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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Diaz started both games of Saturday's doubleheader, going 2-for-8 with a solo home run, double, walk and two runs. He'll likely just be getting a maintenance day in the series finale as Mike Brosseau fills in for him at the hot corner.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

He'll sit for the third time in five games and looks to have slipped into a part-time role now that Justin Smoak and Randal Grichuk are healthy again after recent bouts with injuries. Since the beginning of June, Tellez has slashed just .216/.260/.423 with five home runs in 28 games.

Calhoun went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and another run scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Mariners.

Calhoun reached the 20-homer plateau for only the second time in his career with his second-inning solo shot. He also scored on a David Fletcher single in the fourth inning. The 31-year old has recorded multiple hits in five of his last eight games, going 12-for-36 with three homers and seven RBI in that span. Calhoun is now just six homers shy of his personal-best 26 from 2015. The right fielder has added 48 RBI and 54 runs scored in 88 games played this season.

Lowe went 2-for-5 with two two-run homers in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader in Baltimore.

Lowe went 0-for-3 with a walk during the matinee but came alive for the nightcap to deliver the first two-homer game of his career. The 24-year-old is slashing .286/.352/.571 with five home runs through his first 17 major-league games.

Cabrera is not in Saturday's lineup against the Astros.

Cabrera is 1-for-7 with three strikeouts and a walk in the first two games of the second half. Logan Forsythe will start at third base and hit sixth Saturday.

Diaz went 2-for-6 with an RBI single and three runs in a win over the Orioles on Friday.

Diaz helped the Rays get off to a hot start by contributing a timely single during a seven-run first inning. The talented 27-year-old sandwiched a pair of two-hit efforts around the All-Star break and is 12-for-38 (.316) with six doubles, four walks and 12 runs since June 29, a 10-game span.

Lowe, who is starting at first base and hitting fifth Saturday, could get some time at third base at some point this season, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays currently have six everyday players for five spots, so this would be a way to keep Lowe's bat in the lineup on a slightly more consistent basis. However, Yandy Diaz certainly doesn't deserve to see his playing time dip, so this may be more of an in-case-of-emergency situation. Lowe appears to be up for good, as he is now slashing .291/.355/.509 with three home runs in 62 plate appearances.

Voit (abdomen) was activated from the injured list and is hitting third Saturday against the Blue Jays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

As expected, Voit will rejoin the lineup for the second game of the second half. He hit .333/.442/.517 with three home runs in June.

Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Rangers.

The All-Star break apparently did little to cool down Gurriel. After going 0-for-4 on Thursday, the 35-year-old bounced back with his seventh long ball in seven July games. Gurriel is now slashing .277/.313/.485 with 15 homers and 52 RBI on the year.

Lowe went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs in a 16-4 victory over the Orioles on Friday.

The 24-year-old couldn't have asked for a better way to start the second half of the season. While Lowe did have two homers in the final three games before the break, he only had three hits in his most recent six games, so the four-hit performance was a surprise. Because he's still received a small sample of at-bats, the performance jumped his average more than 50 points. Lowe is now batting .291 with three home runs, seven RBI and 11 runs in 55 at-bats this season.