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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.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and three runs scored Monday against the Cubs.

Vogelbach delivered a two-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh inning to extend Pittsburgh's lead to 9-1. He also scored each time he reached base, marking the third time in his last five starts that he has scored multiple runs. Despite a multitude of recent prospect promotions, Vogelbach has remained the Pirates' primary designated hitter. However, he is hitting just .217/.299/.410 across 187 plate appearances on the season.

Madris went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, one run scored and a steal in Monday's 12-1 win over the Cubs.

The 26-year-old's promotion was a bit overshadowed by Oneil Cruz's but both rookies looked terrific in their season debuts. Madris ripped a two-run single and swiped second base in the second inning. He then doubled in the sixth and finished his big day by singling and scoring in the seventh. Madris' role at the MLB level is still unclear but a hot bat could earn him more playing time.

Belt will sit Monday against Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Since his return from a knee injury last week, Belt has started against three righties while sitting against three lefties. He hits the bench here as the Giants load up on right-handers against southpaw Max Fried. Darin Ruf will take over at first base.

Pederson isn't in the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pederson went 4-for-14 with a homer, three runs, three RBI, two walks and six strikeouts over the last five matchups but will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games since left-hander Max Fried is on the mound. Luis Gonzalez, Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski will start in the outfield from left to right.

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 Pirates selected Madris' contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. He'll start in right field and bat seventh in the Pirates' series opener with the Cubs.

Pittsburgh placed starting pitcher Zach Thompson (forearm) on the 15-day injured list to open up a spot on the 26-man active roster for Madris, who is up with the big club for the first time in his career. With fellow rookies Jack Suwinski and Cal Mitchell seemingly established as the Pirates' primary starters at the corner-outfield spots, the 26-year-old Madris may have to settle for a reserve role with Pittsburgh initially. As a left-handed hitter, Madris, who submitted a .904 OPS in 179 plate appearances at Indianapolis, won't represent a viable platoon mate for Suwinski or Mitchell either.

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.