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Kirk went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-1 victory over the Astros.

Kirk opened the scoring with a solo shot over the left-field wall in the second inning. The catcher is in the midst of a 10-game on-base streak, during which he has clubbed two homers and driven in six runs. The 27-year-old is slowly trending in the right direction amid an injury-affected and otherwise lackluster campaign. Kirk is slashing .237/.318/.359 with four homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs across 39 contests.

Rogers picked up the save Monday against the Astros. He did not record a strikeout over a perfect inning.

With Louis Varland presumably unavailable, Rogers was called upon to pitch the ninth inning and retired the side in order to pick up his third save. The soft-tossing right-hander has been impressively reliable as a setup man this year, posting a 1.62 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 27:14 K:BB while recording 23 holds across 50 innings.

Bellinger (hamstring) has been doing some outdoor running while also hitting and throwing, per MLB.com.

Bellinger seems to be making progress from the left hamstring strain he suffered in late July. Still, the veteran outfielder isn't expected to be activated from the IL until late August or early September. The Yankees acquired Heliot Ramos in a trade with San Francisco on Monday, providing some depth in the outfield with Bellinger and Aaron Judge (ribs) both currently sidelined.

Javier (1-2) took the loss Monday, allowing three runs on seven hits and no walks over six innings against Toronto. He struck out two.

After mostly working out of the bullpen since returning from a right shoulder strain in early July, Javier drew the start Monday and recorded a quality start, though a lack of run support saddled him with the loss. On the year, the 29-year-old owns a 6.59 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 23:15 K:BB across 27.1 innings (nine outings, five starts). Should Javier remain in the rotation, he's lined up to take the mound Sunday against San Diego.

Bieber (3-2) earned the win Monday, allowing one run on nine hits and two walks over 5.2 innings against the Astros. He struck out six.

Bieber allowed plenty of traffic on the bases but was ultimately able to limit the damage to just one run en route to picking up the win. Monday was a much better showing than the right-hander's previous start, when he surrendered four runs fueled by six walks without escaping the first inning Tuesday against the Nationals. The 31-year-old has mostly struggled since making his season debut June 23, posting a 5.11 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 28:20 K:BB across 37 innings (eight starts). Bieber's next outing is tentatively scheduled for Saturday against the Phillies.

Rodon threw a live session Monday and could next embark upon a minor-league rehab assignment, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

Per MLB.com, Rodon threw about 40 pitches in Monday's live BP and could begin the rehab assignment this Saturday. The left-hander has been sidelined since his last start June 28 due to left elbow inflammation. If all goes well for Rodon moving forward, he'll log a few minor-league starts before being activated from the IL by the end of August.

Stanton (calf) took swings against Carlos Rodon (elbow) on Monday, MLB.com reports.

Stanton has been swinging a bat for some time, but that doesn't necessarily gauge where he's at in his recovery from a strained right calf. Still, standing in against Rodon suggests that the slugger is making progress, and he could log more live at-bats Tuesday versus recovering hurler Clarke Schmidt (elbow). Stanton also did some jogging in the Yankee Stadium outfield Monday, and the hope remains that he'll be ready for activation off the IL before the end of August.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that the team is "still very optimistic" that Judge (ribs) will return this season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Cashman explained that "there's a very high likelihood" Judge will be able to recover from the fracture in his right ribs in time to play again this season but acknowledged that "there's challenges with all that too." Naturally, Judge's return could be impacted by New York's place in the standings, and the team currently sits 3.5 games out of first place in the AL East but a comfortable six games up for a wild-card spot. Judge hasn't played since May 31, and he's yet to resume baseball activities, so despite Cashman's optimism, the slugger doesn't appear anywhere close to rejoining the big-league club.

Schlitter took a no-decision Monday against the Cardinals, allowing four runs on four hits and five walks in three innings. He struck out six.

It was a rare dud for the All-Star right-hander, who submitted his shortest outing of the season and needed 83 pitches to complete three frames. The four runs allowed were his most since June 30 against Detroit, and the five walks also marked a season-worst figure. Schlittler has a 4.32 ERA and 1.34 WHIP over 10 home starts as opposed to 1.10 ERA and 0.74 WHIP across 14 outings on the road in 2026, so he'll be trying to solve his home woes this weekend at Yankee Stadium versus Atlanta.

Duran went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and a double Monday in a loss to the Giants.

Duran was by far the most productive offensive player for Texas, logging four of the team's seven hits and accounting for the Rangers' only run with a solo blast to left field in the ninth inning. The utility man posted his second four-hit performance of the season and snapped a 2-for-19 cold spell at the plate. Duran continues to provide immense value both with his bat and with his defensive versatility -- he's slashing .274/.326/.455 with 13 homers, 51 runs, 59 RBI and nine stolen bases through 394 plate appearances this season while making double-digit appearances at three different positions in the infield (shortstop, third base and second base) as well as at two different positions in the outfield (left field and right field).