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Martin will start at second base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Martin will crack the Minnesota lineup for the fifth time in six games, with three starts coming in left field and the other two coming at the keystone. The Twins should continue to open up regular playing time for the right-handed-hitting Martin against left-handed pitching, but his opportunities to start against right-handers may be more sporadic.

Santana is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Jose Miranda will get the starting nod at first base while Santana takes a seat for the first time since July 8. Santana went hitless in the first two games of the series, but he owns a respectable .734 OPS over his 13 starts since the All-Star break.

Jeffers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Jeffers will take a seat for the series finale as he and Christian Vazquez continue to alternate turns behind the dish. Neither of the two backstops has made consecutive starts at catcher since the All-Star break.

Caballero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Houston.

Caballero started the previous four games but will head to the bench Sunday after going 2-for-16 with two doubles, a walk and nine strikeouts during that stretch. Curtis Mead will start at third base and bat third in the series finale versus the Astros.

Morel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Morel went deep in his first two games after being acquired by Tampa Bay, but he'll sit Sunday after going 0-for-5 with three walks and four strikeouts in his past two contests. Josh Lowe will serve as the designated hitter in the series finale at Houston while Dylan Carlson starts in right field.

Sheets is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Sheets had been scheduled to get the day off in Saturday's 6-2 loss, but he ended up starting at first base while going 0-for-3 with a run scored after Andrew Vaughn was scratched with an illness. With Vaughn drawing back into the starting nine Sunday, Sheets will get the chance to rest up in the series finale.

Fletcher is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Fletcher had started each of the White Sox's last four games in the outfield, going 3-for-11 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI over that stretch. Though he'll be on the bench for the series finale, the lefty-hitting Fletcher looks like he'll be given the opportunity to play regularly against right-handed pitching after the White Sox shipped Tommy Pham to the Cardinals prior to the trade deadline.

The Guardians selected Gillispie's contract from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Gillispie has a 4.01 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 89:40 K:BB across 89.2 innings at Triple-A this season, and he'll now receive his first taste of the majors. He should serve as a long-relief option for Cleveland.

The Guardians recalled Morgan from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Morgan has spent the past month in the minors but is back with Cleveland ahead of Sunday's series finale versus Baltimore. The right-hander has a 1.98 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 10:5 K:BB over 13.2 big-league innings this season.

Sosa will start at third base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Twins.

After starting each of the previous three games at the keystone, Sosa will man the hot corner Sunday while Miguel Vargas gets a day out of the infield and serves as the club's designated hitter. Sosa has gone 1-for-12 through four games since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Charlotte, and he'll likely need to pick up the pace at the plate in order to hold down a full-time role with the big club for the balance of the season.