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Castro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Though he lacks a clear path to an everyday role at any position, Castro had started each of the past nine games thanks to his versatility. He saw action at six different spots, including his first career start at first base in Saturday's 10-6 loss, when he went 3-for-4 with a walk. Expect Castro to continue seeing at least semi-regular work coming out of the All-Star break.

Dubon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Pirates, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Dubon received his first major-league promotion Sunday but won't immediately enter the starting nine since he is still en route to the ballpark after being called up from Triple-A San Antonio. Tyler Saladino is starting at shortstop for the Brewers in the series finale with top option Orlando Arcia (shoulder) on the bench. The Brewers don't believe Arcia will require a trip to the injured list, which could hinder Dubon's efforts to see regular action while he's up with the big club.

Torres is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

He'll sit after a string of 11 consecutive starts, during which he went 13-for-40 (.325 average) with a home run, nine runs and five RBI. Torres' hot finish to the first half was enough to earn him a second consecutive trip to the All-Star Game.

The Brewers recalled Dubon from Triple-A San Antonio prior to Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Milwaukee hasn't officially unveiled its lineup for Sunday, but it'll likely include Dubon, who would become the first Honduran-born player to make his MLB debut. With Orlando Arcia dealing with a shoulder injury in addition to trending downward at the plate in recent weeks, Dubon could have a real chance to stick around as the Brewers' everyday shortstop coming out of the All-Star break.

McNeil went 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Phillies.

It's the 27-year-old's fourth four-hit game of the season already. McNeil is on fire heading into his first All-Star Game appearance, slashing .443/.473/.729 over his last 17 games with four homers, three steals, 14 runs and 16 RBI, and the surge has moved him 15 points ahead of Cody Bellinger for the major-league lead in batting average.

Dubon will be called up from Triple-A San Antonio by the Brewers, Robert Murray of The Athletic reports.

Orlando Arcia was carted off the field Saturday with a left shoulder injury after colliding with a teammate, opening up the opportunity for Dubon to make his way to the majors. The 24-year-old has a .306/.343/.487 slash line with 14 homers in 82 games at San Antonio this season and figures to see starting chances at shortstop as one of the organization's top prospects.

Merrifield went 1-for-3 with a walk and stolen base in a 6-0 loss to the Nationals on Saturday.

The 30-year-old hasn't stolen a lot of bags recently, but he's still getting on base plenty. The opportunities for steals should come. He's 13-for-20 in stolen-base attempts with a .307 average, 11 home runs, 44 RBI and 62 runs in 378 at-bats this season.

Andrus went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 7-4 loss to the Twins on Saturday.

Andrus accounted for the only run off Michael Pineda with his home run leading off the sixth inning. Over his last 13 games, the 30-year-old is 18-for-50 with one homer and five steals. For the season, Andrus has a .307/.344/.460 slash line with 19 stolen bases.

Short (hand) went 1-for-3 with two walks, a run scored and a strikeout in his first game back with Triple-A Iowa on Friday.

Short went down a week into the season with a hand injury. After a lengthy layoff, Short played in six games in the AZL and then six more with Double-A Tennessee before finally returning to Iowa. The 24-year-old is not a high-level prospect nor is he on the Cubs' 40-man roster, so Short should be considered a long shot to debut this season.

Drury is starting in right field and batting seventh Saturday against the Orioles.

Drury has been swinging a hot bat lately, going yard twice in the midst of a three-game hitting streak. He'll have a chance to keep that going, starting in place of Randal Grichuk, who is nursing a back injury.