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Sogard isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Monday's game against the Mets, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Sogard has gone 2-for-16 with seven strikeouts over his last five contests, and the Red Sox will now give him a chance to clear his head Monday. Enmanuel Valdez will pick up a start at the keystone as a result while batting eighth.

Scherzer (shoulder) threw a live batting practice session Monday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Scherzer resumed throwing late last week, noting that his right shoulder is now pain-free after he tweaked his mechanics. The 40-year-old is confident he will be able to rejoin the Rangers' rotation at some point this month, and the fact that he's now facing hitters suggests a rehab assignment could be looming. Scherzer has been shelved since early August due to fatigue in his pitching shoulder.

Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.

After going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday, Haniger will now sit down for the fourth time in Seattle's last five games. His absence will put Randy Arozarena in the DH spot while Luke Raley mans left field, opening up first base for Justin Turner.

Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher during Monday's game against the Padres.

Holton has been an important member of Detroit's bullpen this season, posting a 2.44 ERA and 0.83 WHIP across 77.1 innings. Most of his appearances have lasted more than one inning, and he was able to reach three frames as recently as Aug. 17. Once the 28-year-old lefty exits Monday's contest, Ty Madden is expected to pitch in bulk relief.

Cameron isn't in Oakland's lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

Cameron has slashed .194/.188/.258 with three RBI while playing in each of the Athletics' last eight games, and he'll now receive a day off to regroup. Seth Brown will take over in left field while Cameron rests, allowing Tyler Nevin to start at first base.

Wilson isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Monday's game versus Seattle.

After going 2-for-10 with two runs scored during Oakland's previous series against Texas, Wilson will take a seat to begin the Athletics' four-game set with the Mariners. His absence will move Max Schuemann to shortstop, opening up third base for Tristan Gray.

Siri is not with the Rays for Monday's game versus the Twins as he tends to a personal issue, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Siri is expected to rejoin the team Tuesday. He will defer to Jonny DeLuca in center field for the series opener Monday.

Caballero is not in the lineup for Monday's game versus the Twins.

He's been the preferred option at shortstop over Taylor Walls lately, but Caballero will begin Monday's series opener on the bench. Walls will handle shortstop duties for the Rays.

The Twins promoted Rodriguez from Double-A Wichita to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Rodriguez recently returned from a right thumb strain by appearing in a rehab game with Single-A Fort Myers over the weekend, and he'll now come off Wichita's injured list and move up to the Twins' top minor-league affiliate. The 21-year-old has been excellent this season when healthy, slashing .298/.479/.621 with eight home runs, nine stolen bases and a 46:42 K:BB over 37 games with Wichita. Rodriguez is already on the Twins' 40-man roster, but he's unlikely to push for a promotion to the majors until 2025.

The shin issue that has kept Tucker out since early June is a fracture, not the "deep bruise of the bone" or "shin contusion" that the Astros had previously termed the injury, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Even as recently as Saturday, general manager Dana Brown said the outfielder did not suffer a fracture, but Brown reversed his stance Monday, conceding that the Astros "suspect there was some type of small fracture." While the fracture explains why Tucker has taken far longer to recover from the injury than anticipated, the revelation fortunately doesn't alter his timetable for a return from the 60-day injured list. He's expected to be activated this week, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.