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Cabrera went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Red Sox.

Cabrera continues to be mostly a singles hitter, as all three hits Tuesday were of the one-base variety. For the season, only 10 of the veteran's 63 total hits have gone for extra bases. Still, it's hard to complain about a .300 average during someone's age-39 season, which is where Cabrera is at right now. He's a steady if unspectacular presence in the Detroit lineup.

Miller is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.

Even though a right-hander (Kyle Gibson) is on the mound for the Phillies, the lefty-hitting Miller will find himself on the bench Tuesday and may have to settle for infrequent starts moving forward. Mitch Garver (illness) was reinstated from the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday, and he'll likely occupy the designated-hitter spot in most games moving forward to close off a potential avenue to playing time for Miller. Though Miller still has the ability to pick up at-bats at either corner-infield or corner-outfield spot, the quartet of Nathaniel Lowe, Josh H. Smith, Adolis Garcia and Kole Calhoun are likely to fill out those four positions against right-handed pitching more often than not.

The Guardians reinstated Reyes (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. He'll serve as Cleveland's designated hitter and No. 6 hitter in the club's series opener in Minnesota.

Reyes proved his health last week by appearing in five games and even seeing some work in the outfield during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus. The 26-year-old was dialed in at the plate while at Columbus, going 9-for-21 with three extra-base hits and six RBI. The Guardians will hope that Reyes will be able to carry that form over to the big leagues after he had struggled mightily before being sidelined with the right hamstring injury. Over 145 plate appearances with Cleveland this season, Reyes is slashing .195/.255/.278 with a career-worst 39.3 percent strikeout rate and .083 ISO.

Alvarez (hand) will serve as Houston's designated hitter and cleanup batter in Tuesday's game against the Mets.

Though manager Dusty Baker was evasive over the weekend when asked about why Alvarez was out of the lineup for Sunday's 4-3 win over the White Sox, the slugger looks like he's good to go for the series opener against the Mets coming out of Monday's off day. Even after seeing a five-game RBI streak come to an end with an 0-for-3 day at the plate in his last start Saturday, Alvarez maintains a lofty 1.026 OPS coming into Tuesday's contest.

Choi will sit Tuesday against the Yankees, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Choi has started just once all season against a southpaw and won't get to double that total here against Nestor Cortes. Isaac Paredes will take over at first base.

Ramirez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Ramirez went 5-for-11 with a double, three RBI, a walk and three strikeouts over the last four matchups but will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive game. Randy Arozarena will serve as the designated hitter while Josh Lowe enters the lineup in left field.

The Guardians are expected to activate Reyes (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Minnesota, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Reyes is expected to rejoin the Guardians after completing a five-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Columbus last week in which he went 9-for-21 with two home runs, a double, six RBI and four walks. The 26-year-old was able to get in some work in the outfield during the rehab assignment, which seemingly erases any concern about the sore right hamstring affecting his mobility. Reyes is expected to settle back in as the Guardians' everyday designated hitter once reinstated, which could result in Oscar Gonzalez losing out on a regular spot in the lineup.

Manager Tony La Russa said Sunday that Jimenez (hamstring) will have a chance to resume his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Jimenez's rehab assignment was paused in early June due to "normal leg soreness," but he'll return to minor-league games nearly two weeks after his shutdown began. Given the length of his shutdown, the outfielder will likely require several more rehab games before he's cleared to rejoin the White Sox.

Astros manager Dusty Baker acknowledged that Alvarez is being held out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox due to a hand injury, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Baker didn't say whether the injury is to Alvarez's throwing (right) hand or the opposite one, but the skipper noted that the team doesn't believe it's a serious concern. With Alvarez on the bench for the series finale, J.J. Matijevic will start at designated hitter and bat sixth.

Alvarez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox due to an unspecified injury, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 24-year-old was removed from Saturday's contest after suffering the injury on a swing during the seventh inning, though the specifics of the issue remain unclear. Alvarez will be sidelined for at least one game, and he'll have the benefit of additional rest Monday since the Astros have a scheduled off day. J.J. Matijevic will bat sixth as the designated hitter Sunday for Houston.