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Goldschmidt is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Angels on Monday.

Ben Rice will start at first base and bat in the leadoff spot in Monday's series opener. Goldschmidt went 7-for-17 with one steal and two RBI over his last four games, and since the beginning of May he has slashed .329/.393/.513 with three steals, three home runs and 14 RBI in 85 plate appearances.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters that Bader was held out of Monday's lineup against the Rays due to a sore finger, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

The injury doesn't appear to be that serious, with Baldelli relaying that Bader "[is going] to be fine." The Twins will go with Willi Castro, DaShawn Keirsey and Trevor Larnach in the outfield for Monday's series opener. Bader has slashed .321/.391/.500 with five steals, two home runs and eight RBI over 64 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

Carlson went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a steal and an additional run scored Monday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals.

The Baltimore outfielder had a big day against one of his former clubs, pushing the Orioles' lead to 5-0 with a 397-foot, three-run homer off St. Louis starter Erick Fedde in the fourth. Carlson also swiped his first bag of the season earlier in the third inning. The 26-year-old is now slashing .176/.216/.382 with two homers, seven RBI and four runs scored over 37 plate appearances.

Bautista secured the save in Monday's 5-2 win against St. Louis, pitching a clean inning with two strikeouts.

The flamethrowing right-hander required only 10 pitches, seven which were strikes, to convert his 56th career save. Bautista has been less than stellar in May, allowing five runs with an 8:5 K:BB across 7.2 innings. Despite the recent string of subpar performance, he remains cemented as the Baltimore closer with a 3.78 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 19:11 K:BB through 16.2 total innings.

Morton (1-7) earned the win Monday against the Cardinals, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out five.

Not only did the veteran right-hander secure his first win, but he also collected his first quality start with this vintage 86-pitch performance. The lone blemish on Morton's outing was a 368-foot, two-run homer off the bat of Pedro Pages in the fifth inning. After pitching to a ghastly 9.38 ERA across his first 31.2 frames, Morton has been better of late, firing a 2.35 ERA and 17:4 K:BB over his last 15.1 innings. The 41-year-old receives a soft matchup for his next start, which currently lines up to be at home against the White Sox this weekend.

Rengifo is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Yankees on Monday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Rengifo -- who went 2-for-10 with an RBI during the Angels' three-game weekend series against the Marlins -- will begin Monday's game in the dugout while Kevin Newman starts at second base and bats ninth. Rengifo has a .472 OPS with one steal and four RBI in 66 plate appearances since the beginning of May.

The Angels optioned Paris to Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday.

Paris will give up his spot on the 26-man active roster to utility player Chris Taylor, who signed a one-year contract with the Angels on Monday. Though he began the season on a high note with a 1.263 OPS in his first 15 games, Paris has slashed .106/.165/.176 with two steals, one home run, three RBI and a 51.6 percent strikeout rate in 91 plate appearances since May 16. The 23-year-old will likely need to show improved plate discipline at Triple-A before getting another call-up.

Taylor signed a contract with the Angels and will start in center field and bat eighth for Monday's game against the Yankees, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Taylor's 10-season stint with the Dodgers came to an end earlier this month when he was released, but he won't have to travel far for his next stop. The 34-year-old utility player inked a deal with the Angels and figures to step into significant playing time right away for the 25-27 squad. Taylor's clearest path to action is in center field, where his primary competition will be Matthew Lugo, though the veteran's versatility could make him more of a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none type. Still, his lack of hitting production with the Dodgers -- he posted a .457 OPS with a 37.1 percent K rate this season -- makes him a risky fantasy option.

Lowe isn't part of the starting lineup for Monday's game against Minnesota, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.

Lowe's streak of five consecutive starts comes to an end Monday, and he'll give up right field duties to Christopher Morel to kick off a three-game set against the Twins. Lowe went 5-for-19 with a home run, a steal and two doubles during that five-game stretch.

Diaz isn't part of the Rays' starting lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Brian Murphy of MLB.com reports.

Diaz will get the night off Monday after making nine consecutive starts at DH for Tampa Bay. In his stead, Brandon Lowe will DH and Curtis Mead will play second base.