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Rodgers (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Rodgers will head to the bench for the first time since July 24 after suffering a right hand contusion in Saturday's 7-4 win. The Rockies don't appear to be too concerned about the injury, as Rodgers could be available to pinch hit Sunday after his hand felt better when he was evaluated in the morning, according to Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette. Colorado is tentatively planning on having Rodgers rejoin the lineup during its upcoming two-game set in Houston that begins Tuesday.

Andrus went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and a run in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Andrus was productive out of the bottom of the order, snapping a 1-for-18 skid that had encompassed his last five games. The 32-year-old has cooled off in the second half after heading into the All-Star break with a solid .281/.303/.421 slash line over his last 28 first-half contests, but he's still managed to prevent sinking back to the depths of his abysmal first two months of the season.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Diaz looked poised for a spike in playing time after Jazz Chisholm was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Aug. 3, but that window closed a day later when Chisholm was reinstated from the IL. Now on the bench for the third time in four games, Diaz doesn't look set to receive regular work against either right-handed or left-handed pitching for the foreseeable future.

Frazier went 1-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in Saturday's win over Arizona.

The second baseman used his speed to generate a run in the eighth inning. He led off the frame with a single to center field, stole second base and raced around to score on a Manny Machado single. The steal was his first as a Padre, and Frazier has been struggling a bit with his new club, slashing .229/.259/.257 over nine games.

Estrada was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

With the Giants leaning heavily on their bullpen in recent games, Estrada was optioned to bring up reliever John Brebbia in a corresponding move. The versatile Estrada has a .303/.376/.447 slash line through 85 plate appearances, so he could be back with the big club soon.

Semien went 2-for-7 during Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, blasting a walkoff homer in Game 1 and hitting a double in Game 2.

Semien's homer in the seventh inning was a walkoff blast for Toronto in Game 1, and his double in the second contest of the twin bill extended his hitting streak to nine games. The shortstop has gone 10-for-35 (.286) with two homers, four RBI, six runs scored and seven extra-base hits in that span.

Altuve is out of the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve started the past 27 games and will receive the day off for Sunday's series finale. Aledmys Diaz will shift to the keystone while Jacob Wilson starts at third base for Houston.

Rosario is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

Rosario started the past 60 games for Cleveland and will receive his first day off since late May. He's hitting well in 21 games since the All-Star break with a .781 OPS. Andres Gimenez will start at shortstop Sunday in his absence.

Lowe went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, a double, a walk and an additional run and RBI in the Rays' 12-3 win over the Orioles on Saturday.

The offensive outburst put an end to a short-term skid at the plate for Lowe, who had slashed .143/.231/.314 over his previous nine contests. He served as the Rays' leadoff man Saturday, and he'll fill that role again Sunday while picking up another start at the keystone. Expect Lowe to stick atop the lineup regularly against right-handed pitching.

Albies will start at second base and bat leadoff Sunday against the Nationals.

Batting out of the table-setting spot for the seventh game in a row, Albies appears to have supplanted Joc Pederson as Atlanta's preferred leadoff option versus both right- and left-handed pitching. However, Albies may need to start delivering better results to ensure he sticks atop the order. Over his first six starts in August, Albies has gone 3-for-24 while reaching base at a .250 clip.