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O'Hoppe was optioned to the ACL Rangers on Sunday.

The move corresponds with the Rangers recalling utility man Cam Cauley from Triple-A Round Rock. O'Hoppe has appeared in 10 games for the Rangers since being acquired from the Angels in late July, going 6-for-17 with an RBI and five runs scored with Texas.

The Red Sox placed Gasper on the 10-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to Sept. 26, with a right biceps strain.

Gasper was hurt on a swinging strikeout during the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cubs, and the injury has been deemed significant. Boston is expected to be without Gasper for at least the wild-card round and could be without his services for the entire postseason. He ends the regular season having hit 10 homers with an .823 OPS across 225 MLB plate appearances.

Diaz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Diaz is the Rays' catalyst atop the order, and the team will rest him for the final game of the regular season ahead of what they hope is a deep playoff run. Liam Hicks will serve as the designated hitter while Nick Fortes catches and Victor Mesa leads off against right-hander Zack Wheeler.

Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double and a second run scored in Saturday's 13-2 win over the Athletics.

Alvarez's blast was his 42nd of the season, putting him one back of Pete Alonso for the American League lead. Over the last 11 games, Alvarez has gone 16-for-40 (.400) with four homers and nine RBI. The star slugger leads the majors in batting average (.316) and OPS (1.036) this year while adding 105 RBI, 104 runs scored, 34 doubles, one triple and one stolen base over 157 contests in the best season of his career by most metrics.

Benintendi went 1-for-2 with a walk and a three-run home run during the White Sox's 9-6 loss to the Rockies on Saturday.

Benintendi replaced Tommy Pham in the fifth inning, and the former gave the White Sox a glimmer of hope of a comeback after cracking a three-run homer to right field in the ninth inning. It was the 15th home run of the season for Benintendi and first since Aug. 29 against the Twins. He has a .715 OPS with one steal and 78 RBI across 468 plate appearances this season.

The Diamondbacks recalled Del Castillo from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.

Del Castillo will return to the big leagues for the final weekend of the regular season after smacking three home runs in his final six games at Triple-A. He'll replace Jesus Sanchez on the active roster and will likely be in the mix to work as the team's designated hitter.

The Diamondbacks designated Sanchez for assignment Saturday.

Sanchez will lose his spot on Arizona's active and 40-man rosters after going 2-for-15 with a walk and five strikeouts across six games since being claimed Sept. 14. Adrian Del Castillo will come up from the minors to replace Sanchez and could see time as the team's designated hitter.

The Rangers recalled O'Hoppe from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

O'Hoppe will rejoin the Rangers for the final weekend of the regular season to give the team a bat to replace Josh Jung, who landed on the IL with a fractured hand Saturday. O'Hoppe has posted just a .578 OPS in 274 plate appearances in the big leagues this year and isn't likely to see much playing time to close out the season.

Springer isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Springer will grab a seat on the bench after going 0-for-5 with a strikeout and a run scored in Friday's win. His absence will put Vladimir Guerrero at the DH spot, opening up first base for Sean Keys.

Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk during Friday's 12-9 loss to the Guardians.

Perez launched a homer in his second consecutive game Friday. The 36-year-old belted a two-run shot in the ninth inning off Matt Festa to cut into the lead. After Friday's performance, Perez is slashing .229/.273/.382 with 21 homers and 77 RBI in 620 plate appearances this season.