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Lowe started at first base and went 2-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Lowe made his starting debut for the Guardians and should remain a starter whenever the club faces a right-hander. He was a big part of Cleveland overcoming an early 3-0 deficit, lacing a game-tying, two-run single the fifth inning. He and Rhys Hoskins will work the platoon at first base, as the team demoted Kyle Manzardo on Monday after acquiring Lowe from the Reds.

Contreras was removed from Wednesday's game against the White Sox due to an illness, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Contreras had gone 1-for-1 with a walk and an RBI before the illness forced him out of the game in the fifth inning. Nick Sogard will fill in as Boston's first baseman and could continue to do so if Contreras needs to miss additional time.

Guerrero is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, with manager John Schneider noting that the first baseman is "dealing with hamstring tightness and other stuff," Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Schneider didn't seem to be concerned that Guerrero would miss time beyond Wednesday, as the 27-year-old's absence from the lineup looks to be a maintenance day more than anything. Though Guerrero appeared to be uncomfortable after running out a groundball in Tuesday's 7-2 loss, Schneider said after the game Guerrero was "just tight, tired" and that it was "nothing major," per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. Kazuma Okamoto will man first base and bat second for Toronto in the series finale in Houston.

The Athletics placed Kurtz on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a strained right thumb.

Kurtz visited a hand specialist Monday after sitting out the final two games of the Athletics' weekend series versus the Tigers due to the thumb injury, and he'll be out for at least another week after being diagnosed with an acute on chronic volar plate tear of the MCP joint, per Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. The 23-year-old is receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday and is without an official timeline to return.

Aranda went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 13-9 win over Colorado.

Aranda was a hit machine, logging four hits for the first time since May 3. It was a much-needed performance for the first baseman, who entered Monday's contest batting just .183 in 15 games since the All-Star break. Otherwise, the 28-year-old has put together a strong campaign, slashing .286/.376/.437 with 14 homers, 67 RBI and 53 runs across 109 contests.

Garcia went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 13-7 loss to the Cardinals.

Making his Yankees debut, Garcia made an immediate splash Monday. His RBI upside could take a slight hit in the interim from the move away from a Nationals lineup with All-Stars James Wood and CJ Abrams, but that should change once New York gets Cody Bellinger (hamstring) and Aaron Judge (ribs) back from the injured list later this year. Through 361 at-bats, Garcia is hitting .285 with 24 homers, 20 doubles, five triples and 78 RBI.

The Guardians optioned Manzardo to Triple-A Columbus on Monday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Manzardo, who has struggled at the plate in his last 30 games, will make his first trip to Triple-A this season. This year, the 26-year-old has batted .215/.306/.378 with 13 home runs and 39 RBI in 356 plate appearances. With Cleveland's additions of Jo Adell and Nathaniel Lowe on Monday's trade deadline, Manzardo and David Fry were replaced on the active roster.

Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.

On the bench for a second straight matchup versus a right-hander (Michael McGreevy), Goldschmidt looks like he could be headed for the short side of a platoon at first base with the newly acquired Luis Garcia. Yankees manager Aaron Boone acknowledged as much prior to Monday's contest, telling Bryan Hoch of MLB.com that Goldschmidt is likely to see most of his starts versus left-handed pitching moving forward. Goldschmidt has posted a monstrous .987 OPS in 143 plate appearances versus lefties this season, compared to a .581 OPS across 177 plate appearances versus righties.

Contreras went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Dodgers.

Contreras was back in action after missing one game due to a head injury. He's batting .143 (3-for-21) with eight walks and one home run over the last eight contests.

Lewis went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-6 loss to Seattle.

Lewis crushed a three-run homer to center field as part of a five-run eighth inning for Minnesota. The 27-year-old is riding an eight-game hitting streak, though Sunday's two-hit effort was his first multi-hit game during the stretch. In 78 contests this season, Lewis is slashing .221/.300/.406 with 12 homers, 37 RBI, 38 runs and 10 stolen bases.