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Dominguez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to Toronto on Wednesday.

Dominguez kicked off the scoring with a 380-foot solo blast in the second inning. It was his first long ball since he went deep twice July 4, and the homer also snapped a four-game hitless streak during which he went 0-for-16. The slump has resulted in Dominguez falling into a part-time role in the outfield, as he's started three times in the Yankees' past five games.

Judge went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Wednesday in a loss to Toronto.

Judge went deep in the sixth inning, swatting a two-run shot that temporarily tied the game. It was his second homer since the All-Star break, though the slugger has gone just 4-for-22 with 10 strikeouts so far in the second half. Judge is up to 37 home runs on the season, tied with Shohei Ohtani for second most in the majors behind Cal Raleigh (39).

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

The Athletics will send Soderstrom and fellow left-handed batter Lawrence Butler to the bench while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the rubber for Texas. With Soderstrom exiting the lineup, Shea Langeliers will get the night off from catching and will serve as the Athletics' designated hitter.

Butler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

The Athletics will send Butler and fellow left-handed batter Tyler Soderstrom to the bench while southpaw Patrick Corbin toes the rubber for Texas. Colby Thomas will replace Butler in the lineup, manning center field and batting sixth.

Carter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

For the second time in the series, the left-handed-hitting Carter will retreat to the bench while the Athletics send another lefty (JP Sears) to the hill. Michael Helman will get the start in center field in place of Carter, who has gone 0-for-9 with two walks to begin the second half of the season.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Tolbert was removed in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 8-4 win over the Cubs due to cramping, Pete Grathoff of The Kansas City Star reports.

Tolbert started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a two-run home run before being replaced by Jonathan India in the bottom of the eighth. With the Royals off Thursday, Tolbert will have an extra day to recover before the start of Kansas City's three-game weekend home series against Cleveland.

Baldwin will start in left field and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Rays.

The White Sox will keep Baldwin in the lineup for a third straight matchup with a right-handed starter (Taj Bradley), after he went 1-for-7 with a home run and three RBI in the first two contests of the series. For the season, the 24-year-old Baldwin is hitting just .222/.264/.364 over 178 plate appearances, but he may continue seeing plenty of starts over the final two months of the campaign while the non-contending White Sox prioritize playing time for their younger players down the stretch.

O'Neill (general soreness) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Though O'Neill will miss out on a second straight start, interim manager Tony Mansolino said that he's hopeful the 30-year-old will be available off the bench WEdnesday, per Brendan Mortensen of MASNSports.com. Mansolino added that O'Neill is "trending toward" starting Thursday, though his inclusion in the lineup for the series finale will likely depend on how he feels when he reports to the ballpark in the morning.

The Rays placed Fairchild on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right oblique strain.

Tampa Bay acquired Fairchild in a trade with Atlanta on Tuesday, but he'll now have to wait until August to make his Rays debut after being shelved with the injury. The Rays recalled utility man Coco Montes from Triple-A Durham to fill the open spot on the big club's bench.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Wednesday that Varsho (hamstring) will move his rehab assignment up to Triple-A Buffalo by Friday and is expected to remain with the affiliate through the weekend, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

If all goes well for Varsho during his time with Buffalo, he should be cleared to return from the 10-day injured list during the Blue Jays' series in Baltimore that begins Monday. Varsho has played in four rehab games so far, slugging home runs in his last two contests with Single-A Dunedin. He's been sidelined since early June with a strained left hamstring.