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  • Hitting bench Sunday
    McKinstry is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Advice: With southpaw Tyler Anderson on the hill for the Angels, the lefty-hitting McKinstry will duck out of the lineup. Ryan Kreidler will step in for McKinstry at shortstop. Rotowire.com 14 minutes ago
    Zach McKinstryDET - 2B,3B,SS,OF
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  • On bench against lefty
    Keith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

    Advice: Keith has gone 2-for-20 over his past five games and will sit Sunday as lefty Tyler Anderson takes the mound for the Halos. Andy Ibanez will man the keystone and bat leadoff in the series finale. Rotowire.com 25 minutes ago
  • Getting day off
    Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Advice: For the first time since Mookie Betts landed on the 10-day injured list June 17 with a fractured wrist, Rojas will head to the bench. While taking over as the Dodgers' everyday shortstop over the past two weeks, Rojas slashed a robust .350/.386/.450 with four extra-base hits (all doubles) over a stretch of 11 starts. Enrique Hernandez will occupy shortstop Sunday in Rojas' stead. Rotowire.com 59 minutes ago
  • Exiting starting nine Sunday
    Biggio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

    Advice: Biggio will head to the bench after he started at third base over the first two games of the series, going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. Chris Taylor will step in at third base in place of Biggio, who is slashing just .167/.265/.167 with a 35.3 percent strikeout rate since being acquired from the Blue Jays on June 12. Rotowire.com Today, 11:24 am
    Cavan BiggioLAD - 1B,2B,3B,OF
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  • Sitting in second straight game
    Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

    Advice: Espinal will hit the bench for the second straight day after he had started in six straight games at either third base or designated hitter. With Noelvi Marte recently getting reinstated from an 80-game suspension to begin the season and with Jake Fraley and Jeimer Candelario returning to the lineup Saturday and Sunday, respectively, after multi-game absences, Espinal's opportunities are expected to become more limited moving forward. Rotowire.com Today, 11:12 am
  • Retreating to bench Sunday
    Freeman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Advice: Though he's on the bench for Sunday's series finale, Freeman appears to have moved back into a quasi-everyday role with Will Brennan (ribs) recently landing on the injured list. Freeman, who has slashed .169/.272/.268 thus far in June, had started in each of the Guardians' last five games. Rotowire.com Today, 10:57 am
    Tyler FreemanCLE - 2B,3B,SS,OF
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  • Back to bench Sunday
    Arias is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

    Advice: Arias started in five of the past six games while seeing action at three different positions, but he'll head to the bench in Sunday's series finale. The Guardians should continue to open up regular playing time for Arias against left-handed pitching, but his starting opportunities against right-handed pitching may be more sporadic while the Guardians have all of their regular hitters available with the exception of outfielder Will Brennan (ribs), who was recently placed on the injured list. Rotowire.com Today, 10:55 am
    Gabriel AriasCLE - 1B,3B,SS,OF
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  • Scratched with foot soreness
    Vierling was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels due to left foot soreness.

    Advice: Vierling suffered the injury during Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Angels, when he fouled a pitch off his foot in the top of the 10th. Preliminary X-rays came back clean, but the 27-year-old wasn't moving well in pregame workouts Sunday, per Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Vierling should be considered day-to-day and will have Monday's team off day to aid in his recovery ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Minnesota. Rotowire.com Today, 10:54 am
  • Late scratch Sunday
    Davis was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

    Advice: The 31-year-old is likely perfectly healthy, but Juan Soto's (hand) late addition to the starting nine will bump Davis from the lineup. He's gone 1-for-9 with a double, two walks, an RBI and a run in three games since being acquired by the Yankees last weekend. Rotowire.com Today, 10:49 am