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Kelenic is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

The lefty-hitting Kelenic will take a seat for the third time in four games with the opposition sending another southpaw (DJ Herz) to the hill. Ramon Laureano will step in for Kelenic in left field.

Alvarez (illness) has appeared in Triple-A Gwinnett's last four games, going 8-for-17 with two home runs, two walks, two stolen bases, six RBI and six runs.

Alvarez missed five days' worth of action while recovering from a bout with pneumonia, but he's shown no signs of being slowed down by the illness since rejoining the Gwinnett lineup. Though Alvarez struggled mightily in his first exposure to the majors back in July, he's continued to wield a hot bat at Gwinnett since making the jump to the International League in June. Over 199 plate appearances at Triple-A, Alvarez is slashing .311/.422/.521 with nine home runs and eight stolen bases.

Gallo will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Since returning from the injured list Tuesday, Gallo has started in four of the Nationals' ensuing six games. He'll be making his second start in a row in right field, where he'll be filling in for Alex Call (foot), who was placed on the injured list Saturday. Though Call's injury could put him at risk of missing extended time, Gallo won't necessarily have a clear path to a full-time role for the rest of the season. The Nationals are set to call up prospect Dylan Crews from Triple-A Rochester on Monday, and he could move between right field and center field while poaching starts from Gallo and Jacob Young.

Beck is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Beck finds himself on the bench Sunday for the second straight game, which followed a stretch in which he made nine consecutive starts. The last four of those starts came against left-handed pitching, and he's sitting Sunday as Marcus Stroman is the second straight righty to take the mound for New York. Jake Cave is starting in right field and batting seventh.

Lindor went 2-for-5 with two homers and five RBI in Saturday's win over the Padres.

Lindor jumped on a hanging sweeper from Michael King with two outs in the top of the fourth and sent it into the stands for a grand slam, putting the Mets up 5-0. The shortstop wasn't done there, however, launching another home run off Yuki Matsui to lead off the seventh to give him his fifth long ball this month. It was Lindor's fourth multi-home run game of the campaign while his five RBI on the night marked a season high. He's already recorded 12 multi-hit performances this month, including five over his last eight games.

Gurriel is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Gurriel has a .994 OPS over his past 13 games but will sit Sunday for the second time in Arizona's last four contests. Pavin Smith will receive a start in left field and bat fifth in the series finale at Boston.

Yepez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Yepez has gone 4-for-12 with a three-run homer over the past three games but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. Keibert Ruiz will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Drew Millas starts behind the plate.

King (11-7) took the loss against the Mets on Saturday, allowing five runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out seven.

King struggled with his command early, issuing three walks in the opening frame while also surrendering an RBI double to Pete Alonso. The right-hander then went 1-2-3 through each of the next two innings before stumbling again in the fourth, coughing up a grand slam to Francisco Lindor as the Mets took a commanding 5-0 lead -- though none of the last four runs would count against him on account of a fielding error by Manny Machado. Despite his struggles, King still made it through five innings for his 10th consecutive start, and he now carries a 2-1 record in August to go along with a 2.45 ERA and 30:7 K:BB. He's also recorded six or more strikeouts in seven straight outings.

The Phillies recalled Allard from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Sunday's game against the Royals.

Philadelphia will use the left-hander as a spot starter since the team's next scheduled off day isn't until Sept. 2. Allard has a 3.46 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 8:2 K:BB across 13 big-league innings this season, and he allowed five runs over four frames in his most recent outing with Lehigh Valley last Sunday.

Peterson (8-1) picked up the win over the Padres on Saturday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over 7.1 innings while striking out two.

Peterson surrendered just one hit through the first four innings before allowing three of the first four batters to reach in the fifth, leading to one run coming home for San Diego. He was later relieved by Dedniel Nunez with one out in the eighth, marking the second consecutive start in which he's been able to get through at least seven innings. Peterson has also logged a quality start in three straight and in four of his five outings this month. On the downside, his two strikeouts Saturday marked his lowest total in that category since July 1 against the Nationals, and he's now issued multiple walks in seven of his last nine starts.