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Castro will start at second base and bat seventh Tuesday against the Rangers.

He'll be filling in for Isaac Paredes, who is day-to-day after picking up a hip injury in Monday's 14-0 win. Castro picked up a start at shortstop for a resting Zack Short on Monday and went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run in the blowout victory.

Albies will start at shortstop and bat cleanup Tuesday against the Padres.

Albies has most commonly hit out of the No. 3 spot this season, but Ronald Acuna's season-ending injury has prompted manager Brian Snitker to shake up the batting order. The newly acquired Joc Pederson has settled into Acuna's old leadoff spot, but because Snitker doesn't want two lefties at the top of the lineup, the righty-hitting Dansby Swanson will hit between Pederson and Freddie Freeman. That leaves cleanup duties open for Albies, who has driven home a run in both of his starts out of the No. 4 spot so far.

Mayfield is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics.

Luis Rengifo will get the nod at third base while Mayfield heads to the bench after a stretch of six consecutive starts. During that span, Mayfield went 3-for-16 with a solo home run, a double and two additional runs. He'll remain atop the depth chart while Anthony Rendon (hamstring) is on the shelf, but Mayfield's sickly .478 OPS for the season won't make him an appealing fantasy option outside of deep AL-only leagues.

Biggio went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Red Sox.

He took Nick Pivetta deep in the fourth inning, but the Jays came into the frame already in a 12-0 hole. Biggio hadn't gone yard since June 16, snapping a 22-game power drought with the blast, and on the season he's slashing .226/.331/.378 with seven homers, three steals, 25 RBI and 26 runs through 67 contests.

Estrada went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 7-2 win over the Dodgers.

Estrada was right in the middle of things during a four-run seventh inning in which he sent a two-run double down the third-base line to extend the Giants' lead to 6-2. The 25-year-old has come out of nowhere to become a key contributor since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on June 29. Since then, he's slashed .353/.421/.500 with a homer, 10 RBI, five runs scored and a 4:6 BB:K over 13 games. He figures to play an everyday role moving forward after the team placed Brandon Crawford on the 10-day injured list Monday with a left oblique strain.

McNeil went 2-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings win over the Reds.

He launched a solo shot off Vladimir Gutierrez in the first inning, going back-to-back with Pete Alonso to give the Mets an early 3-0 lead in the wild affair. McNeil has hit safely in eight straight games and is slashing .280/.359/.329 over 92 plate appearances since returning from the IL in late June, but Monday's homer was his first in that time and only his fourth of the season. His 2019 power output is increasingly looking like a product of that year's rabbit ball.

Kemp went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 4-1 win over the Angels.

Kemp walked his first time up and later reached on a bunt single before stealing his fifth bag of the year. The 29-year-old hit well for the majority of June, but he started to tail off toward the end of the month and is slashing just .120/.286/.160 with six hits, one RBI, two runs scored and a 9:15 BB:K over 18 games since June 25. Kemp may no longer be an everyday player with Mark Canha having come back from the 10-day injured list over the weekend.

India went 2-for-3 with three walks, a double, two runs scored and an RBI in Monday's 15-11 extra-innings loss to the Mets.

The rookie has emerged as an outstanding leadoff option for the Reds. Since the beginning of July, India is slashing .340/.530/.511 with one homer, one steal, seven RBI, eight runs and a 13:16 BB:K through 15 games.

Marte (hamstring) had been scheduled for an MRI on Monday, but it has been pushed back to Tuesday.

Apparently, the MRI machine was not working properly, so the procedure was pushed back a day. The Diamondbacks are anxious to see the state of his hamstring before determining his next steps. Marte has hit in the batter's box, executed some forward movements, and taken grounders.

Rosario went 3-for-5 in Monday's 4-3 loss to Houston.

The shortstop has put together a five-game hitting streak, going 9-for-22 (.409) with three doubles, two RBI and a run scored in that span. Rosario continues to be a solid hitter in the No. 2 spot, slashing .270/.313/.379 through 332 plate appearances.