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Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Diaz will get a breather after starting behind the plate the previous two nights. Victor Caratini will handle catching duties Sunday.

Matthews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Matthews will hit the bench for the second time in the series while he's gone just 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his last four games. With Matthews out of the lineup, Jose Altuve will fill in at the keystone, while Cooper Hummel picks up a start in left field.

Cortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Though he will hit the bench against southpaw Colton Gordon, Cortes could hold down the strong side of a platoon in right field until the Athletics get Denzel Clarke (adductor) back from the injured list. With Lawrence Butler shifting over to cover Clarke in center, Cortes started against right-handed pitchers in each of the first three games of the series in Houston, going 4-for-11 with three runs and one RBI.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

With southpaw Colton Gordon toeing the rubber for Houston, Soderstrom will make his way to the bench. Gio Urshela will fill in at first base.

Tolbert (cramps) will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Tolbert dealt with cramping during his most recent start Wednesday, but he was available off the bench for both ends of Saturday's doubleheader with Cleveland, going 0-for-1 with a stolen base. He'll pick up his fourth start of the season in the series finale, replacing a resting Kyle Isbel in center field.

Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Fermin had started three of the Royals' previous four games, but he'll get a breather while Salvador Perez covers first base and Luke Maile gets a turn behind the plate. Though the Royals recently bolstered their lineup with the acquisition of Randal Grichuk, the absence of Jac Caglianone (hamstring) should allow Fermin's playing time to remain relatively stable while Perez continues to see more starts at first base or designated hitter rather than catcher.

Isbel is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

The Royals will give Isbel a breather while the Guardians send southpaw Joey Cantillo to the bump. Isbel had started each of Kansas City's last six games, going 6-for-17 with a walk and four runs.

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Kurtz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros due to lower-body soreness/fatigue, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Kurtz went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in Saturday's 5-1 win after his historic 6-for-6 performance Friday that included four home runs, eight RBI and six runs. The rookie will get a well-deserved break Sunday, with Kotsay characterizing Kurtz's absence from the lineup as more of a rest day, even though the skipper conceded that Kurtz was dealing with some fatigue. Kurtz will still be available off the bench Sunday and should return to the lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Mariners.

Schneemann is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Schneemann will head to the bench along with Kyle Manzardo and Nolan Jones while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the bump. Brayan Rocchio will pick up another start at second base.

Jones is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Jones will head to the bench along with Kyle Manzardo and Daniel Schneemann while the Royals send southpaw Noah Cameron to the bump. Johnathan Rodriguez will step in for Jones in right field.