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Stanton isn't in the Yankees' lineup Wednesday versus the Mariners.

Slashing just .171/.271/.390 with four RBI through 48 plate appearances in September, Stanton will take a seat on the bench for the second game in a row Wednesday. Aaron Judge will once again work as New York's DH while Alex Verdugo, Jasson Dominguez and Juan Soto start across the outfield.

Wagner will have his left knee scoped Thursday and is expected to be sidelined from baseball activities for about a month, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

The 26-year-old was placed on the 60-day injured list Tuesday due to knee inflammation, and he'll undergo the procedure to address the issue. Wagner should have enough recovery time to be healthy for the start of spring training. He played well in his first taste of the majors this year and had a .305/.337/.451 slash line with two homers and 11 RBI in 24 games.

Melendez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

The lefty-hitting Melendez will unsurprisingly take a seat in the series finale while the Tigers send ace southpaw Tarik Skubal to the bump. Tommy Pham will fill in for Melendez in left field.

Gurriel will start at first base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Gurriel will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks to have settled in as Kansas City's primary option at first base. Since being acquired from Atlanta on Aug. 31, Gurriel has slashed .348/.414/.435 with five runs and four RBI through his first nine games with the Royals.

Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.

Robles (hand) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Robles made an early exit from Tuesday's game due to a bruised right hand, and though X-rays revealed no structural damage, lingering soreness will prevent him from starting Wednesday. While Robles sits, Randy Arozarena, Julio Rodriguez and Mitch Haniger will make up Seattle's outfield trio.

Vierling is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

Vierling will take a seat for the series finale after he had started in each of the Tigers' last three games. Wenceel Perez will fill in for Vierling in right field and will bat third.

Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.

Rojas and his .342 OPS against southpaws this season will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday as left-hander Nestor Cortes starts for New York. Dylan Moore will pick up a start at the hot corner as a result and bat ninth.

Raley isn't in Seattle's lineup Wednesday versus the Yankees.

With southpaw Nestor Cortes set to start on the bump for New York, the lefty-hitting Raley will step out of the lineup Wednesday. His absence will put Justin Turner at first base while Mitch Garver works as the DH.

Suarez is scheduled to start Thursday's game against the Astros, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

As expected, Suarez will be moving from the bullpen to take over the rotation spot that opened up after the Angels demoted Caden Dana to Double-A Rocket City and placed Samuel Aldegheri (finger) on the injured list. Suarez has made just one other start with the Angels this season, which came back on June 11 versus the Diamondbacks. He failed to escape the third inning in that outing and was charged with four earned runs on six hits and one walk.