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Choi is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Rays are going with a righty-heavy lineup with lefty Wade LeBlanc expected to serve as Seattle's primary pitcher. Travis d'Arnaud is starting at first base and leading off.

Winker is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cubs.

He will take a seat against a lefty (Jon Lester) in the final game of this series. Phillip Ervin will start in left field and hit sixth.

Carpenter is not in Sunday's lineup against the Pirates.

He recently returned from a minor foot injury. Carpenter is hitting .235 with zero home runs in 10 games since the All-Star break. Yairo Munoz will start at third base and hit sixth.

Stanton (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

This ensures that Stanton will not come off the injured list until Aug. 25, at the earliest. He resumed light baseball activity earlier this week but remains without a timetable to return.

Alvarez went 3-for-5 with three home runs, four runs scored, seven RBI and a walk in Saturday's 23-2 win over the Orioles.

The Astros flexed their offensive muscles Saturday and no one showcased himself more than Alvarez, who now has 17 homers through his first 45 career games. The 22-year-old rookie has a .353/.432/.743 slash line with 30 runs scored and 51 RBI in only 192 plate appearances.

Dickerson (oblique) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dickerson won't return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Sunday, but it appears he won't be sidelined too much beyond the minimum. The 29-year-old landed on the shelf with the right oblique strain Aug. 1, so he should only require a couple games in the minors to get back up to speed.

Choi is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Choi will sit for the second straight game since left-hander Tommy Milone is set to serve as the primary pitcher for Seattle. Travis d'Arnaud will start at first base while Jesus Aguilar will serve as the designated hitter.

Pederson isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Pederson will head to the bench for a second straight day with another lefty slated to take the hill for Arizona. Cody Bellinger is set to man right field and will bat cleanup in Pederson's stead.

Reyes is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Twins.

Tyler Naquin will bat ninth as the designated hitter against right-hander Jake Odorizzi. Reyes has started nine consecutive games since being acquired by Cleveland on July 30, going just 3-for-31 with a .161 slugging percentage and twelve strikeouts over that span. The 24-year-old is slashing .241/.293/.525 in 304 plate appearances against righties.

Ohtani threw a bullpen session at about 80 percent effort Saturday, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani has been throwing off a mound since late June and continues to regain strength after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Manager Brad Ausmus was positive after the session, stating that Ohtani "looked easy and free."