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Langford went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

The 24-year-old took Eury Perez deep in the fourth inning to open the scoring, but the Rangers' bats managed only six total hits on the afternoon. It was Langford's seventh homer of the season, and five of them have come in the last 10 games -- a stretch in which he's hitting .350 (14-for-40) with two steals, eight runs and 10 RBI.

DeGrom (6-5) took the loss Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over six inning as the Rangers fell 4-2 to the Marlins. He struck out eight.

The veteran right-hander dialed up his seventh quality start of the season on 91 pitches (58 strikes), but deGrom left the mound with his team down 2-1, and Texas wasn't able to draw level. It was his first loss since May 22, and deGrom has been tagged with two runs or fewer in five of six outings since that date, posting a 3.06 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB in 35 innings over that stretch. He'll look to keep rolling in his next start, which lines up to come on the road early next week in Cleveland.

Sanchez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Sanchez is stuck in a 3-for-23 skid at the plate over his last seven games and will be given the night off to regroup. The Blue Jays will go with Davis Schneider in left field in place of Sanchez.

Meyers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Houston will send Meyers to the bench for the second day in a row and for the third time in four games. Since coming off the injured list May 19, Meyers has slashed a dismal .188/.233/.294 with a 22.2 percent strikeout rate, and his lack of production appears to have resulted in him fading into more of a part-time role. Brice Matthews will pick up another start in center field at Meyers' expense.

Thomas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.

Thomas will head to the bench for the first time since June 12, ending a streak of 10 starts during which he produced a .220/.289/.512 slash line with three home runs, seven RBI and seven runs. The Royals should have a near-everyday role available in the outfield for Thomas while the team currently has three lineup regulars -- Maikel Garcia (hand), Vinnie Pasquantino (hand) and Kyle Isbel (foot) -- on the injured list.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Barger (elbow) will fly back to Toronto soon to be examined by the medical staff before potentially beginning a rehab assignment, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

The Blue Jays initially hoped Barger would be ready for a rehab assignment last week, but he's still feeling a bit of soreness in his right elbow at times when hitting. A revised timeline pointed toward Barger kicking off his rehab assignment Thursday, but it's unclear whether that could still happen. The 26-year-old has been sidelined since mid-May due to right elbow inflammation.

The Astros recalled Gordon from Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

The Astros were in need of bullpen reinforcements after their relievers were needed for 6.1 innings during Tuesday's extra-innings win over the Blue Jays. Gordon has been knocked around in his 9.1 frames in the majors this season, yielding 12 runs with an 11:3 K:BB.

The Astros optioned VanWey to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

VanWey allowed two runs (one earned) over three innings in a pair of relief appearances the last two days, so the Astros are replacing him with a fresh bullpen arm. Left-hander Colton Gordon was called up from Sugar Land to take VanWey's spot on the active roster.

Robles is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

He had started in eight of Seattle's last nine games, but Robles' run of regular playing time looks to have come to an end. Robles benefited from Randy Arozarena (hamstring), Julio Rodriguez (hamstring), Luke Raley (illness) and Dominic Canzone (hamstring) all missing time of late, but the four players will all be included in the same lineup Wednesday for the first time since June 12. Moving forward, Robles will likely draw most of his starts versus left-handed pitching while filling the short side of a platoon with either Raley or Canzone.

Walker is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto.

After hitting home runs in back-to-back games in the middle of June, Walker has since gone 4-for-33 with zero RBI over the last nine contests, so he'll get a day off to regroup. Isaac Paredes will play first base Wednesday, and Raynel Delgado will cover the hot corner.