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Fry went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Fry came through in crunch time for the Guardians, swatting a game-tying solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off closer Craig Kimbrel. The long ball was his third of the campaign, but his second in his last six appearances. Fry also notched his second consecutive multi-hit outing and is batting 5-for-11 (.454) with three RBI and two runs scored over his last three games.

Jeffers went 3-for-5 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the White Sox.

Jeffers notched his third three-hit effort of the season. His final hit of the day was the biggest as he delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th to win it for the Twins. Jeffers is now slashing .272/.379/.437 with 14 extra-base hits, 15 RBI, 24 runs and a 19:52 BB:K in 181 plate appearances. He has a .816 OPS compared a .578 for Christian Vazquez; however, it hasn't translated to more playing time as Jeffers still makes a bit less than half the starts behind the plate.

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

It was a needed two-hit effort for Diaz, who had sat out two straight games and is starting to lose playing time to Jake Meyers at designated hitter. The reduced playing time seems a bit undeserved -- Diaz is 13-for-53 (.245) with four multi-hit efforts, four homers and seven RBI through 15 contests in July. He's maintained a solid .266/.286/.492 slash line with 11 homers, 24 RBI, 24 runs scored and 12 doubles through 210 plate appearances overall. Diaz's path to a starting role will likely get tougher with Yordan Alvarez (oblique) likely to return Monday, which could make the DH spot even more competitive going forward. Chas McCormick, Corey Julks and Meyers may also be impacted by Alvarez's return.

D'Arnaud went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 4-2 win over Milwaukee.

D'Arnaud's second-inning blast was his first hit since the All-Star break -- he'd gone 0-for-9 across his last three contests. The catcher logged multiple extra base-hits for the second time this season. He's slashing a solid .264/.333/.493 with nine homers, 24 RBI, 20 runs scored and six doubles through 159 plate appearances. While he's limited to a backup role behind Sean Murphy, d'Arnaud's numbers are enough to help in NL-only and two-catcher fantasy formats.

Jansen exited Sunday's game against Seattle due to a left forearm contusion.

Jansen went 0-for-1 with a strikeout to begin Sunday's matchup but was replaced by a pinch hitter in the top of the seventh inning. He underwent X-rays that came back negative for a fracture, so he should be considered day-to-day for now.

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

Alvarez looks to be getting a routine day off after he started in each of the last five games at either catcher or designated hitter. Omar Narvaez will spell Alvarez behind the dish.

Maldonado is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Yainer Diaz will step in behind the plate while Maldonado rests in the series finale. The veteran backstop started at catcher in both of the past two games and went 0-for-7 with four strikeouts, bringing his season-long batting average down to a career-worst .163.

Langeliers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Langeliers has a .617 OPS through seven games in the second half and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Houston. Tyler Soderstrom will move behind the plate while Jordan Diaz serves as the designated hitter.

Smith is batting third as the designated hitter Sunday against the Rangers, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The 28-year-old was scheduled for a full day of rest Sunday but will instead serve as the designated hitter after J.D. Martinez (hamstring) was scratched. Smith is in the midst of a five-game hit streak and has gone 11-for-22 with three doubles, three walks, five RBI and six runs during that span.

Rodriguez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Rodriguez is 3-for-16 with a double, a solo home run and nine strikeouts in his first five big-league games, and he'll sit Sunday after starting the first two games of the series in Anaheim. Austin Hedges enters the lineup to catch for Mitch Keller.