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Vaughn (illness) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Vaughn was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's 6-2 loss due to the ailment, but he apparently made enough progress to make his return to the starting nine for the series finale. Since the All-Star break, Vaughn is slashing just .180/.226/.320 with two home runs, five RBI and four runs in 13 games.

The Guardians optioned Cantillo to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

The left-hander surrendered three runs over four innings during his start Saturday against the Orioles, and he'll head to Triple-A in favor of bullpen depth. Cantillo should be a candidate to rejoin the Guardians for Thursday's doubleheader in Minnesota.

Meadows is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Meadows will retreat to the bench for the series finale after he came off the 10-day injured list and started in center field in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over Kansas City. He played all 10 innings in the victory, going 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored. With Meadows reporting no setbacks with his hamstring coming out of Saturday's contest, he's most likely sitting Sunday in a pre-planned maintenance day coming off the injury. The youngster is still expected to be in store for regular starts in center field now that he's healthy again.

The Guardians optioned Curry to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday

The right-hander was dropped from Cleveland's starting rotation last week, and he'll head to Triple-A after he allowed four runs over three innings out of the bullpen Saturday. Curry has a 5.84 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB across 24.2 frames in the majors this season.

Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Rogers had started behind the plate in the previous two contests, but he'll hit the bench for the series finale with Kansas City while Dillon Dingler handles catching duties. The two backstops could be deployed in a timeshare until one clearly separates himself from the other as the preferred option.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Langford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox due to back tightness, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.

It's the second straight game on the bench for Langford, though Bochy said that the Rangers have "minimal" concern about the injury, per Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com. The 22-year-old could be available off the bench Sunday, but the Rangers will likely attempt to avoid using him to provide two full days of rest.

Isbel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Isbel will hit the bench Sunday since southpaw Brant Hurter is scheduled to work as Detroit's primary pitcher. Garrett Hampson will start in center field and bat eighth in the series finale.

Melendez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Melendez will take a seat for the series finale since lefty Brant Hurter is scheduled to work as Detroit's primary pitcher. Dairon Blanco is starting in left field and batting ninth Sunday.

Massey is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Righty Alex Faedo is starting Sunday for Detroit, but the lefty-hitting Massey is on the bench since Faedo is serving as an opener for lefty Brant Hurter. Salvador Perez will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Freddy Fermin starts behind the plate.

Blanco stole a base and scored a run as a pinch runner in Saturday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Tigers.

This was his first steal in his last seven games, a span in which he's gone 2-for-9 and was also caught stealing once. Blanco's role hasn't changed after the trade deadline, as he remains a depth outfielder and speed option off the bench. For the year, he's 19-for-24 in steals while adding a home run, five RBI, 25 runs scored and a .237/.280/.301 slash line over 101 plate appearances.