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Gurriel started at designated hitter and went 0-for-3 in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Kansas City.

Gurriel made his first appearance since the Diamondbacks reinstated him from the injured list last week. That he wasn't used over the previous week indicates that Gurriel is not expected to have a full-time role down the stretch as Arizona competes for the postseason.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Reds.

Hernandez has gone 13-for-29 (.448) during his active eight-game hitting streak, adding two homers and 11 RBI in that span. The veteran outfielder is rounding into form at just the right time of the year. He's up to a .261 average and .740 OPS with 13 homers, four steals, 55 RBI, 55 runs scored, 17 doubles and a triple over 108 contests.

Crews went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Padres on Monday.

Crews finished with two of Washington's five total hits, and he accounted for the team's only runs with a two-run blast in the sixth inning. It hasn't been a smooth campaign for the 24-year-old, as he's slashing just .220/.290/.371 through 93 contests. However, his bat has come alive a bit of late, as Crews is batting .313 (5-for-16) with four extra-base hits (three doubles and Monday's homer) over his past four games.

Merrill went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base Monday in a 3-2 win against Washington.

Merrill posted an RBI single in each of the first and third frames. He was in need of a positive performance, as the young outfielder had gone 0-for-13 over his previous four games. All three parts of Merrill's .241/.293/.415 slash line so far this season are on pace for a career-worst mark, but he hasn't been entirely devoid of value in fantasy, producing 22 homers, 72 runs, 72 RBI and 25 stolen bases through 141 contests.

Call will start in center field and bat eighth in Monday's game against the Reds.

Call will crack the lineup for the fourth time in five games after going 2-for-8 with a walk, a double, two runs and an RBI over his prior three starts. Two of those starts came as the Dodgers' designated hitter, but Call will see most of his playing time in center field moving forward with Shohei Ohtani (knee/biceps) making his return from a four-game absence to occupy the DH spot Monday.

Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Brewers. He also stole two bases.

Crow-Armstrong wasted no time building on his first 40-homer campaign as he went deep for the second straight day and recorded his 41st long ball of the year. The superstar outfielder also swiped multiple bases for the sixth time this season, which got him to 35 steals overall to tie his career best. Crow-Armstrong is potentially closing in on just the seventh 40-40 campaign in MLB history, and he remains an elite fantasy option capable of producing in every offensive category.

Pages (hand) began hitting off a tee over the weekend, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

It's the beginning of a hitting progression for Pages, who is working his way back from a fractured left hand. Pages is just over two weeks into a projected 4-to-5 week absence, and he would appear to have a chance to be back closer to the front end of that timeline. Tommy Edman has moved to center field for the Dodgers to cover for the absence of Pages, with Alex Freeland and Miguel Rojas slotting in at second base.

Gilbert is not in the lineup for Monday's contest against the Cardinals.

It's right-hander Michael McGreevy on the bump for the Cardinals, but the left-handed-hitting Gilbert will begin the game on the bench. Jonah Cox will patrol center field and will bat cleanup for the Giants.

Frelick is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

The Brewers will send the left-handed-hitting Frelick to the bench while the Cubs start southpaw Matthew Boyd in the series opener. After being reinstated from the 10-day injured list Aug. 25, Frelick started in seven of the Brewers' ensuing 13 games and slashed .212/.278/.303 with three RBI and three runs.

Yastrzemski is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Philadelphia.

Yastrzemski will sit for the third time in Atlanta's four-game series with Philadelphia, with two of those absences having come against left-handed pitching. Since the All-Star break, Yastrzemski has turned in a lackluster .214/.287/.393 line over 37 games, and his underwhelming production could put him in danger of losing his strong-side platoon role and becoming more of a part-time player versus right-handed pitching.