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Abreu went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Cubs.

Abreu gave his squad some insurance, putting the Pale Hose up 3-0 with his fifth-inning blast. The 32-year-old enjoyed a terrific first week of July heading into the All-Star break. He went 10-for-24 (.417 average) with two homers and six RBI. Abreu has collected multiple hits in four of his five games this month.

Beaty is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Padres, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Beaty started Saturday's game but will return to the bench Sunday with southpaw Joey Lucchesi on the mound for San Diego. Kyle Garlick will start in left field and bat sixth in the final game before the All-Star break.

Bour is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Bour had started three of the past four games at first base but failed to record a hit in 12 at-bats. Albert Pujols recently overcame a minor undisclosed injury and looks on track to handle the bulk of the starts at first base now that he's ostensibly healthy again.

Tellez will serve as the Blue Jays' designated hitter and will bat eighth Sunday against the Orioles.

Tellez's opportunities looked set to trend downward after Justin Smoak (quadriceps) was activated from the 10-day injured list June 28, but the 24-year-old has been able to stick in the lineup at least semi-regularly. He'll pick up a start for the fourth time in five games as the Blue Jays wrap up their first-half schedule.

Guerrero (illness) will start at third base and bat fifth Sunday against the Orioles.

Guerrero was forced to exit Saturday's 8-1 early due to a stomach illness, but he apparently made enough progress overnight for the Blue Jays to give him the green light to play in their final game before the All-Star break. The rookie, who has gone just 5-for-29 at the dish over his last 10 games, will look to end the first half of a high note before taking part in the Home Run Derby on Monday in Cleveland.

Cooper (leg) is starting at first base and batting third Sunday against the Braves, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper was pulled from Saturday's contest with right leg camps, but he's good to go following the early exit. The 28-year-old is in a bit of a slump as he is 4-for-22 with nine strikeouts over his last six games.

Lowe will serve as the Rays' designated hitter and will bat fifth Sunday against the Yankees.

After he was on the bench in his first game back with the big club Thursday, Lowe has started in all three of the Rays' subsequent contests. The lefty-hitting slugger will notably draw into the lineup for the series finale, even with the Rays facing a southpaw (James Paxton) for the second straight day. Lowe was able to overcome the lefty-on-lefty matchup with CC Sabathia on Saturday, going deep for the second time of the series in the seventh inning of the Rays' 4-3 win.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Giants.

His three-run shot in the eighth inning was too little too late for the Cards, but it did give Goldschmidt his second homer in as many nights and 16th of the season. The veteran slugger has hit safely in six straight games, pushing his slash line on the year to a still-disappointing .254/.344/.428, but he at least seems to be building up some momentum heading into the second half.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Mariners.

Olson's blast off Mariners starter Marco Gonzales extended the Athletics' lead to 2-0 in the third inning. Olson has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, batting .266 with five homers and nine RBI in that span. For the season, he's hitting .250/.332/.557 with 18 homers, 35 RBI and 32 runs scored in 56 games.

Cooper exited Saturday's game in Atlanta with right leg cramps, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Cooper collected his second hit of the afternoon during the sixth inning and was lifted for a pinch runner. He went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one walk. It doesn't appear to be a serious issue, but the Marlins could play it safe and keep Cooper out of the lineup Sunday with the All-Star break to follow.