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

As expected, Gordon was returned to Triple-A after he was called up to the big club to serve as its 27th man in Saturday's doubleheader with the Giants. He started the second game of the twin bill, giving up four earned runs on nine hits and no walks while striking out five over six innings in a 5-0 loss. Gordon has been dealt a loss in each of his first three big-league starts while producing an 8.80 ERA and 1.76 WHIP in those outings.

Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

Murphy will sit Sunday for the second time in three games. He went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Mets. Travis d'Arnaud will start behind home plate and bat fifth.

Rosario is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Mets.

The lefty-hitting Rosario will retreat to the dugout Sunday with the Mets sending southpaw David Peterson to the mound. Luke Williams will start in left field and bat ninth.

Kelenic is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Since July 10, Kelenic has gone just 3-for-51 with a 29.3 percent strikeout rate. He will retreat to the dugout for Sunday's series finale, with Ramon Laureano starting in center field and batting sixth against Mets southpaw David Peterson.

Hicks, who had been scheduled to start Sunday against the Rockies, is expected to be available out of the bullpen for the series finale with Colorado, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Previous reports had suggested that Hicks was on track to move to the bullpen in the near future in anticipation of Alex Cobb's (hip/shoulder) return from the 60-day injured list. Even though Cobb isn't expected to be activated until around the middle of the upcoming week, the Giants will get a head start on shifting Hicks to the bullpen. Hicks will likely work in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Erik Miller on Sunday, but the right-hander could fill a more versatile multi-inning role out of the bullpen once Cobb is back in the fold. After signing a four-year, $44 million deal with the Giants over the winter and clinching a spot in the Opening Day rotation, Hicks got off to a strong start to the campaign but has faded of late. Over his last five starts, Hicks has gone 0-4 with an 8.18 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 22:13 K:BB across 22 innings.

Miller will serve as the Giants' opening pitcher in Sunday's game against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Jordan Hicks was slated to start in the series finale Sunday, but it looks like he'll be available out of the bullpen as a bulk reliever behind Miller. The left-handed reliever will be serving as an opener for the 10th time this season. Over his last 10 appearances, Miller has posted a 1.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB across 9.2 innings.

Realmuto is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Guardians.

Realmuto will take a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with one run scored across the first two games of the series. Garrett Stubbs will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo.

The Cardinals recalled Leahy from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

The move corresponds with the Cardinals designating right-hander Giovanny Gallegos for assignment. Leahy's last major-league outing was July 21 against Atlanta, when he pitched two scoreless innings and notched his first major-league save. Across 19 major-league outings this season, Leahy has a 3.90 ERA and 1.05 WHIP across 32.1 innings.

Chourio (ear) is starting in right field and batting third in Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Chourio was left out of Saturday's lineup due to an ear infection, but he appears to be over the issue and will return for the series finale Sunday. For the month of July, Chourio is slashing .318/.366/.455 with four stolen bases, six doubles, one home run, nine RBI and 10 runs scored across 71 plate appearances.

The Mets optioned Stewart to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

The move is to make room on the 26-man roster for outfielder Jesse Winker, who was acquired by the Mets on Saturday. Stewart has struggled in July, batting 3-for-25 with six walks and eight strikeouts, and has a slash line of .172/.326/.298 across 187 major-league plate appearances this season.