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Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said Monday that Thomas (foot) met with a doctor and has a new rehab plan in place, MLB.com reports.

Vogt described Thomas' plantar fasciitis as a "complicated case," and his return is taking longer than expected as the foot hasn't responded to treatment. The report estimates a potential return to the field in September. In the meantime, Angel Martinez has filled in as the Guardians' primary center fielder.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and a stolen base Monday against the Yankees.

Lowe has had a poor July, but he's on a strong five-game run. He's gone 6-for-17 with three RBI and a stolen base in that span, with Monday's pilfer marking his seventh of the season. Lowe has settled into the fifth spot in the order against right-handed pitching but still sits against most lefties.

Mullins went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a double and a walk in Monday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Mullins got the scoring started with a two-run blast in the second inning and also robbed a home run on defense in the fourth. As the trade deadline looms, the 31-year-old has hit safely in four of his past five games with four extra-base hits, five RBI and three runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .221/.301/.420 with 15 homers, 47 RBI, 41 runs scored and 14 steals across 346 plate appearances.

Laureano went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Monday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Laureano laced an RBI single in the third inning and followed it up with a two-run homer in the fifth. The 31-year-old has been on a tear since the All-Star break, hitting safely in eight of 11 games with four home runs, 11 RBI and five runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .279/.341/.526 with 15 long balls, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored and four steals across 279 plate appearances.

Vierling, who started in center field Monday against Arizona and went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI, could see more time there in the short term with Parker Meadows (quad) landing on the 10-day injured list before the game, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.

Vierling had been seeing some time in left and right field, as well as at third base, but he may now focus more squarely on center with Meadows on the shelf. Wenceel Perez, who started in right Monday, is also an option in center, though it appears that Vierling will be first in the pecking order. The veteran utility player is only batting .212 this season, but he's been better lately with a .286 average over his last 10 games, and his fantasy outlook gets a short-term boost while Meadows is out.

Bader is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.

Bader had started the previous three contests, but he'll get Monday off while the Twins go with the trio of Willi Castro, DaShawn Keirsey and Matt Wallner from left to right in the outfield. The 31-year-old Bader is set to become a free agent this winter and could be moved elsewhere ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.

Rave is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta.

Rave will hit the bench for the series opener after he had started in each of the Royals' last six games while going 3-for-20 with one home run, three walks, five runs and two RBI. MJ Melendez will replace him in left field Monday, but Rave should have a fairly clear path to playing time until Kansas City gets at least one or two of Nick Loftin (concussion), Jac Caglianone (hamstring), Mark Canha (elbow) and Michael Massey (wrist) back from the injured list.

Tauchman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

The left-handed-hitting Tauchman will give way to Austin Slater in right field for the series opener while the Phillies send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the hill. A candidate to be moved elsewhere ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, Tauchman has done well to boost his value thus far in the second half. Through seven starts since the All-Star break, he's produced a .303/.343/.667 slash line while smacking three home runs.

Baldwin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.

Michael Taylor will pick up a start in the outfield in place of Baldwin, who had been included in the lineup in five of Chicago's previous six contests. Baldwin has maintained a lowly .615 OPS over 187 plate appearances in the majors this season, but he could nonetheless be in line for a near-everyday role over the final two months of the campaign while the 38-68 White Sox play out the string.

Carpenter is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

In his return from a month-long stint on the 10-day injured list in Sunday's 10-4 win over Toronto, Carpenter went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The left-handed-hitting Carpenter should occupy a prominent spot in the lineup in most of the Tigers' matchups with righties, but he'll routinely be held out of the starting nine versus southpaws. He'll get Monday's series opener off while southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez toes the rubber for Arizona.