Brewers.

D'Arnaud is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Baltimore.

D'Arnaud started at catcher the previous two days, so he'll grab a seat during Thursday's matinee. Moises Ballesteros -- who slotted in at designated hitter in his first two starts for the Angels -- will do the catching Thursday.

Guzman is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.

After starting five consecutive games, Guzman has now been absent from the lineup two days in a row. The rookie infielder is just 6-for-40 (.150) at the dish since the All-Star break. Guzman will yield to Vaughn Grissom at third base again, and Oswald Peraza will cover second base.

The Royals outrighted Velazquez to Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

Velazquez had been booted from the 40-man roster after going 1-for-15 at the dish for the Royals. He has the ability to elect free agency, but if Velazquez sticks around, he will give Kansas City some experienced infield depth at Omaha.

Story (sports hernia) will be re-evaluated at the end of the team's current homestand to determine when he can begin a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.

The Red Sox finish up with the White Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday and then host the Athletics through the weekend before heading out on the road. If Story is ready to begin an assignment, he may need a handful of games, given he's been sidelined since the middle of May. The Red Sox have caught fire without Story and could slow-walk his rehab as to not disrupt the chemistry the club has built while going 30-5 since June 25.

Monasterio went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the White Sox.

Monasterio has emerged from nowhere to become Boston's starting shortstop and is holding his own. Wednesday, he extended an on-base streak to 17 games, during which he's 22-for-55 (.400) with seven walks (.470 OBP), one steal, eight doubles, one triple, two home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored. The player Monasterio replaced, Marcelo Mayer (forearm), has since been traded to the Giants. Mayer had been a replacement for the injured Trevor Story (sports hernia), who will be re-evaluated after Boston's current homestand to determine how close he is to a minor-league rehab assignment.

Abreu went 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the White Sox.

If it seems like Abreu homers every game, that's because he's gone deep in three consecutive contests. He's 6-for-11 with four home runs (all solo) in those three games. Abreu is up to 20 home runs, the second straight year he's hit that mark.

Foscue went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-0 win over San Francisco.

Foscue played a role in Texas' four-run third inning, connecting for the first triple of his career, which drove in two runs. He also scored in that inning. He served as the designated hitter with a left-hander on the bump for the Giants, and as has often been the case for the right-handed-batting Foscue, he was removed for a pinch hitter when a right-handed reliever entered the contest.

Nimmo went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Giants.

Nimmo had a run-scoring single as part of a four-run third inning and then belted a solo home run in the fifth. It was the 12th homer of the season for Nimmo, who's found a groove thus far in August while going 9-for-18 with two home runs and four RBI in the first five games of the month.

Lowe started at first base and went 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Lowe made his starting debut for the Guardians and should remain a starter whenever the club faces a right-hander. He was a big part of Cleveland overcoming an early 3-0 deficit, lacing a game-tying, two-run single the fifth inning. He and Rhys Hoskins will work the platoon at first base, as the team demoted Kyle Manzardo on Monday after acquiring Lowe from the Reds.