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Triple-A St. Paul reinstated Roden (shoulder) from its 7-day injured list Monday.

Roden is expected to play in Tuesday's series opener versus Omaha in what will be his first appearance for St. Paul since April 22. After being shut down due to a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder, Roden was cleared to rejoin St. Paul after completing a rehab assignment over the past two weeks, during which he went 5-for-12 with a home run, two doubles and seven walks in five games between the rookie-level Florida Complex League and Single-A Fort Myers.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday on the "Talkin' Yanks" podcast by Jomboy Media that he expects Grisham (hamstring) to be sidelined for "a few weeks."

Grisham was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain. He was scheduled for an MRI on Monday, and while Boone didn't reveal the results of that imaging, the skipper did offer a rough timetable for Grisham's return to action. Spencer Jones and Cody Bellinger have each netted one start in center field since Grisham was hurt.

Butler went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Pirates.

Butler extended the Athletics' lead with an RBI double off the wall in left-center field in the seventh inning, giving him his third multi-hit effort over the past four games. The 25-year-old has been much better at the plate of late, going 10-for-24 (.417) with a homer, two doubles, four RBI and five runs across his past eight appearances. With Brent Rooker (knee) sidelined, there's more of an opportunity for Carlos Cortes to shift to designated hitter and Butler to play right field against right-handed pitching, as was the case Monday. Overall, Butler is hitting .193 with a .565 OPS, four homers, five doubles, 18 RBI, 22 runs and four stolen bases across 196 plate appearances this season.

Trout went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Trout reached on an infield single in his first plate appearance and came around to score on a Jo Adell double. He was hit by a pitch in the third inning, then drove himself home with a solo shot to right field in the fifth. The star outfielder pushed his modest hitting streak to six games, though this was the first time during the span that he finished with multiple knocks. Trout is still batting just .230 on the season, but he's been plenty productive with 16 homers, 33 RBI, 53 runs and seven stolen bases through 72 games.

Buxton went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-2 victory over the Rangers.

Buxton's hot stretch continued, as his solo homer in the sixth inning marked the 32-year-old's sixth long ball across his past nine appearances. It has been a superb season at the plate for the center fielder, as he's hitting .276/.335/.606 with 23 homers, 36 RBI, 48 runs and six stolen bases across 278 plate appearances. Of note, Buxton has dealt with some injuries this season, though none have necessitated a stint on the injured list, with him appearing in 62 of the Twins' 74 games.

Meckler (head) is starting in left field and batting third Monday against the Diamondbacks, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Meckler was lifted from Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay after he ran into the wall in center field during the fourth inning. However, he managed to avoid a significant injury and will be right back in the lineup for Monday's series opener. Meckler is 2-for-14 with one double, two RBI and three runs scored over his last five appearances.

Simpson isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Dodgers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Simpson will head to the bench for the series opener with southpaw Eric Lauer expected to toe the rubber for Los Angeles Monday evening. Ryan Vilade gets the nod in left field and is batting cleanup in Simpson's place.

Perez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

Perez finds himself on the bench for a fifth straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher and looks to have faded into a short-side platoon role. The 26-year-old switch hitter is slashing just .159/.237/.290 in 118 plate appearances against right-handers this season.

Larnach is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

The left-handed-hitting Larnach will head to the bench while the Twins go up against a left-handed starter (MacKenzie Gore) for the second time in three games. Minnesota called up Kyler Fedko from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, and he'll step in as Larnach's replacement in left field for what will be his MLB debut.

Meyers is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Tigers.

Meyers is slashing only .171/.237/.286 so far in June, so he'll get a day to regroup. Taylor Trammell is handling center-field duties for the Astros.