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Rincones is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

The Phillies will spare the left-handed-hitting Rincones from a matchup with a lefty starter (Noah Cameron) and will send him to the bench for the series finale in Kansas City. Edmundo Sosa will pick up a start in the corner outfield in place of the 25-year-old rookie, who is slashing .196/.222/.353 with two home runs, six RBI and five runs across 54 plate appearances since being called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on June 12.

Rodon (elbow) is not expected to be ready to rejoin the Yankees' rotation until around mid-August, Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports.

Rodon landed on the 15-day injured list this past Friday with a left elbow injury. While the hurler's UCL is uncompromised, he is dealing with significant inflammation that's likely to keep him shelved for at least 4-to-6 weeks. The southpaw got a late start to the season while recovering from offseason elbow surgery, so the Yankees undoubtedly will tread lightly here. Rodon has turned in a 3.30 ERA and 52:26 K:BB over 46.1 innings covering nine starts for the Yankees this season.

Crawford is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

As per usual, the left-handed-hitting Crawford will hit the bench while the Phillies face off against a lefty starter (Noah Cameron) in the series finale in Kansas City. Derek Hill will fill in for Crawford in center field and will bat ninth.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that Cabrera (hamstring) resumed a throwing program this weekend, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

Cabrera is limited to playing catch, but after the Cubs came away encouraged by how his strained hamstring responded over the weekend, he could advance to throwing off a mound later this week before the team heads into the All-Star break. The right-hander probably won't be ready to return from the 15-day injured list immediately coming out of the break, but he'll have a shot at rejoining the Chicago rotation before the end of July if he steers clear of any setbacks with his hamstring while building back up.

Crews went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's loss to the Pirates.

Getting another start in center field in place of Jacob Young (hand), Crews took Gregory Soto deep in the eighth inning for the Nationals' final run in an 11-5 loss, and his sixth long ball of the season. Crews snapped a 13-game power drought with the blast, but he's remained somewhat productive during that time. Over his last 15 contests, the 24-year-old sports a .310/.385/.466 slash line with three doubles, two homers, three steals, four RBI and 12 runs.

Bichette went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Sunday's win over Atlanta.

The 28-year-old infielder continues to put a shaky start to his first season with the Mets behind him. Over 31 games since the beginning of June, Bichette is slashing .331/.358/.532 with 14 extra-base hits including five homers, 18 runs and 22 RBI.

Sands (forearm) threw a bullpen session June 27, MLB.com reports.

Sands reportedly came away encouraged from that throwing session, but the Twins haven't confirmed whether the right-hander has gotten in any mound work in the week since. The 28-year-old reliever has been on the shelf since May 2 due to a mild forearm strain and still looks to be at least a few weeks away from making his return from the 15-day injured list.

Ewing went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over Atlanta.

The rookie center fielder took Martin Perez deep in the second inning, Ewing's fifth homer of the season and third in the last 11 games -- a stretch in which he's delivered a .314/.400/.600 slash line with a double, six runs and seven RBI. He's also stolen a base but has been caught stealing three times in that span, leaving him with a shaky 8-for-14 showing on the basepaths since his mid-May promotion.

Acton (shoulder) was expected to resume facing hitters last week, MLB.com reports.

The Twins haven't confirmed whether Acton has completed a live batting practice, but he was on track to take the next step forward in his rehab process after he tossed four bullpen sessions without issue since landing on the injured list April 28. Given the length of his stint on the shelf due to a right shoulder strain, Acton could need an extended rehab assignment before rejoining the Minnesota bullpen.

Lindor went 1-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over Atlanta.

The shortstop reached on an error to lead off the game, singled in the second inning and drew a free pass in the ninth, coming around to score each time. Lindor is gaining some momentum at the plate, hitting safely in four straight contests while going 5-for-16 with a homer, two RBI and four runs, but on the season he still carries what would be a career-low .690 OPS through 145 plate appearances.