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Leiter (finger) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game at San Francisco.

The right-hander has been sidelined since early April due to a blister on his right middle finger, but he's ready to rejoin Texas' rotation after covering 4.2 scoreless frames in a rehab outing with Triple-A Round Rock. Prior to the injury, Leiter was dominant in his first two starts of the campaign with one earned run allowed and a 10:1 K:BB across 10 innings.

The Mariners selected Evans' contract from Triple-A Tacoma ahead of his start against the Marlins on Sunday.

The 23-year-old gets a favorable matchup for his big-league debut after posting a 3.86 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 23:4 K:BB in his first five starts of the year at Triple-A. Logan Gilbert sustained an elbow strain Friday and joined George Kirby (shoulder) on the injured list, so Evans should get multiple turns through the rotation if he has a decent showing in his debut.

Meyers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Meyers is hitless with 10 strikeouts in his past 14 at-bats and will sit Sunday after starting the first two games of the series. Chas McCormick is receiving the start in center field and batting ninth for the finale.

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

Renfroe started the first two games of the series and will head to the bench Sunday after going 1-for-5 with an RBI, which gives him a .450 OPS through 68 plate appearances this year. Cavan Biggio will replace him in the lineup at designated hitter while Drew Waters shifts to right field.

Manzardo is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Manzardo has a .936 OPS with three homers in his past eight games, but he'll take a seat Sunday even though Boston is sending a righty-hander (Brayan Bello) to the mound. Jose Ramirez is resting his legs as the designated hitter while Will Wilson receives a start at the hot corner.

Altuve is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve started the first 26 games of the season, but he'll take a seat Sunday while in the midst of a 4-for-28 slump. Zach Dezenzo will enter the lineup in left field and bat seventh in the series finale at Kansas City.

Westburg is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Detroit due to hamstring soreness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The injury cropped up during Saturday's doubleheader as Westburg went 4-for-9 with an RBI and a caught stealing. The 26-year-old is expected to be available off the bench, so the injury doesn't appear to be a serious concern. Ramon Urias is starting at the hot corner in Sunday's series finale versus the Tigers.

Mullins isn't in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers since he's feeling under the weather, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The center fielder has apparently been battling the ailment for the past few days, and he'll receive a well-deserved break after playing all 18 innings of Saturday's doubleheader. Dylan Carlson will take over for Mullins in center field Sunday.

Rutschman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to right hand soreness, though he's expected to be available off the bench, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Rutschman suffered the injury while blocking a ball behind the plate during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, but it's not believed to be a serious issue. Gary Sanchez is starting at catcher for the series finale in Detroit.

Buxton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Buxton will receive Sunday off after a run of 14 consecutive starts, and he was productive during that stretch with two doubles, two triples and five homers despite a 32.8 percent strikeout rate. Harrison Bader will shift to center field while DaShawn Keirsey picks up a start in left.