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France is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's contest against Kansas City.

France will get a breather Sunday after going 3-for-6 across the first two games of the series. Spencer Steer will man first base and bat third against Royals right-hander Brady Singer.

Steer is starting at first base and batting third in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Kansas City.

Ty France will get a breather for the series finale, which will shift Steer to first base while Will Benson starts in left field. Steer has gone 0-for-5 with two strikeouts across the first two games of the series. Since the start of August, Steer has slashed .222/.333/.422 with three home runs and 10 RBI across 53 plate appearances.

Toglia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Saturday against the Padres.

Toglia was the lone source of offense for the Rockies as he belted his 20th homer of the season in the sixth inning off Dylan Cease. That extended his hitting streak to 10 games -- three of which have been on the road -- during which he's gone 12-for-34 with four RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases.

Campusano went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored while also drawing a walk in Saturday's win over the Rockies.

Campusano drove home San Diego's second run of the game on a groundout in the top of the second and then came around to score himself in the fourth after recording a two-out single. The catcher would later top off his night with a solo homer in the eighth, giving him his eighth long ball of the season and his first in the month of August. Campusano reached four times in the contest, and he's now posted multiple hits in five of his last 10 starts. Over that stretch he's batting .323 (11-for-34) with two homers, six RBI and five runs scored.

Steer is starting at first base and batting third against the Reds on Sunday.

After starting in left field for the first two games of the series, Steer will man first base Sunday while Ty France gets a breather. Since the All-Star break, Steer is slashing .198/.267/.363 with three home runs and 15 RBI across 106 plate appearances.

The Mets reinstated Marte (knee) from the 10-day injured list, and he's starting in right field and batting fifth Sunday against the Marlins.

The 35-year-old has been sidelined nearly two months due to a bruised right knee, but he'll rejoin the Mets after a five-game rehab assignment in the minor leagues. Marte was hitting well in June with an .817 OPS in 14 games prior to the injury and will look to pick up where he left off.

Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, an RBI and a run scored while also drawing a walk in Saturday's win over Colorado.

Bogaerts walked and stole second in his second trip to the plate before then getting caught trying to steal third. The second baseman would add singles in each of his next two at-bats, with the latter one driving home Jurickson Profar to extend San Diego's lead to seven runs. It was the fifth multi-hit performance this month for Bogaerts, and he's now hit safely in five of his last six games. He's batting .268 (15-for-56) in August with six RBI, eight runs and just three extra-base hits, while Saturday's stolen base marked his seventh of the campaign.

Freeland took the loss against the Padres on Saturday, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings while striking out three.

Freeland went 1-2-3 through the opening frame before surrendering three consecutive hits to start the second, leading to two runs coming home for San Diego. The lefty would then allow two more runs in the fourth and another in the fifth while matching his season high with three walks in the contest. Freeland has now given up at least three runs in each of his last three starts and currently holds a 7.43 ERA in August to go along with an 11:6 K:BB. Saturday marked only his second loss since April 14.

Jones (lat) struck out three over 3.1 innings and gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and no walks in his second rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Indianapolis.

While Jones built up to 67 pitches (43 strikes) and looks to be nearly fully stretched out, he hasn't been at his best over his two rehab outings at Triple-A. Between his appearances Wednesday and on Aug. 8, Jones has coughed up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with a 6:2 K:BB over six innings. The Pirates haven't provided word on the next step for Jones, but the organization may want to have him make one more tune-up outing with Indianapolis before he makes his return from the 15-day injured list. The rookie has been on the shelf since July 4 with a Grade 2 right lat strain.

Woodford is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Mariners in Pittsburgh.

He'll be making his second turn through the rotation as a replacement for Marco Gonzales, who was placed on the injured list Monday with a season-ending forearm strain. The Pirates could get Jared Jones (lat) back from the IL later this month, but the team could still choose to keep Woodford part of a six-man rotation in an effort to keep the workloads of Jones and fellow rookie Paul Skenes under control down the stretch. Woodford's performance in future outings could factor into the Pirates' plans for him moving forward, and he made a strong first impression in his start this past Monday in San Diego, when he limited the Padres to one run on three hits and no walks over six innings.