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Lewis (concussion) took batting practice ahead of Monday's game against the Orioles, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.

Lewis has been ramping up his baseball activities since mid-June, and his participation in batting practice Monday is certainly an encouraging sign. It's not yet clear when the Mariners expect the 26-year-old to return or whether he'll require a rehab assignment prior to being activated.

Blackmon isn't starting Monday's game against the Dodgers.

Blackmon went 1-for-12 with a homer, two RBI, a walk and two strikeouts over the last three games, and he'll get a breather Monday. Connor Joe is serving as the designated hitter and leading off.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday in an extra-inning win over the Astros.

After being no-hit by Houston on Saturday, the Yankees failed to record a base knock through 6.1 frames Sunday. Stanton finally broke the spell with his seventh-inning solo shot to center field, igniting a New York rally that ended with an Aaron Judge walk-off homer in the 10th. Stanton has gone 3-for-15 over his past four games, with all three hits leaving the yard. To extend that further, the slugger is batting a paltry .098 over his past 12 contests, yet all four of his hits over 41 at-bats during that stretch have been homers.

Reyes isn't starting Monday against the Twins.

Reyes is getting a breather after he went 5-for-15 with two doubles, a run, a walk and six strikeouts over the last four games. Owen Miller will serve as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

Buxton went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, an RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's victory over the Rockies.

All Buxton needed for the cycle was a home run, but he still contributed several runs to the Twins' win Sunday. He scored on a Max Kepler single in the first inning and a double in the seventh, as well as Carlos Correa sac fly in the second. After struggling to a .169 batting average in May, the outfielder has been in MVP form in June, slashing .308/.400/.800. Sunday's three-hit performance brought his season batting average up to .238.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Twins.

Blackmon launched his 12th home run of the season in Sunday's contest. After going on a seven game hit streak, the veteran outfielder went hitless in his last three. After struggling to a .228 batting average in May, Blackmon has done much better in June, slashing .286/.317/.510, bringing his season batting average to .258.

Winker was ejected from Sunday's game against the Angels in the second inning after he was involved in a benches-clearing brawl, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Adam Frazier came on to pinch run for Winker, who charged toward the Angels bench after he was hit by a pitch during his first plate appearance of the day. In the ensuing brawl, multiple Mariners and Angels players were seen throwing punches, though it's unclear if Winker was one of them. MLB will likely review footage of the brawl over the next day or two before determining if Winker or any other Mariners and Angels players will be subject to fines or suspension. Angels starter Andrew Wantz -- who hit Winker with the pitch -- was also ejected after the game resumed following an 18-minute delay.

Brantley was removed in the top of the eighth inning of Sunday's game against the Yankees with right shoulder discomfort, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts prior to departing.

Brantley was serving as the Astros' designated hitter for the series finale in New York, so his shoulder discomfort must have surfaced at some point during one of his plate appearances earlier in the game. J.J. Matijevic entered the game as a replacement for Brantley, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Tuesday's series opener with the Mets.

Ruf will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Sunday's game against the Reds, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

With Brandon Crawford (knee) joining LaMonte Wade (knee) and Luis Gonzalez (back) on the injured list Sunday, Ruf appears to be one of the beneficiaries of added playing time. He'll pick up his fifth consecutive start Sunday after going 4-for-16 with a home run, three runs and two RBI across his previous four contests.

Mercedes was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers from the White Sox last weekend and has been called up by the Giants with Brandon Crawford (knee) headed to the injured list. Mercedes is unlikely to see significant playing time but should have some opportunities between first base, left field and designated hitter.