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Durbin went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 6-3 win over Washington.

Durbin launched a hanging sweeper over the Green Monster for a solo homer to extend Boston's early lead in the first inning. The third baseman has caught fire at the plate in June, slashing .325/.360/.614 with six homers, 13 RBI, 16 runs and five stolen bases across 24 games this month. Overall, the 26-year-old is hitting .231/.286/.393 with seven homers, 35 RBI, 31 runs and nine stolen bases across 76 games this season.

Vukovich (shoulder) was activated from the 60-day injured list June 17.

Vukovich suffered a shoulder injury April 9 while playing for Triple-A Reno, but he managed to return on the front end of his initial 2-to-3 month timetable. He's slashing .308/.438/.577 with two home runs, four RBI and five runs scored in eight games since returning from the IL.

Pauley is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.

The Marlins will send Pauley and two other left-handed batters (Griffin Conine and Owen Caissie) to the bench while lefty Sean Sullivan toes the rubber for Colorado in the series opener. After being called up from Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday, Pauley started at third base in two of the Marlins' three matchups with right-handed pitchers in St. Louis over the weekend, going 2-for-6 with two doubles, two RBI and one run. He could occupy the strong side of a loose platoon at the hot corner with Javier Sanoja, who will occupy the position Monday.

Walton isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

Walton will retreat to the bench for Monday's series opener after also getting the day off Sunday. This will give Oswald Peraza a second straight start at the keystone.

Hamilton is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.

The left-handed-hitting Hamilton will hit the bench for the second time in the Brewers' last three games, with both of his absences coming against left-handed starting pitchers. Joey Ortiz will replace Hamilton at third base Monday while southpaw Nick Lodolo toes the rubber for Cincinnati.

Gonzales is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Phillies on Monday.

The Pirates will role with the lefty-hitting Tyler Callihan at third base, who will bat seventh and face Phillies' right-hander Aaron Nola in Monday's series opener. Gonzales has reached base safely in six of his last seven games, going 9-for-24 (.375) with one home run, two RBI and six runs scored in that span.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Monday that Barger (elbow) will be shut down for a couple of weeks after a recent MRI revealed a stress reaction in his back, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca, Schneider noted that Barger made been progressing well in his recovery from right elbow inflammation while ramping up his hitting in Florida over the past few weeks, but he experienced back pain following a recent workout, which prompted the MRI. As a result of the stress reaction, the 26-year-old's return from the injured list will be delayed until after the All-Star break. After a strong finish to the 2025 regular season and a star turn in the Blue Jays' run to the World Series, Barger has been unable to build on that breakout performance, largely due to injury. He's been limited to just nine games with the big club so far in 2026 while missing time due to left and right ankle sprains in addition to the elbow and back problems.

The Astros optioned Delgado to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Delgado popped his first major-league home run in Sunday's win over the Guardians, but he finds himself back in the minors a day later. He's clearing off the roster to make room for the return of Nick Allen (hamstring) from the injured list.

Keith is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Southpaw Ryan Weathers is on the bump for the Yankees, so the Tigers will send three of key left-handed hitters in Keith, Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter to the bench to open up more spots in the lineup for righty bats. Keith has logged just 14 plate appearances versus lefties this season and has reached base on just two occasions.

Mayo is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the White Sox.

Mayo had made nine consecutive starts, though that was preceded by a stretch when he was out of the lineup for five straight games. With Adley Rutschman and Dylan Beavers having returned from the injured list Sunday, there could be fewer opportunities moving forward for Mayo, who will have to contend with Blaze Alexander for reps at third base. Alexander is at the hot corner for Monday's series opener.