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Mayo is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.

Mayo will take a seat for the series finale in Minnesota after going 5-for-12 with two extra-base hits, one walk, three RBI and one run while starting in each of the previous three contests. Christian Encarnacion-Strand will receive the nod at third base in Mayo's stead.

Cowser is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Minnesota.

Righty Zebby Matthews is on the bump for the Twins, and this marks the second day in a row that the lefty-swinging Cowser has been held out of the lineup against a right-hander. Cowser is slashing just .164/.301/.230 since the beginning of July. He'll again yield center field to Christian Franklin.

Sterner will see a knee specialist at Stanford this week, per MLB.com.

Sterner, who landed on the injured list July 18 due to right knee chondromalacia, recently felt increased soreness when throwing, prompting a visit with a specialist. A more formal timeline for his return should emerge following the right-hander's appointment. Prior to hitting the shelf, Sterner posted a 6.12 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 40:13 K:BB across 42.2 innings of relief work.

Quantrill is slated to start Wednesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim, Matt Postins of SI.com reports.

The Rangers will go with Quantrill over Jordan Montgomery as the replacement in the rotation for Nathan Eovaldi (elbow), who was placed on the injured list Monday. Quantrill most recently made a one-inning relief appearance Saturday against the Orioles, but the right-hander had started or served as a bulk reliever in each of his prior eight appearances, going 1-4 with a 3.57 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 24:9 K:BB in 35.1 innings during that stretch.

Butler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Rays.

Butler crushed an elevated cutter from Nick Martinez over the wall in right-center field for a two-run blast in the fourth inning. It marked the outfielder's second homer of August, and he's gone 8-for-38 (.211) across 10 games to start the month. Overall, it's been a year to forget for Butler, as he's slashing .206/.299/.330 with eight homers, 32 RBI, 44 runs and nine stolen bases over 112 contests.

The Red Sox recalled Gamboa from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday.

Gamboa has been up and down between Worcester and Boston several times this season and has pitched well with the big club, logging a 2.08 ERA and 12:5 K:BB across 13 frames. He'll join the bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Seth Martinez, who was designated for assignment.

The Red Sox designated Martinez for assignment Wednesday.

Martinez made only one appearance during his brief time with the Red Sox, allowing one run over one inning of relief in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays. He's being replaced on the active roster by Alec Gamboa, who was called up from Triple-A Worcester to give the Red Sox a fresh arm in the bullpen.

Jeffers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Orioles.

Jeffers will grab a seat for Wednesday's matinee after starting behind the dish in the first two games of the series. Victor Caratini will do the catching for the Twins.

Culpepper is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Orioles.

It's a routine day off for the rookie after he started the first two games of the series. Ryan Kreidler will step in at shortstop in Culpepper's stead.

Sosa (wrist) resumed his rehab assignment with Single-A Dunedin on Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a double and a hit-by-pitch.

Sosa was pulled off his initial rehab assignment in late June following a setback. He should be ready to return later this month if he can avoid another snag in the recovery process, though it's unclear whether there will be room for him on the Blue Jays' active roster.