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Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Cardinals.

Ruiz will get a breather Sunday after going 2-for-11 across the first two games of the series while hitting a three-run home run in Saturday's 14-3 win. Riley Adams will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Gorman is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

The lefty-hitting Gorman will avoid Nationals southpaw DJ Herz on Sunday. Brendan Donovan will start at second base and bat sixth.

Frelick is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Miami.

Frelick will begin the series finale in the dugout after going 1-for-7 with two strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Jake Bauers, Garrett Mitchell and Jackson Chourio will start in the outfield Sunday.

Fortes is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Brewers.

Fortes will get a breather after going 4-for-7 with one RBI and two runs scored over the first two games of the series. Ali Sanchez will start behind home plate and bat ninth.

Brujan is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Milwaukee.

Brujan will begin Sunday's game in the dugout after going 0-for-2 with two walks and one run scored in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Brewers. Nick Gordon will start in center field and bat eighth.

Pages is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Pages is absent from the lineup for the second straight game. He did pinch hit for Jason Heyward in the fifth inning of Saturday's 7-6 loss to Houston, going 0-for-3 with one strikeout. Heyward will start in right field Sunday and bat in the cleanup spot.

Smith is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Houston.

Smith will get a breather Sunday after going 0-for-8 with five strikeouts over the first two games of the series. Austin Barnes will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Astros right-hander Spencer Arrighetti.

Cobb (hip/shoulder) struck out four batters and allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks over two innings in his rehab start Friday with Single-A San Jose.

The Giants might have been hoping for better results from Cobb in the sixth start of his rehab assignment, but assuming he feels fine physically coming out of Friday's outing, he could be cleared to return from the 60-day injured list to make his next start with the big club. Cobb was lifted after 50 pitches (30 strikes) in Friday's rehab appearance, though it's possible that he was able to push up that pitch count with a bullpen session following his exit from the game. The Giants have seemingly already cleared the way for Cobb to rejoin the rotation, as Jordan Hicks was scratched from his anticipated start Sunday versus the Rockies and looks set to work out of the bullpen moving forward, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Cobb -- who has been out all season while recovering from offseason hip surgery and then experienced shoulder soreness during the rehab process -- tentatively lines up to make his 2024 Giants debut Wednesday versus the Athletics.

Soler went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in a 5-0 win over the Rockies in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Soler was 0-for-3 with a walk in the first game, but he bounced back with a strong showing in the nightcap for his third multi-hit effort in the last four games. The 32-year-old is batting .253 with nine extra-base hits and eight RBI over 21 contests in July. For the season, he's up to a .235/.378/.467 slash line with 12 home runs, 39 RBI, 56 runs scored, one stolen base and 22 doubles over 92 games.

The Brewers optioned Jay to Triple-A Nashville on Sunday.

The left-hander was called up by Milwaukee on Saturday and delivered a scoreless frame in his Brewers debut. Jay will head back to the minors a day later to free up a roster spot for trade-acquisition Nick Mears.