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The Guardians optioned Gillispie to Triple-A Columbus on Monday.

Gillispie was brought up to the big club Sunday and gave up one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out three over three innings of relief in his MLB debut in Cleveland's 9-5 loss to Baltimore. Since he was unlikely to be available out of the bullpen for at least the next couple of days, Gillispie will move off the active roster to clear room for Logan Allen, who was called up from Columbus to start Monday against the Diamondbacks. Gillispie has logged a 4.01 ERA across 89.2 innings for Columbus this season.

The Guardians recalled Allen from Triple-A Columbus ahead of his scheduled start Monday against the Diamondbacks.

Tanner Bibee still needs more time off to move past a shoulder injury, so the Guardians will bring back Allen to make his first start for the big club since July 6. After a solid rookie campaign in 2023, Allen turned in a 5.67 ERA over 18 starts this season before the Guardians sent the struggling lefty to the minors. Though he's rebounded over his three starts at Triple-A with a 3.86 ERA, Allen has given up three long balls while turning in an underwhelming 12:7 K:BB in 16.1 innings. Since Allen doesn't seem to have completely righted the ship during his time in the minors, he's tough to rely on as a streaming option against an Arizona lineup that has produced a 117 wRC+ versus lefties this season.

Miranda is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Miranda will get the night off Monday against Kyle Hendricks and the Cubs. Royce Lewis will play third base while Matt Wallner operates as the Twins' designated hitter.

Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Lee started in 24 consecutive games after being called up from Triple-A St. Paul, but he's been out of the starting nine in consecutive games, with both absences coming against righties. Austin Martin will cover second base once again and may have vaulted ahead of Lee on the depth chart while the latter player has slashed .174/.259/.174 over his last seven games.

Buxton (undisclosed) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Buxton was removed from Sunday's win over the White Sox after colliding with the outfield wall while making a leaping catch, but the Twins revealed following the game that the 30-year-old was medically cleared and removed strictly as a precaution. The center fielder's absence from the lineup Monday might suggest otherwise, so fantasy managers will want to keep close tabs on Buxton's status in the days to come. Manuel Margot will cover center field Monday and bat eighth.

Martinez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Arizona.

Martinez will hit the bench for the third time in five games, including for a second straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher (Zac Gallen). Since the All-Star break, Martinez has gone 12-for-56 (.214 average) with four RBI and five runs scored, and his downturn in productivity looks as though it could cost him his regular spot in the lineup. Tyler Freeman will replace Martinez in center field for the second day in a row.

Schneemann is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Arizona.

The lefty-hitting Schneemann will take a seat Monday, even though right-hander Zac Gallen is taking the mound for the Diamondbacks. He'll cede duties at shortstop to Brayan Rocchio, who will bat ninth.

Wagner has seven hits in his first three games with Triple-A Buffalo, including two doubles, one home run, and a 3:2 BB:K.

Acquired as part of the package from the Astros for Yusei Kikuchi, Wagner is making a strong early statement to begin his time in the Blue Jays organization. With Toronto having waved the white flag at the trade deadline and looking ahead to 2025, the 26-year-old son of All-Star closer Billy Wagner figures to make his MLB debut later this season given his .342/.449/.477 slash line at Triple-A in 79 career games at the level. Wagner has played second base in all three of his games with Buffalo, but he could be used as a utility infielder in the majors.

Lambert (shoulder) was returned from his rehab assignment Saturday, MLB.com reports.

Lambert began a rehab assignment July 19 and made a second appearance on the 23rd. The club provided no additional information except that his shoulder strain has been aggravated. However, Lambert's season is likely in jeopardy as he has been on the injured list since March 28.

Baldwin went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Twins.

Baldwin slugged his first career home run Saturday and followed that up with his second multi-hit game since being recalled July 19. He's also moved up to second in the order as the White Sox attempt to find long-term pieces to their lineup, hitting in between Miguel Vargas and Luis Robert.