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

Though he'll be part of the starting nine Sunday while southpaw Cristopher Sanchez toes the rubber for Philadelphia, Rengifo was out of the lineup the previous three games when Milwaukee faced right-handed starters or bulk relievers. Rengifo has gone just 4-for-24 (.167 average) over his last nine games and appears to have faded into a utility role, with the Brewers having prioritized Joey Ortiz and David Hamilton ahead of him on the left side of the infield.

Ortiz will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Ortiz will stick in the starting nine for the seventh time in eight games while he's maintained a serviceable .280/.357/.400 slash line thus far in June. With Ortiz's playing time on the upswing, Luis Rengifo has been the odd man out on the left side of the infield.

Frelick is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Frelick will be joined on the bench by fellow left-handed hitters Brice Turang, Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich while the Brewers go with a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Phillies lefty Cristopher Sanchez. Blake Perkins will step in for Frelick in right field and will bat seventh.

Susana threw from a mound this week for the first time since undergoing lat surgery last September, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

The Nationals' pitching prospect still has a long way to go in his recovery, however. Susana will continuing his throwing progression at the team's spring training complex in Florida, and as yet there's no target date for him to return to game action.

Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Yelich will be joined on the bench by fellow left-handed hitters Brice Turang, Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick while the Brewers go with a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Phillies lefty Cristopher Sanchez. William Contreras will serve as the Brewers' designated hitter in place of Yelich.

Bauers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

After starting in each of the last five games, the left-handed hitter will take a seat while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the rubber. Andrew Vaughn will get the starting nod at first base in place of Bauers and bat second.

Turang is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

With the Phillies sending a tough southpaw to the bump in Cristopher Sanchez, the Brewers will elect to give Turang a rare day off. David Hamilton will cover second base in place of Turang, who is out of the starting nine for the first time since May 3.

Crawford is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The left-handed hitter will hit the bench for the second day in a row while the Brewers send another southpaw to the hill in Kyle Harrison. Derek Hill will start in center field in place of Crawford.

The Rockies optioned Stevens to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.

Stevens was called up for his Rockies debut May 21 but struggled mightily in 16 games, going 2-for-28 with five walks and 13 strikeouts. The 27-year-old will now return to Albuquerque, where he's batting .362 with three homers and six steals through 40 contests this season.

Rojas said that he's available off the bench for Sunday's game against the White Sox after aggravating a right shin injury Saturday, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

The veteran infielder didn't start Saturday but entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter for Alex Freeland. Rojas noted that he initially hurt his shin during the Dodgers' previous series in Pittsburgh, and he tweaked it again Saturday while grounding out. He was able to stay in the game on defense but got pulled in the top of the seventh after reaching base on a walk. Rojas told Plunkett that he elected to pull himself from the game because he didn't want to be further compromised while Yoshinobu Yamamoto was in the midst of a perfect game. Rojas doesn't expect his shin to be a serious concern.