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Rocchio is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Daniel Schneemann will pick up the start at shortstop while Rocchio rests after he had been included in the Cleveland lineup in each of the last four games. Dating back to June 17, Rocchio has gotten on base in all but two of his 16 starts and has slashed .288/.338/.394 with one home run, three steals, eight runs and five RBI over that stretch.

Gray is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Following a four-game absence due to a hip impingement, Byron Buxton returned to center field in Saturday's 11-4 win, which resulted in Ryan Kreidler shifting back to shortstop and Gray hitting the bench. Gray started at shortstop in all four games Buxton was out, going 0-for-14 to bring his batting average down to .226 for the season.

Montgomery went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Guardians.

Montgomery opened the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning before hitting what proved to be the game-winning solo shot in the eighth. Over his past 10 games, the 24-year-old has hit safely in eight contests with five extra-base hits, six RBI and five runs scored. On the year, he's slashing .221/.308/.484 with 22 homers, 51 RBI, 41 runs scored and one steal across 351 plate appearances.

Tolbert went 2-for-2 with a pair of stolen bases in Saturday's loss to the Phillies.

The Royals were mostly shut down by Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo, but Tolbert knocked two singles off the left-hander and stole a base after each hit. He was the only KC batter with multiple hits in the defeat. Tolbert hasn't gotten a lot of playing time of late -- his start Saturday was just his fourth over the Royals' past eight contests. While he's slashing a modest .243/.310/.243 with no extra-base hits on the season, he's made the most of his opportunities on the basepaths, stealing nine bags in 11 attempts.

The Athletics optioned Hernaiz to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Both Hernaiz and Joey Meneses will head down to Triple-A in moves that correspond with the Athletics selecting Brian Serven's contract from Las Vegas and reinstating Zack Gelof (hand) from the 10-day injured list. Hernaiz did not see major-league action after being called up by the Athletics this past Monday but will see more playing time in Triple-A, where he has a .714 OPS with two steals and six RBI over 82 plate appearances.

Caballero is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Twins on Saturday.

Caballero will get a breather after going 1-for-3 with a steal, an RBI single and a run scored in Friday's 5-2 win over Minnesota. Anthony Volpe will draw the start at shortstop and bat fifth in Saturday's contest.

Rocchio went 1-for-3 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Thursday's 6-5 win over the White Sox.

Rocchio played the hero Thursday, delivering a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the second walk-off blast of his career, with the other coming in Game 162 last year as the Guardians celebrated winning the AL Central title. Rocchio, who has hit safely in eight consecutive starts, is slashing .269/.342/.392 with six home runs, 37 RBI and 35 runs over 85 contests this season.

Shewmake (adductor) has gone 3-for-9 with two doubles, three walks, one stolen base, three runs and one RBI over three rehab games between the rookie-level Florida Complex League and Triple-A Sugar Land.

Shewmake began the minor-league assignment Saturday, appearing in two games in the FCL before moving to Triple-A on Wednesday. The 28-year-old is working his way back from a right adductor strain, which sent him to the injured list June 2. Once he's ready to rejoin Houston, Shewmake is likely to serve as a utility infielder.

Culpepper was held out of the lineup Wednesday for Triple-A St. Paul's 3-2 loss to Buffalo due to an apparent left hand injury, Theodore Tollefson of ZoneCoverage.com reports.

During Tuesday's contest, Culpepper was hit on the hand by a pitch in the first inning. He was able to take his base, but he was then lifted from the game ahead of the second inning. According to Tollefson, Culpepper is still awaiting the results of X-rays on his hand and is being viewed as day-to-day. Culpepper had recently recovered from a left hip strain, which kept him out of action at St. Paul for just over two weeks.

Williams went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Dodgers.

Williams has taken on a starting role at shortstop during Jacob Wilson's (thumb) latest absence. Over seven games since he returned to the majors, Williams has gone 8-for-24 (.333) with three RBI. The infielder is batting .304 with an .811 OPS, two homers, eight RBI, 11 runs scored, six doubles and no stolen bases over 73 plate appearances in the majors this season. Williams will likely need to maintain the hot bat to keep prospect Joshua Kuroda-Grauer working at second and third base rather than shortstop.