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Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

With southpaw MacKenzie Gore taking the hill for the Nationals, the lefty-hitting Calhoun will remain on the bench for the series finale. Calhoun has now been held out of the lineup in five straight contests, with the Angels facing off against left-handed staters in the last four of those games. The Angels will begin a three-game series Monday against a Toronto squad that features an all-right-handed rotation, so Calhoun should regain a regular spot in the lineup during the upcoming week.

Robles went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Mets.

The outfielder led off the bottom of the first with a double before stealing third and then coming around to score on a two-bagger from Randy Arozarena, putting the Mariners up 1-0. Robles has now scored a run and recorded a steal in back-to-back games, while the double marked his second extra-base hit so far this month. Robles is batting just .167 (5-for-30) in August with one RBI and four runs scored.

Pillar will serve as the Angels' designated hitter and No. 3 batter in Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Though Pillar will draw an eighth consecutive start, the Mets have faced left-handed starters in six of those contests. The righty-hitting Pillar hasn't helped his case for earning more playing time against righties by batting .161 so far in August, and all of Taylor Ward, Mickey Moniak and Jo Adell are still likely to be prioritized in the outfield ahead of him.

Stefanic will start at second base and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Stefanic will pick up his fourth straight start, all of which have come against left-handed pitching. Though he's slashing .462/.500/.538 in eight games since being called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on July 30, Stefanic could be limited to a short-side platoon role in the infield now that Anthony Rendon has recently returned from the injured list.

Rendon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

With the series finale in Washington beginning at 11:35 a.m. ET, Rendon will be given a breather after he started at third base each of the past three days while going 5-for-13 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored. Brandon Drury will man the hot corner in Rendon's stead.

Neto went 3-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Nationals.

The shortstop took Patrick Corbin deep in the fifth inning, which was Neto's fourth homer in the last seven games. The 23-year-old is batting .448 (13-for-29) over that hot streak, pushing his slash line on the year up to .267/.329/.469, and he's closing in on his first career 20-20 campaign with 17 long balls and 21 steals through 114 contests.

Canning came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Nationals, giving up four runs on eight hits over seven innings. He didn't walk or strike out a batter.

The right-hander managed only seven swinging strikes among his 88 pitches as he let his defense do all the work, but Canning saw a potential win slip away when he got tagged for two runs in the seventh to tie the game at 4-4. It's the first time all season he's failed to record a strikeout, and the first time he didn't issued a free pass since April 13. Canning remains a mediocre fantasy option, posting a 6.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 30:15 K:BB through 35 innings since the beginning of July, and he lines up to make his next start at home next weekend against Atlanta.

Gilbert (7-8) earned the win over the Mets on Saturday, hurling seven shutout innings while allowing three hits and one walk. He struck out six.

Gilbert didn't allow a runner to reach second base over the course of his seven shutout frames, posting three 1-2-3 innings on the night while generating 15 swings-and-misses. It marked the right-hander's fifth outing this season in which he's hurled at least seven scoreless innings and the second in his past five starts. Gilbert has also surrendered one run or fewer in four of his last five outings, posting a 34:2 K:BB over that stretch.

Chisholm went 4-for-8 with a walk, two solo home runs, a third run scored and a stolen base across both games of Saturday's doubleheader split with the Rangers.

The former Marlin went yard in the eighth inning of each contest, taking Grant Anderson deep during an 8-0 victory in the matinee before belting his 20th homer of the year off Gerson Garabito in the nightcap as the Yankees fell 9-4. Chisholm's bat has come alive since the trade from the Marlins -- over his first 12 games in pinstripes, he's slashing .300/.352/.740 with seven home runs, three steals, 11 RBI and 12 runs. The 26-year-old also played his 10th and 11th games of the year at third base Saturday, crossing the 10-game eligibility threshold in many fantasy formats.

Cole came away with a no-decision in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rangers, allowing one run on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out 10.

The veteran right-hander generated a massive 26 swinging strikes on his 90 pitches as he recorded his first game of the season with double-digit strikeouts, but Cole left the mound with the score tied 1-1 and watched Luke Weaver immediately implode as his replacement. Cole has failed to last six innings in each of his last three outings, but the 33-year-old appears to be rounding into form after only making his season debut in mid-June -- he's given up two runs or less in four of his last five trips to the mound, posting a 3.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 33:6 K:BB through 28.2 innings over that stretch. He lines up to make his next start on the road next weekend in Detroit.