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Canzonze is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians in order to rest his ailing right hamstring, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Canzone missed one game after sustaining the right hamstring injury last Sunday versus Boston, but he returned Wednesday and started three of the past four games. He doesn't appear to have suffered a setback and is instead just resting the hamstring, so Canzone will most likely return to the lineup Monday against the Angels.

Kurtz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Joey Meneses will pick up a start at first base while Kurtz receives a breather for just the second time all season and for the first time since April 1. Kurtz will be joined on the bench by shortstop Jacob Wilson (shoulder) and Tyler Soderstrom (hip), both of whom are day-to-day with injuries.

Bubic (elbow) allowed a hit and no walks with no strikeouts across two scoreless innings in Saturday's rehab start with Triple-A Omaha.

Bubic resumed his rehab assignment Wednesday by tossing a perfect inning, and Saturday marked another positive step as the left-hander completed two scoreless innings on 22 pitches (15 strikes). He has been sidelined since May 18 due to left elbow soreness, though his initial rehab assignment was halted after one outing June 9 because of left shoulder discomfort. A return to Kansas City before the All-Star break remains possible, but if the left-hander gets fully stretched out, he likely won't get activated until after the break. The Royals will evaluate how Bubic feels Sunday before determining his next steps, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

Triolo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Triolo's streak of 10 consecutive starts will come to an end, and with Konnor Griffin returning from the injured list Friday, Triolo appears headed back to a utility role. The 28-year-old infielder has a career-low .592 OPS through 167 plate appearances this season.

Davis will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Reds.

Davis will claim his third start in four games after going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two additional runs in his previous three contests. He looks to have worked his way into a timeshare at catcher with Endy Rodriguez, who has been the far better performer of the two through the halfway point of the season.

The Guardians optioned Halpin to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old was called up by Cleveland in mid-June and played 10 games during this stint in the majors, going 4-for-23 with a triple, five runs and eight strikeouts. Halpin is heading back to Columbus to clear space for the return of Chase DeLauter (rib) from the injured list.

Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The 26-year-old is on the bench for the third time in four games and looks to be part of a timeshare at catcher with Henry Davis. Rodriguez has been the far better producer of the two this season, submitting an .823 OPS in 99 plate appearances with the Pirates. Davis, meanwhile, has delivered a .558 OPS over 157 plate appearances.

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday that Langford (hamstring) will remain on the 10-day injured list through the All-Star break, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Langford will be eligible to come off the IL on July 7, but rather than rushing him back on the field for the final week of the first half, the Rangers will keep him out through the break to provide more time for his strained let hamstring to heal. Evan Carter was reinstated from the 10-day IL on Sunday in a corresponding move and will settle back in as the Rangers' primary center fielder, while Langford's absence should give Alejandro Osuna a longer leash as the team's main option in left field.

McLain is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Cincinnati will go with Elly De La Cruz and Edwin Arroyo as its starters in the middle infield for the second day in a row while McLain is relegated to the bench. Arroyo has generated a modest .644 OPS since his call-up from Triple-A Louisville on June 1 and may need to improve his production to seize control of the everyday job at second base, but McLain hasn't done much to earn himself a larger share of the playing time. After going hitless in eight at-bats over his last three starts, his batting average has dropped to .198 on the season.

The Tigers activated Flaherty (ankle) from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Astros, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

The veteran right-hander has spent the past couple weeks on the shelf due to a left peroneal strain, but he's ready to rejoin Detroit's rotation after one rehab start with Double-A Erie. Flaherty has yet to find much consistency on the mound in 2026 with a 5.35 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 78:34 K:BB across 65.2 innings.