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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Monday's 6-3 win versus St. Louis.

The Texas first baseman extended the lead to 6-2 in the seventh inning when he crushed a 407-foot, two-run homer off reliever Chris Roycroft. It marks Lowe's fifth long ball of July, as he has enjoyed a stellar month so far, hitting .291 (23-for-79) with 16 RBI, 11 runs scored and 23 walks. Overall, the 29-year-old is now slashing .272/.366/.403 across 347 plate appearances this season.

Locklear is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Locklear will hit the bench Monday after going 1-for-14 with seven strikeouts against two walks while starting in four of the Mariners' first five games following his promotion from Triple-A Tacoma on July 23. Though an everyday role at first base opened up for Locklear when Ty France was designated for assignment last week, the 23-year-old could be on the outside looking in for playing time after the Mariners acquired Justin Turner from the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Turner should be a fixture in the lineup against both right- and left-handed pitching at either first base or designated hitter once he joins the team.

Naylor (general soreness) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Tigers.

The Guardians held Naylor out of the lineup for the past few days while he contended with what manager Stephen Vogt had described as several minor injuries, but a stint on the injured list never appeared to be in consideration for the slugging first baseman. Naylor had been available off the bench Saturday and Sunday against the Tigers, though the Guardians opted to stay away from him to give him two true rest days. The Guardians will be hoping that the time off was enough for Naylor to recharge after he had turned in a lowly .130/.231/.174 slash line over his first seven starts coming out of the All-Star break.

Guerrero went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI on Sunday against the Rangers.

Guerrero's blast with one out in the third was his 19th of the season and sixth over the last 10 games, a stretch during which he's collected at least one hit in each contest. Guerrero, who added an RBI sacrifice fly in the first, is batting .472 over his 10-game hitting streak with six homers, three doubles, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with four RBI and one run scored in Sunday's win against San Diego.

Interestingly, Mountcastle did not log an extra-base hit, instead plating four runners on a pair of two-run singles. The 27-year-old hasn't homered since July 6, but he has been productive for fantasy managers as part of a potent Orioles offense. The first baseman owns a .270 average with 12 home runs, 50 RBI and 46 runs scored in 96 games played this season.

Smith will sit Sunday against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Smith will head to the bench with left-hander Carlos Rodon on the mound. Romy Gonzalez will take over at first base and bat sixth versus New York.

Casas (ribs) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Worcester, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

The first baseman has been on the shelf over three months due to a strain and torn cartilage in his left rib cage, but he's now been cleared for game action. It's unclear how many rehab games Casas will require before rejoining the Red Sox, but he should have a chance to be activated during the first half of August.

Vaughn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Vaughn started the first nine games of the second half but will sit Sunday after going 7-for-35 with a .451 OPS during that stretch. Gavin Sheets will take over at first base and bat cleanup for the White Sox.

Naylor (undisclosed) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Phillies.

Manager Stephen Vogt said Naylor was "beat up" and given a few days to recover from his various ailments, though he is available off the bench for the series finale Sunday, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic. Over his last 10 outings, Naylor has gone 5-for-34 with two RBI, four walks and seven strikeouts. David Fry will start at first base and bat in the cleanup spot.

Schanuel went 1-for-2 with a solo homer and two walks in Saturday's loss to the Athletics.

Schanuel drew a leadoff walk in his first trip to the plate but was left stranded. He then came back with a solo homer in the bottom of the third, which would end up being the only run produced by the Angels' offense in the loss. The first baseman has now homered in back-to-back games and has hit safely in four of his last five. Over that latter stretch he's batting .333 (5-for-15) with three RBI and five runs scored. Schanuel has also drawn at least one walk in five consecutive games.