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Lopez went 1-for-4 with a steal and a run scored in Sunday's 3-0 victory over the Angels.

The 26-year-old drew his fourth consecutive start at shortstop and stole second off Los Angeles starter Kyle Hendricks in the fourth. After popping a homer in his return from an ankle injury May 18, Lopez has been cold, batting .167 (3-for-18) across five games, though he has notched a pair of steals. Through 145 total plate appearances, Lopez is slashing .221/.297/.328 with three homers, 18 runs scored and 15 RBI while going 5-for-7 on steal attempts.

Farmer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

After a stretch of four straight starts, Farmer now finds himself on the bench for a second day in a row. The Rockies seem content to let Michael Toglia work through his struggles at the plate and aren't yet to ready to demote him to Triple-A Albuquerque, so despite a recent uptick in playing time, Farmer doesn't look like he'll take over as the team's everyday first baseman just yet.

Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

The Nationals included Garcia in the lineup Saturday against southpaw Kyle Harrison, but the second baseman will take a seat Sunday against lefty Robbie Ray. Nasim Nunez will get a start at the keystone in Garcia's stead.

Lopez went 1-for-3 with two walks, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Lopez has reached base safely in all five contests since he returned from an ankle injury. He's gone 3-for-18 (.167) with four walks, a home run and four RBI in that span. The infielder is up to a .220/.298/.331 slash line with three homers, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored and four steals across 35 contests. He's splitting time between second base and shortstop as part of a middle-infield mix that also includes Javier Sanoja and Ronny Simon, with all three players competing regularly for two spots.

Sosa is day-to-day with a left wrist injury, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Sosa hurt his wrist in the ninth inning during Friday's win over the Athletics, and the issue kept him out of the lineup Saturday. Manager Rob Thomson hopes to get the infielder three days off ahead of Tuesday's series opener against Atlanta. The lefty-hitting Bryson Stott made a rare start against a southpaw Saturday, and the Phillies may need to lean on him even more at second base until Sosa is healthy.

Sanoja is not in the Marlins' starting lineup against the Angels on Saturday.

Sanoja will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Friday's 7-4 loss to the Angels. Otto Lopez will shift to shortstop while Ronny Simon starts at second base and bats ninth.

Stott is starting at second base and batting seventh against the Athletics on Saturday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Stott will face off against a southpaw for the first time since April 8, with Jeffrey Springs taking the mound for the Athletics on Saturday. Stott has slashed .203/.236/.304 with three steals, two home runs and nine RBI since the beginning of May.

Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to St. Louis.

Marte gave Arizona an early lead with a fourth-inning home run. It was the second straight game with a homer for Marte, who has five long balls over the last eight games. He's gone deep eight times in 27 contests this season, with seven of those being solo shots.

Cronenworth is not in the lineup for Friday's tilt in Atlanta.

Cronenworth is an everyday player but will occasionally sit against tougher lefties, and Chris Sale -- who starts for Atlanta on Friday -- qualifies. Jose Iglesias will cover second base and bat seventh for the Padres.

McNeil is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Dodgers.

The left-handed-hitting McNeil will begin the contest on the bench as the Dodgers send southpaw Clayton Kershaw to the bump. Fellow left-handed-swinger Brett Baty will cover second base for the Mets.