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Belt (neck) will start Monday against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Belt was originally listed in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals after leaving Saturday's contest with neck stiffness, but he wound up being scratched. He's ready to go Monday and will look to build on his .239/.386/.463 season slash line.

Blackmon isn't starting Monday against the Giants, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

Blackmon will get a breather after he went 1-for-12 with a double and two strikeouts over the last three games. Yonathan Daza, Garrett Hampson and Randal Grichuk are starting in the outfield from left to right.

Lewis (knee), who went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs in Triple-A Tacoma's win over Salt Lake on Sunday, is now hitting .353 (6-for-17) with two home runs and six RBI over his first four rehab games with the Rainiers.

Lewis is slated to remain at Tacoma for the majority of the maximum 20 days he's allotted for the rehab process, but he already seems to be in mid-season form. The talented outfielder is approximately 11 months removed from June 2021 meniscus surgery and will bring a significant infusion of power to the Mariners lineup whenever he is deemed ready for activation.

Vogelbach will be on the bench Monday against the Dodgers.

Vogelbach has started against every righty the Pirates have faced this season, and he hasn't been completely prevented from facing lefties, but his off day here against Julio Urias means he's now sat against six out of 10 southpaws so far this year. Bryan Reynolds will rest his legs in the designated hitter spot, with Jake Marisnick starting in center field.

Stanton went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus Texas.

The slugger's third-inning blast provided the Yankees' only two runs of the game in the nightcap of the twin bill. Stanton played DH in the first contest of the day, going 0-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly, before manning right field in the second game. He's slashing .260/.294/.450 with six homers and 19 RBI on the season.

Miller is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

The Yankees are bringing southpaw Nestor Cortes to the hill for the series finale in New York, so the lefty-hitting Miller will check out of the lineup as a result. Platoon mate Nick Solak will replace Miller in left field for the second straight game.

Reyes went 3-for-4 with a double and a run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Reyes hit just .135 in April, but he's now in the midst of a six-game hitting streak and has multi-hit performances in four of the last five games. Sunday's matchup was also the first game this year in which the 26-year-old didn't strike out. While Reyes still has a 43.9 percent strikeout rate to begin the season, it's been encouraging to see him generate some production at the plate since the start of May.

Miller is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees.

With southpaw Jordan Montgomery on the hill for New York in the second game of twin bill, Miller will give way in left field to Nick Solak. Miller started at third base and led off in the Rangers' 2-1 loss in Game 1, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Torrens will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Rays.

Torrens sat out the Mariners' last two games, but with Tom Murphy (shoulder) moving to the 10-day injured list Saturday, the former is likely well positioned to maintain the top spot on the depth chart at catcher. The Mariners called up Cal Raleigh from Triple-A Tacoma to provide another body at the position, but he's unlikely to get a long look as the No. 1 option after slashing .077/.226/.192 through his first 31 plate appearances in the big leagues this season.

The Rays reinstated Choi (elbow) from the 10-day injured list Sunday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. He'll start at first base and serve as the Rays' cleanup hitter in the team's series finale in Seattle, according to Topkin.

Infielder Isaac Paredes was sent to Triple-A Durham to clear a spot on the 26-man active roster for Choi, who returns after a minimum-length stay on the IL due to loose bodies in his right elbow. Considering that Choi bats from the left side of the plate and isn't forced to do much throwing with his right arm given that he serves as either a first baseman or designated hitter, the injury shouldn't be anything that's too worrisome moving forward. With Choi back in the fold, Yandy Diaz is expected to move across the diamond to see most of his work at third base, which will likely result in Taylor Walls losing out on at-bats.