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Keith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

The left-handed-hitting Keith will hit the bench for the second time in the series while the Athletics send another southpaw (Gage Jump) to the bump. With Keith on the bench, Hao-Yu Lee will draw the start at third base while Dillon Dingler serves as the Tigers' designated hitter.

Baez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

After being activated from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Baez started in each of the Tigers' ensuing four games -- twice in center field, twice at shortstop -- and went 8-for-19 with a double, five RBI and five runs. Baez is likely to see the bulk of his playing time at shortstop moving forward, as top prospect Max Clark was called up Friday and is poised to serve as the Tigers' everyday center fielder. Kevin McGonigle will shift over from third base to cover shortstop Sunday in what likely amounts to a planned rest day for Baez.

The Mets designated Melendez for assignment Sunday.

Melendez was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse in late June and has now lost his place on New York's 40-man roster. The 27-year-old posted a .665 OPS and 34.7 percent strikeout rate in 144 plate appearances while up with the Mets this season.

Canning is expected to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Kyle Hart in Sunday's game against the Giants, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Canning will be available to pitch on three days' rest after he struck out four over three shutout innings of relief in his previous appearance in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Hart tossed 2.2 innings as an opener Wednesday, and while he could work a bit deeper into Sunday's outing, he's still unlikely to reach the five innings he would need to hit to qualify for a win. As a result, Canning -- who claimed his second victory of the season Wednesday -- looks like the Padres pitcher most likely to earn a win Sunday.

The Blue Jays acquired Taillon from the Cubs on Sunday in exchange for cash or a player to be named later, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.

The veteran right-hander was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Monday, and the Blue Jays elected to secure his services via trade rather than risk another team claiming him on waivers. Unless Toronto shifts to a six-man rotation, Taillon doesn't cleanly fit into the club's starting plans, but that could change soon with Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber being candidates to be moved ahead of Monday's trade deadline.

Contreras (head) will start at first bae and bat cleanup Sunday against the Dodgers, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

The veteran slugger was held out of the lineup for Saturday's 3-2 win after being hit in the head by a pitch Friday, but he's good to go for Sunday's series finale in Los Angeles. Contreras will attempt to carry his hot bat into August after closing July with a .323/.488/.629 slash line in 20 games.

Siri is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

After drawing starts in left field in the first two contests of the series while the Brewers sent a pair of lefties to the mound, the right-handed-hitting Siri will move back to the bench while righty Jacob Misiorowski toes the rubber for Milwaukee in the finale. Siri owns a strong .771 OPS over 120 plate appearances with the Angels this season, but he appears to be stuck in the short side of a platoon in the outfield while all of Mike Trout, Jorge Soler, Jo Adell and Josh Lowe are available.

D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

D'Arnaud will take a seat for the series finale, but he looks to be the Angels' new No. 1 catcher after Logan O'Hoppe was traded to the Rangers on Wednesday. Tyler Heineman will get the nod behind the dish in place of d'Arnaud, who went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts while starting the first two contests of the series.

Soler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

The Angels will hand Soler the afternoon off after he started in the first two games of the series and went 1-for-8 with a double and an RBI. With Soler on the bench, Mike Trout will get a day off from playing center field but will stick in the lineup at designated hitter.

Chaparro was removed from Sunday's game against Atlanta after being struck in the head by a pitch, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

The 27-year-old picked up an RBI the hard way when he was hit in the head by a pitch with the bases loaded during the third inning, and he was eventually pulled after initially staying in the game. Chaparro is presumably being evaluated for a concussion and should be considered day-to-day.