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Garcia served as Kansas City’s primary spark plug in this one, reaching base safely in two of his four plate appearances, while also collecting his 23rd stolen base of the year.

Mitchell has made three consecutive starts in center field, alleviating any lingering concerns for fantasy managers after missing time last week with back tightness. The 27-year-old remains one of the more intriguing talents in the game, but he’s striking out at an untenable clip, nearly 36 percent of the time this season, making him difficult to trust outside of extremely deep mixed leagues.

The Rangers could certainly use some additional firepower after being no-hit by the Astros during Monday’s series opener and struggling to score runs during a four-game losing streak. Jung is back at third base and hitting cleanup following a two-game absence due to left shoulder soreness. He’s ready to roll after a precautionary MRI came back clean for any structural damage. The 28-year-old has put together the start of a breakthrough campaign, slashing .302/.357/.462 with 22 runs scored, five homers, 21 RBI and one steal across 199 plate appearances over 48 games.

Thomas returns to Kansas City’s lineup for the first time since May 19 after being limited by a relatively minor hamstring issue. The 30-year-old is in left field and hitting sixth on Tuesday night at Kauffmann Stadium.

Trammell rejoins Houston’s outfield mix for Tuesday’s game against the Rangers following a five-week absence recovering from a left groin strain. The 28-year-old figures to occupy a reserve outfield role with the Astros moving forward.

Cole returns to the minors after hitting .157 (8-for-51) with three homers and eight RBI in 53 plate appearances over 18 games during his latest stint with the Astros. It’ll be Taylor Trammell coming off the injured list to take his roster spot.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said previously that Skubal will make at least one minor league rehab start before returning to Detroit’s rotation. He’ll throw a bullpen session later this week before facing hitters again in another live batting practice session before the club determines his next steps. It’s theoretically possible he could be ready to pitch in the majors at some point in mid-June based on his present trajectory.

The plot thickens. Volpe continues to produce, which is going to make it challenging for the Yankees to take his name off the lineup card. It’s not necessarily a bad problem at the moment since it buys José Caballaro, who is on the bench in this one, a little bit of time off as he returns from a fractured finger. Volpe went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI during Monday’s series opener and has shown some positive signs in nine games since making his season debut earlier this month.

Caissie takes a seat against Blue Jays reliever Spencer Miles with Kyle Stowers moving over to right field. The 23-year-old former top prospect has shown some signs of life recently, hitting .270 (10-for-37) with two homers, 11 RBI and two steals over his last 15 games. He’ll need to show some additional consistency before fantasy managers in shallow mixed leagues are encouraged to consider rostering him.

Norby wound up sitting out Monday’s series opener after being hit by a pitch over the weekend. The 25-year-old experienced some left elbow discomfort, but managed to avoid serious injury. He’s at first base and hitting fifth on Tuesday evening in the Rogers Centre.

No surprise here with lefty Ranger Suárez, who has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season, toeing the rubber at Fenway Park. The 30-year-old, who has been an unexpected revelation for the first-place Braves this season, could wind up sitting out the entire series against his former club with young lefties Connelly Early and Payton Tolle set to take the ball for the final two games. Eli White takes a turn at DH on Tuesday night in his place.