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Dixon is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Indians, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Dixon started all three of the Tigers' games in Kansas City over the weekend, going 3-for-10 with a pair of doubles, a walk, three RBI and two runs. The 27-year-old looks locked in as Detroit's primary first baseman, but he'll take a seat in the series opener in Cleveland while Niko Goodrum mans the position.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

The reigning American League Player of the Week will take a seat with a tough southpaw (James Paxton) on the bump for New York. After a huge four-game series in Baltimore over the weekend during which he went 8-for-17 with three home runs, seven RBI and six runs, Lowe looks poised to see fairly steady work even with Ji-Man Choi's recent return from the injured list crowding the Rays' first-base/designated-hitter ranks.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs overall in a win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Goldschmidt's 416-foot blast to left in the third inning extended the Cardinals' lead to 4-0 and served as his third round tripper of July. The extra-base hits are finally starting to materialize for the 31-year-old, after a largely frustrating first half during which he made plenty of hard contact but saw relatively modest return. Factoring in Sunday's production, Goldschmidt already has five extra-base hits (two doubles, three homers) in nine July games, just one fewer than the six extra-base knocks he generated during all of June.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over the Orioles on Sunday.

Lowe followed up an impressive performance in Saturday's doubleheader nightcap by crossing the plate with half of the Rays' runs Sunday. The rookie has swung a blistering hot bat since returning from the All-Star break, going 8-for-17 with a double, three home runs, seven RBI, a walk and six runs over the four-game weekend set against the Orioles.

Flores (foot) will transition his rehab from the rookie-level Arizona League to Triple-A Reno, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Flores played four games at the rookie level, going 7-for-13 with four doubles and a triple. Next up, the 27-year-old veteran will move up to Reno to face more advanced pitching and could be an option to rejoin the Diamondbacks in time for their upcoming homestand, which starts Thursday against Milwaukee. His return creates an infield logjam for manager Torey Lovullo, who will have four bodies for first, second and third base: Flores, Eduardo Escobar, Christian Walker and Jake Lamb.

Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and RBI single in a 12-4 victory against the Rangers on Sunday.

The 35-year-old is on one tremendous power surge, as he already has eight homers in nine games this month. Dating back to June 23, Gurriel has 11 long balls in his last 15 contests. That's more than made up for his slow start in the home run department. Gurriel is hitting .281 with 16 home runs, 55 RBI, 52 runs and three steals in 345 at-bats this season.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in a victory over the Padres on Sunday.

After both teams were held scoreless for seven innings, Freeman delivered the first runs of the game with a three-run blast to right field in the top of the eighth. The long ball was the only extra-base hit for either team in a game that was dominated by pitching. Freeman has struggled a bit in July, hitting only .200 (7-for-35), but remains one of the elite hitters in the game with his overall .302/.387/.576 slash line, 24 home runs and 71 runs batted in.

Solano went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 8-3 win over Milwaukee.

It was just the second multi-RBI game of 2019 for the veteran infielder. Solano is still struggling to get every-day playing time, but he owns a respectable .307/.337/.398 slash line in 95 plate appearances.

Cooper went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Mets.

Cooper sent a solo shot off Robert Gsellman in the ninth inning in a brief comeback attempt that ultimately fell short. He's gone deep three times in the last four games, raising his OPS to .883 in 221 plate appearances this season.

The Blue Jays optioned Tellez to Triple-A Buffalo following Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees, Scott Mitchell of TSN.ca reports.

Tellez struck out as a pinch hitter in his lone at-bat of the game. With Tellez on the bench for the third time in five games and having seen his playing time drop steadily for the past couple of weeks, manager Charlie Montoyo indicated that a move to Buffalo will allow the first baseman/designated hitter to receive regular at-bats and refine his plate approach. Tellez will likely be back up with the Blue Jays when rosters expand in September, if not sooner.