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Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the White Sox.

Pederson ended a 13-game power drought, a stretch in which he went 2-for-28 (.071) with just one RBI and a 5:10 BB:K. His third-inning homer got the Rangers on the board, but the White Sox racked up eight runs over the next three frames to put the game on ice. Pederson is hitting .237 with an .814 OPS, 23 homers, 48 RBI, 52 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples and two stolen bases over 122 contests this season. It's been a resurgent year for him, but he remains firmly in a strong-side platoon role.

Rice went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 9-3 win over Houston.

Rice blasted his third home run in his last nine games Wednesday. The All-Star slugger is now up 35 homers on the season, trailing only Yordan Alvarez's 36 long balls in the American League. For the year, Rice is slashing a robust .251/.350/.529 with 20 doubles, three triples, 83 RBI, three stolen bases and 83 runs scored across 546 plate appearances.

Ballesteros is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

The Angels will give the left-handed-hitting Ballesteros a breather for the day game while the Guardians send southpaw Joey Cantillo to the hill. Ballesteros had been including in the lineup in each of the last eight games, making four starts at designated hitter, three at catcher and one at first base while going 7-for-35 (.200 average) with four RBI and three runs.

Canzone is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Phillies.

The lefty-swinging Canzone has been an everyday player for the Mariners in the second half, but he's getting a day off Wednesday as the Phillies go with southpaw Jesus Luzardo on the bump. Jhonny Pereda enters the lineup at catch, while Cal Raleigh will serve as the designated hitter as Taylor Ward plays right field.

Gasper went 2-for-2 with two walks and two solo home runs in Tuesday's 7-3 extra-innings win over the Marlins.

The switch-hitting catcher continues to swing a hot bat, taking Tyler Phillips deep in the second inning to get the Red Sox on the board before swatting another solo shot off Tyler Zuber in the sixth. Gasper has gone yard a stunning five times in eight games since rejoining the big-league roster Aug. 17, batting .476 (10-for-21) over that span with three doubles, six runs and 12 RBI as the primary DH against right-handed pitching.

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with an RBI triple and two runs scored during the Astros' 9-7 win over the Yankees on Tuesday.

It was Alvarez's 14th game of at least three hits, and his third knock was an RBI triple to put the Astros up 7-6 in the eighth inning. The 29-year-old slugger is considered by many the favorite to win the American League MVP award, as he leads the AL in all parts of the slash line (.323/.438/.618) as well as home runs (36) and RBI (91) while ranking second in both hits and runs scored.

The White Sox placed Benintendi on the bereavement/family medical emergency list Tuesday.

By rule, Benintendi will be away from the club for the next 3-to-7 days. The White Sox could mix and match at designated hitter while Benintendi is unavailable.

The Yankees transferred Stanton (calf) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

The veteran slugger was working his way back from a right calf strain last week when he suffered a moderate strain of his left calf, further delaying his return from the injured list. This transaction doesn't mean much given that Stanton has already been sidelined well beyond the 60-day minimum. After suffering the setback, manager Aaron Boone indicated it will be "challenging" for the 36-year-old to make it back before the end of the regular season, per Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com.

Pederson was ejected from Monday's game against the White Sox after being denied a challenge, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. He went 0-for-1 with a walk and a run scored before exiting.

Pederson voiced his displeasure with the home plate umpire from the dugout after he was denied an ABS challenge earlier in the game, and he was promptly ejected from the matchup. Justin Foscue was called on to replace Pederson in the DH slot following his departure.

Ward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Ward started the past four games after missing the previous five contests due to quadriceps soreness, and he'll check out of the starting nine Sunday to get some scheduled rest. Dominic Canzone is serving as the designated hitter while Victor Robles starts in right field.