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Cortes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

Cortes will be left out of the starting nine for the fourth straight game, with two of his absences coming against right-handed pitching. The 28-year-old has been holding down a strong-side platoon role in right field or at designated hitter for much of the season, but his playing time looks to be trending down while he's stuck in an extended rut at the plate. Over his last 11 games, Cortes has gone 2-for-30 and has drawn just one walk, bringing his on-base percentage down from .402 to .359 for the season.

The Twins announced Wednesday that Abel will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow, Aaron Gleeman of AaronGleeman.com reports.

An MRI on Abel's elbow revealed that he didn't suffer any ligament damage after he experienced a setback following a bullpen session last Friday, but the 24-year-old will opt to go under the knife anyway after receiving a second opinion. He remains without a recovery timeline, though the Twins will likely have a better idea of when or if he might be ready to return from the 15-day injured list once the procedure is completed.

Gelof (hand) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup against San Francisco.

Gelof will sit Wednesday after being removed from Tuesday's game early in the second inning after suffering a laceration and contusion on his right hand. Max Muncy will take over at third base for Gelof and bat eighth in the lineup.

Pederson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

For the second straight day, Pederson launched a late homer off Miami closer Pete Fairbanks in a losing effort. The veteran DH is up to 11 long balls on the season, and over 20 games in June he's batting a respectable .250 (17-for-68) with two doubles, two triples, three home runs, seven runs scored and nine RBI.

Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

The 24-year-old took Eury Perez deep in the fourth inning to open the scoring, but the Rangers' bats managed only six total hits on the afternoon. It was Langford's seventh homer of the season, and five of them have come in the last 10 games -- a stretch in which he's hitting .350 (14-for-40) with two steals, eight runs and 10 RBI.

DeGrom (6-5) took the loss Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over six inning as the Rangers fell 4-2 to the Marlins. He struck out eight.

The veteran right-hander dialed up his seventh quality start of the season on 91 pitches (58 strikes), but deGrom left the mound with his team down 2-1, and Texas wasn't able to draw level. It was his first loss since May 22, and deGrom has been tagged with two runs or fewer in five of six outings since that date, posting a 3.06 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB in 35 innings over that stretch. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which lines up to come on the road early next week in Cleveland.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Sanchez is stuck in a 3-for-23 skid at the plate over his last seven games and will be given the night off to regroup. The Blue Jays will go with Davis Schneider in left field in place of Sanchez.

Meyers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Houston will send Meyers to the bench for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Since coming off the injured list May 19, Meyers has slashed a dismal .188/.233/.294 with a 22.2 percent strikeout rate, and his lack of production appears to have resulted in him fading into more of a part-time role. Brice Matthews will pick up another start in center field at Meyers' expense.

Thomas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Thomas will head to the bench for the first time since June 12, ending a streak of 10 starts during which he produced a .220/.289/.512 slash line with three home runs, seven RBI and seven runs. The Royals should have a near-everyday role available in the outfield for Thomas while the team currently has three lineup regulars -- Maikel Garcia (hand), Vinnie Pasquantino (hand) and Kyle Isbel (foot) -- on the injured list.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Barger (elbow) will fly back to Toronto soon to be examined by the medical staff before potentially beginning a rehab assignment, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

The Blue Jays initially hoped Barger would be ready for a rehab assignment last week, but he's still feeling a bit of soreness in his right elbow at times when hitting. A revised timeline pointed toward Barger kicking off his rehab assignment Thursday, but it's unclear whether that could still happen. The 26-year-old has been sidelined since mid-May due to right elbow inflammation.