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

Crooks will be held out of the lineup for the second straight day while the Cardinals go with Ivan Herrera behind the plate for the series finale, after Pedro Pages had handled catching duties in Saturday's 9-6 win. Since being called up from Triple-A Memphis on May 29, Crooks has gone 5-for-25 (.200 average) with one home run, four RBI and two runs.

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

Rookie JJ Wetherholt will slide over from his usual spot at second base to make his first MLB start at shortstop while Winn rests in the series finale. Winn had started in each of St. Louis' last five games, going 3-for-20 with a double, a stolen base, two walks, four runs and two RBI during that stretch.

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 had been held out of the lineup for each of the previous three games, when Milwaukee faced three right-handed starters or bulk relievers. Rengifo has gone just 4-for-24 (.167 average) at the plate over his last nine games and appears to have faded into a utility role with Joey Ortiz regaining favor on the left side of the Milwaukee 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 an odd man out on the left side of the infield of late.

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 (lat strain) threw from a mound this week for the first time since undergoing lat surgery, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

It's still a pretty long progression for the Nationals' third-rated prospect. He's continuing his throwing progression at their spring training complex in Florida.

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.

The Athletics recalled Basso from Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday.

Basso was up with the A's for a couple weeks earlier this season and will now get another look in the big leagues. The 28-year-old made three appearances during that prior MLB stint and gave up two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout and one walk over 2.2 innings.

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-hitting Bauers will take a seat while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the rubber in the series finale. Andrew Vaughn will get the starting nod at first base and will bat second.

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

With the Phillies sending a tough southpaw in Cristopher Sanchez to the bump for the series finale, the Brewers will elect to give the left-handed-hitting 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.