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Kyle Karros 3B | COL
Rockies' Kyle Karros: Taking seat Sunday
Karros is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.
Karros will hit the bench after he started in each of the last six games while going 2-for-20 with one walk and six strikeouts. Kyle Farmer will step in for Karros at third base and will bat seventh.
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Victor Robles RF | SEA
Mariners' Victor Robles: Out of Sunday's lineup
Robles is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Robles started the previous two games and will hit the bench Sunday after going 1-for-6 with three strikeouts and a caught stealing. Dominic Canzone will start in right field and bat seventh against veteran righty Kyle Hendricks.
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Logan Davidson SS | TB
Angels' Logan Davidson: Making fifth straight start
Davidson will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Davidson will draw his fifth straight start at first base after going 3-for-15 with a home run and a double over the past four games. The Angels appear content to give Davidson a look in a near-everyday role at the position until Nolan Schanuel (wrist) is cleared to make his return from the injured list.
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Oswald Peraza 2B | LAA
Angels' Oswald Peraza: Losing out on everyday role
Peraza is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Peraza will take a seat for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Though Peraza had earned regular starts at first base to begin the month, he appears to have since been supplanted by Logan Davidson as the Angels' top option at the position.
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Luis Rengifo LF | SD
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Sitting in second straight
Rengifo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
For the second day in a row, Rengifo will take a seat in favor of rookie Christian Moore, who will cover second base and bat fifth in the series finale. At 69-80, the Angels are effectively eliminated from playoff contention, so it wouldn't be surprising if the club moved Rengifo into a utility role over the final two weeks in order to open up regular playing time for Moore, who is viewed as the organization's long-term future at the keystone.
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Zachary Neto SS | LAA
Angels' Zach Neto: Remaining on bench Sunday
Neto (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Neto sustained a hand injury while taking a swing Thursday and will sit Sunday for the third consecutive game. The Angels have a team day off Monday, so the shortstop will have an extra day to recover before Tuesday's series opener in Milwaukee. Denzer Guzman will pick up another start at shortstop for the Halos.
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Wilmer Flores 1B | SF
Giants' Wilmer Flores: Stepping in for injured Smith
Flores will start at first base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Dodgers.
Flores has mostly occupied the short side of a platoon with Dominic Smith (hamstring) since the All-Star break, but with Smith landing on the injured list Saturday, Flores should get the chance to play on a near-everyday basis. The 34-year-old heads into Sunday's contest having produced a .238/.306/.375 slash line with 15 home runs, 67 RBI, 41 runs and one stolen base in 444 plate appearances on the season.
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Ben Rortvedt C | LAD
Dodgers' Ben Rortvedt: Takes over as primary catcher
Rortvedt will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Giants.
Rortvedt will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks poised to serve as the Dodgers' primary backstop until Los Angeles gets one of Will Smith (hand) or Dalton Rushing (shin) back from the injured list. Since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 4, Rortvedt has gone 7-for-22 (.318 average) with two doubles, one walk, five runs and two RBI in eight games.
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Max Muncy 3B | LAD
Dodgers' Max Muncy: Idle against southpaw
Muncy is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The left-handed-hitting Muncy will be held out of the lineup for second time in four games while the Dodgers face off against another left-handed starter (Robbie Ray). Enrique Hernandez will fill in for Muncy at third base and will bat eighth.