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Freeman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Freeman started in each of the previous three games -- twice at second base, once in right field -- and went 2-for-9 with a run scored. The 27-year-old has produced an underwhelming .251/.322/.320 slash line with three home runs and six stolen bases over 279 plate appearances on the season and appears likely to handle a part-time role while the Rockies are relatively healthy.

Karros is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

After recently missing time due to a left biceps injury, Karros returned to the lineup for the first two games of the series with the Royals, going 4-for-8 with a double, three runs and two RBI across those contests. Karros appears to have avoided any setbacks with his biceps coming out of those games, but he'll get a breather for the series finale.

Julien will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Though he'll be included in the lineup against right-hander Seth Lugo, the left-handed-hitting Julien sat in each of the Rockies' previous three games, with his latter two absences coming against righties. He appears to have lost control of a strong-side platoon role, with Willi Castro and Tyler Freeman both having seen more opportunities at second base at Julien's expense of late.

The Mets acquired Smith, infielder Emilien Pitre and right-hander Gary Gill Hill from the Rays on Sunday in exchange for right-hander Freddy Peralta, Mark Feinsand and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com report.

A 2023 fourth-round pick by the Mariners, Smith was sent to the Rays in 2024 in the Randy Arozarena trade and is now on the move once again. Smith has spent most of this season at the Double-A level, where he's struggled to a .215/.283/.410 slash line with 10 home runs, 14 steals and a 32 percent strikeout rate in 49 games.

The Mets acquired Pitre, right-hander Gary Gill Hill and outfielder Aidan Smith from the Rays on Sunday in exchange for right-hander Freddy Peralta, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old second baseman doesn't offer much power, but Pitre has shown outstanding plate discipline (18.2 percent walk rate, 10.4 percent strikeout rate) and has racked up 32 stolen bases in 44 attempts across 384 plate appearances between High-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery this season. He'll likely report to the Mets' Eastern League affiliate in Binghamton.

The Mets acquired Gill Hill, outfielder Aidan Smith and infielder Emilien Pitre from the Rays on Sunday in exchange for right-hander Freddy Peralta, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Peralta is the third big domino to fall in the pitcher market leading up to Monday's deadline after Tarik Skubal and Luis Castillo were moved to the Dodgers and White Sox, respectively, earlier in the weekend. Gill Hill, 21, has had his share of troubles in his first taste of the Double-A level this season with a 4.54 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 61:14 K:BB across 81.1 innings. He'll likely report to Double-A Binghamton for the Mets.

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

Kelly will take a seat while the Cubs go with Miguel Amaya behind the plate for the second time in the series. Since the All-Star break, Kelly has gone 7-for-38 (.184) with no extra-base hits, five RBI and three runs in 12 games.

Yelich is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Yelich started the previous five games and will get a breather Sunday after going 3-for-19 with three walks, a steal and five strikeouts during that span. Jake Bauers will serve as the designated hitter while Andrew Vaughn starts at first base for the series finale in Anaheim.

Hart will start Sunday's game against the Giants.

Hart hasn't pitched since serving as an opener Wednesday versus Colorado, and he'll fill the role again for Sunday's series finale versus San Francisco. He covered a season-high 2.2 innings during that outing and has lasted as least two frames in 13 of his 28 appearances, so a similar workload seems likely this time around. Michael King's start was pushed to Monday after he was previously penciled in to pitch Sunday.

Marte will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Marte will pick up a sixth consecutive start after going 4-for-19 with a double, an RBI, a run and an 0:7 BB:K over the Reds' previous five contests. He looks like he'll occupy a regular spot in the lineup while Spencer Steer (wrist) is on the injured list.