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Lowe (finger) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game in Philadelphia.

Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez is toeing the rubber for the Phillies, so the lefty-hitting Lowe might not have started Monday even if his finger injury is no longer a concern. In any case, with Lowe on the bench for a fourth straight game, Jose Caballero will pick up another start at second base.

The Yankees recalled Dominguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Manager Aaron Boone said that Dominguez will start in center field and bat sixth in the Yankees' series opener versus the Royals, according to Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com.

As Bryan Hoch of MLB.com notes, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman recently said that Dominguez wouldn't rejoin the big club if he wasn't going to play regularly, so expect the 21-year-old phenom to take on a near-everyday role in the outfield now that he's back in the majors. Dominguez impressed in a small sample of eight games with the Yankees in 2023 and has turned in a .309/.368/.480 slash line with seven home runs and 15 stolen bases in 193 plate appearances at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season after completing his recovery from Tommy John surgery.

Mayo will start at third base and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Red Sox, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

It's just his third start in eight games since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in the wake of the Ramon Urias (ankle) injury, although he did enter as a pinch-hitter each of the last two days. Mayo is only 2-for-25 with 15 strikeouts so far at the major-league level.

Loperfido is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.

Loperfido will hit the bench after he started the final two games of the Blue Jays' weekend series with Atlanta, going 3-for-7 with a double and a walk between those contests. Since joining the Blue Jays at the trade deadline, Loperfido has put together a .222/.260/.394 slash line with a 32.7 percent strikeout rate over 29 games. Loperfido's lack of productivity has prevented him from fully taking control of an everyday spot in the Toronto outfield.

Mullins will start in center field and bat second in Monday's game in Boston, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

Mullins hadn't previously batted higher than fifth all season and that came back in April. The center fielder is 10-for-24 with a couple home runs so far in September and the Orioles want to see if he can spark them from higher in the batting order with his hot bat. Typical No. 2 hitter Adley Rutschman will hit fifth Monday.

Holliday is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Boston, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

After getting off to a fast start initially upon his promotion from Triple-A Norfolk on July 31, Holliday has stumbled to a .139/.208/.200 batting line with a 34.7 percent strikeout rate over his last 20 games. Livan Soto will start at second base and bat ninth for the Orioles on Monday.

Valdez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Valdez had started in three of the last four games but will take a seat against a left-hander. Romy Gonzalez draws the start at second base Monday. There had been speculation that Ceddanne Rafaela would move to the keystone with Trevor Story's return from the 60-day injured list Sunday, but that has not developed yet. It could, but early on with Story taking back over as the Red Sox's everyday shortstop, second base has been covered by Valdez against righties and Gonzalez against lefties.

Abreu is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Southpaw Cade Povich is on the hill for Baltimore, so the lefty-hitting Abreu will begin the series opener on the bench. Rob Refsnyder will patrol right field for the Red Sox in the series opener.

Yoshida is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

The left-handed-hitting Yoshida has mostly been an everyday player this season when healthy, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup with a lefty (Cade Povich). Tyler O'Neill will get a start at designated hitter for Boston.

Casas is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

The left-handed-hitting Casas will grab a seat as the Orioles send southpaw Cade Povich to the bump. Connor Wong will draw the start at first base for the Red Sox in the series opener.