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Rave is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

Rave will hit the bench for the series opener after he had started in each of the Royals' last six games while going 3-for-20 with one home run, three walks, five runs and two RBI. MJ Melendez will replace him in left field Monday, but Rave should have a fairly clear path to playing time until Kansas City gets at least one or two of Nick Loftin (concussion), Jac Caglianone (hamstring), Mark Canha (elbow) and Michael Massey (wrist) back from the injured list.

Tauchman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

The left-handed-hitting Tauchman will give way to Austin Slater in right field for the series opener while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the hill. A candidate to be moved elsewhere ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, Tauchman has done well to boost his value thus far in the second half. Through seven starts since the All-Star break, he's produced a .303/.343/.667 slash line while smacking three home runs.

Baldwin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Michael Taylor will pick up a start in the outfield in place of Baldwin, who had been included in the lineup in five of Chicago's previous six contests. Baldwin has maintained a lowly .615 OPS over 187 plate appearances in the majors this season, but he could nonetheless be in line for a near-everyday role over the final two months of the campaign while the 38-68 White Sox play out the string.

Teel is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

After he was rested for Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Cubs in day game after a night game, the left-handed-hitting Teel will remain on the bench Monday since the Phillies are sending a southpaw (Cristopher Sanchez) to the hill. Edgar Quero will handle catching duties for the White Sox in the series opener.

Crawford is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Monday.

Crawford will get a rest day while Dylan Moore starts at shortstop and bats eighth. Crawford has been cold at the plate since the All-Star break, going 4-for-43 (.093) with two doubles, one RBI and a 25.0 percent strikeout rate.

The Rays acquired Fortes from the Marlins on Monday in exchange for outfielder Matthew Etzel (undisclosed), Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

The Rays dealt catcher Danny Jansen to the Brewers earlier Monday and have immediately replaced him with Fortes. Fortes has turned in an underwhelming .225/.277/.344 batting line in parts of five major-league seasons, but the Rays hope to coax more out of him with a change of scenery. In Tampa Bay, the 28-year-old will vie with Matt Thaiss for playing time behind the dish for the rest of the season.

Higashioka (hamstring) is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against the Angels on Monday.

It'll be the fifth straight game Higashioka will miss while he works through a strained right hamstring, though he could be available off the bench to pinch hit. Jonah Heim will serve behind home plate and bat ninth in Monday's series opener.

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

Though the Rays remain without Brandon Lowe (foot) and Ha-Seong Kim (back), manager Kevin Cash doesn't appear ready to commit to Caballero in an everyday role in the middle infield just yet. The American League's stolen-base leader will be on the bench for the second straight day Monday, with both of his absences coming against right-handed starting pitchers. The Rays should have a regular spot in the lineup available for the right-handed-hitting Caballero against left-handed pitching, but he may have to settle for more of a timeshare at second base with the lefty-hitting Tristan Gray when Tampa Bay faces righties.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

In his return from a month-long stint on the 10-day injured list in Sunday's 10-4 win over Toronto, Carpenter went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The left-handed-hitting Carpenter should occupy a prominent spot in the lineup in most of the Tigers' matchups with righties, but he'll routinely be held out of the starting nine versus southpaws. He'll get Monday's series opener off while southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez toes the rubber for Arizona.

The Rays acquired Areinamo from the Brewers on Monday in exchange for catcher Danny Jansen and cash considerations, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Areinamo, 21, has slashed .297/.355/.463 with 11 home runs and 15 stolen bases in 94 games this season at High-A Wisconsin. He is capable of playing shortstop, second base and third base.