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Lee is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.

Though Zach McKinstry will cover second base Friday, Lee appears to have emerged as the Tigers' primary option at the keystone since Gleyber Torres aggravated a left oblique injury June 15 and landed back on the shelf. Lee had started at second base in eight of the Tigers' previous nine games, going 9-for-26 (.346 average) with two doubles, two runs and one RBI over that span.

The Tigers transferred Perez (orbital) to the 60-day injured list Friday.

With the team claiming Yilber Diaz off waivers from the Diamondbacks, Detroit needed to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Perez will miss a couple months at minimum after he sustained a left orbital fracture in pregame warmups June 16.

Meyers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Riding the bench for a fourth straight game, Meyers appears to have lost his grip on a regular role in the Houston outfield after putting together dismal .203/.261/.317 slash line over 134 plate appearances on the season. Since Meyers was last included in the lineup Monday, Taylor Trammell and Brice Matthews have picked up two starts apiece in center field.

Frelick is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Cubs.

It's right-hander Colin Rea on the bump for the Cubs, but the left-handed-hitting Frelick will nonetheless begin the series opener on the bench. Jake Bauers is occupying right field for the Brewers, and Andrew Vaughn is in the lineup at first base.

Rice is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.

With lefty Payton Tolle on the mound for Boston, the Yankees are giving Rice his first day off since May 7. Since the start of June, Rice is slashing just .224/.313/.412 with five homers, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and an 11:24 BB:K across 96 trips to the plate. Paul Goldschmidt is leading off and manning first base for the Yankees, with Amed Rosario hitting second as the designated hitter.

The Marlins optioned Norby to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

Norby is slashing only .194/.306/.290 in June and had started back-to-back games on only one occasion. He will aim to get his swing in order at Jacksonville.

The Marlins optioned Brzykcy to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

Brzykcy was with the big club for a few days but did not make any appearances. He's clearing off the active roster to make space for Max Meyer (bereavement), who will start Friday in St. Louis.

The Blue Jays are expected to promote Keys from Triple-A Buffalo ahead of Saturday's game against the Rangers, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Keys is with the Blue Jays for the start of the weekend series against Texas, but the move won't be made official until Saturday. Between Double-A and Triple-A this season, Keys has slashed .284/.409/.619 with 21 homers, 54 RBI, 55 runs scored, seven stolen bases and a 39:66 BB:K across 286 plate appearances. A corner infielder by trade, Keys doesn't have a clear path at those positions with Kazuma Okamoto and Vladimir Guerrero manning third base and first base, respectively. George Springer has also seen all of his at-bats at designated hitter this season. However, Toronto seems to want to inject Keys' power into the lineup.

The Marlins recalled Pauley from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.

Pauley sports just a .165/.211/.271 batting line across 33 games during his time with the Marlins this season. Miami has received very little offensively from third base, so Pauley could get another chance there, but there's no guarantee he'll play regularly.

The Marlins activated Meyer from the bereavement list Friday.

Meyer had been away from the club all week while tending to a personal matter. He will not miss a turn in the rotation, as Meyer is slated to take the ball Friday on the road in St. Louis. The right-hander will carry an 8-0 record and 2.80 ERA into Friday's outing against the Cardinals.