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Baez is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Royals.

Baez will take a seat Monday after he went 5-for-15 with a homer, two triples, six RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base while starting all four games of the team's series against Minnesota. Zack Short will draw the start at shortstop and bat ninth in the opener with Kansas City.

Volpe went 0-for-7 with five strikeouts and a stolen base across both games of a doubleheader against Boston on Sunday.

Volpe batted out of the No. 9 spot in each contest, and he saw his season average drop to .189 with the 0-for-7 line. The rookie shortstop had curtailed his strikeout rate a bit coming into Sunday, having fanned just four times over his previous 23 plate appearances, but his overall 30.9 percent strikeout rate on the campaign is a concern. Volpe did at least manage a steal in the nightcap, giving him 15 on the season, but even that category has dried up for him of late -- Sunday's theft was just his second in his past 31 contests.

Lindor went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run, a second run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.

The shortstop missed his first start of the year Saturday after the birth of his second child, a healthy baby girl, early that morning. Sunday, Lindor returned to the starting nine and got the Mets on the board in the first frame by crushing a Matthew Liberatore fastball deep to left field. Lindor appears to be close to breaking out of his season-long malaise -- over his last 11 games he's batting just .212 (7-for-33), but that comes with two doubles, three homers, three steals and a 7:7 BB:K. The window for buying low on the 29-year-old could close soon.

Amaya went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a steal in Sunday's victory over the Nationals.

Amaya opened the scoring in his first major-league at-bat, driving in Nick Fortes with a fielder's choice in the second inning. The 24-year-old Amaya then added his first stolen base later in the frame. Amaya was solid in Triple-A this season, slashing .278/.346/.472 with nine homers, 35 RBI and a steal. He should work on the weak side of a shortstop platoon with Joey Wendle in the short term.

Baez went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Twins.

Baez wrapped up a productive weekend series against Minnesota, going 5-for-15 with two triples, a home run and six RBI in four games. The shortstop now has a .741 OPS this month, compared to a .620 OPS for the season, so he is beginning to trend in the right direction.

Duran went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in Sunday's 11-7 win over Toronto.

Duran shook off a 2-for-19 slump with his first four-hit effort of the season. He'll continue to be Texas' primary left fielder, a spot he didn't own when the season began. Duran earned it with his bat and is slashing .309/.356/.509 through 52 games.

Perdomo started at second base, batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Sunday's 12-3 loss to Cleveland.

For the second straight game, Perdomo was atop the batting order against a right-hander, while Pavin Smith was dropped down to the six hole. Perdomo, a second-year shortstop, has posted better numbers across the board and apparently will continue on as the leadoff batter against righties after Josh Rojas and Smith handled the role before Perdomo. A note of caution, however, is that Perdomo's .346 BABIP suggests a correction is coming. MLB's Statcast pegs him among the bottom one percent in expected average and slugging as well as hard hit rate and average exit velocity.

Seager went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and one run scored in Sunday's win over Toronto.

Sunday's contest marked Seager's fourth multi-hit contest in his last eight games, while his two doubles set a season high. Seager has boasted one of baseball's top bats through 40 games, owning a .363/.420/.656 slash line with 10 homers, 40 RBI and 29 runs scored while striking out just 16.6 percent of the time.

Edman went 0-for-1 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Mets.

Edman has four steals in his last 11 games despite batting a paltry .105 (4-for-38) with five walks in that span. While he was able to find a way on base multiple times Sunday, that's been a rarity lately -- it's his strong defense in center field that has kept him in the lineup. Edman is at a .233/.299/.401 slash line with 12 stolen bases, seven home runs, 26 RBI and 35 runs scored across 253 plate appearances.

DeJong went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Mets.

After slumping a bit last week, DeJong has rebounded to go 6-for-23 (.261) with two homers over his last six games. The shortstop's third-inning blast gave the Cardinals a 6-4 lead Sunday. For the season, he's at a .228/.298/.444 slash line with 10 homers, 21 RBI, 25 runs scored and three stolen bases over 46 contests. With Tommy Edman taking over in center field, DeJong has seen an extended run as the starting shortstop despite his mediocre work at the plate in recent weeks.