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Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.

Lee is on the bench for the second time in three games and looks to have moved into a utility role following Carlos Correa's return from the injured list Saturday. With Correa set to reclaim an everyday role at shortstop, Lee could see more opportunities at second base moving forward, though the Twins appear to be favoring a lefty/righty platoon of Edouard Julien and Kyle Farmer for the time being.

Crawford went 2-for-3 with a run in a win over the Rangers on Sunday.

Working out of the bottom of the order, Crawford provided one of four multi-hit efforts for the Mariners on the afternoon, and in the process, lifted his season batting average over .200 (.201) for the first time since Aug. 28. However, while he's shown some signs of life at the plate recently by hitting .280 (7-for-25) over his last seven games, Crawford remains mired in a power drought that's now seen him go 20 games without a home run.

Allen went 2-for-4 with two doubles in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

Drawing only his second start in the last six games, Allen connected for his first extra-base hits at the big-league level since April 25. The 25-year-old infielder has been back up with the Athletics since late August, but he's drawn only 16 plate appearances across seven games overall since returning. Allen has made appearances at each infield position except first base this season, yet the good health the A's are enjoying down the stretch leave very few paths to playing time for him.

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

Wilson will get a breather for the series finale after he went 5-for-24 with a double, three runs and no RBI while starting in each of the past six games. Nick Allen will replace Wilson as the Athletics' starting shortstop.

Schneemann will start at third base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Rays.

Though he'll enter the lineup Sunday while third baseman Jose Ramirez gets a day out of the infield and serves as the Guardians' designated hitter, Schneemann's time as a regular in the Cleveland lineup looks to be over. The left-handed-hitting Schneemann had started in just two of the Guardians' previous six games, with Cleveland facing only one lefty starter during that stretch.

Walls is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Walls started Friday and Saturday and will sit for Sunday's series finale after going 1-for-7 with three strikeouts. Jose Caballero is starting at shortstop and batting seventh.

Jimenez (finger) is starting at second base and batting seventh against St. Louis on Sunday.

Jiminez was set to return from a two-game absence due to a foot injury Saturday, but he was a late scratch due to a finger injury. He appears to be over both issues and will be in action for the series finale. Since Aug. 1, Jiminez is slashing .247/.381/.471 with four home runs, 14 RBI and a 30.5 percent strikeout rate across 105 plate appearances.

Pena went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Pena posted hits in two of his first three at-bats while also stealing second and coming around to score a run over that stretch. It marked the shortstop's second straight two-hit performance and the fifth in his last nine games. Over that span he's batting .282 (11-for-39) with one homer, three RBI and three runs scored. The stolen base was his 17th of the season and his second this month.

Correa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

The veteran shortstop went 1-for-2 with a double Saturday in his return from a two-month absence due to plantar fasciitis, and he'll head to the bench Sunday for the early afternoon series finale. Correa didn't play in any rehab games prior to being reinstated from the injured list, so it won't be surprising if the Twins continue to get him regular rest days as he gets back up to speed.

Story went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Yankees.

Story, who hit .167 over his first five games since returning from a shoulder injury, may be getting his timing down against MLB pitching. This was his second straight multi-hit effort, and he's gone 5-for-8 including a home run in that span.