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Montgomery hit fifth, and he’s now started eight of 10 games against lefties this year. He usually hits cleanup when the White Sox face a righty. The young shortstop recently homered in four straight contests, continuing his slugging ways despite a high strikeout rate.

It’s merely a procedural move as Sandoval won’t make it back to Boston’s rotation mix until at least late May. The 29-year-old has made two rehab starts for Triple-A Worcester this season as he continues working his way back from Tommy John surgery.

The proverbial million dollar question is whether Estévez has a shot at reclaiming Kansas City’s closer role from Lucas Erceg, who has converted nine of 11 save opportunities this season. The 33-year-old hit the shelf with a foot contusion, after several weeks of diminished fastball velocity, back in early April. It’ll be fascinating to see if his fastball is back to last year’s levels during his rehab assignment.

Cole returns to Houston’s outfield mix after opening the season in the minors where he suffered a broken toe during a Triple-A contest back in late March. The 25-year-old, who got into 15 games as a rookie last season, will function in a reserve role and likely split time with Dustin Harris in left field.

Loperfido will remain in the minors after wrapping up a rehab assignment. The 26-year-old has been out recovering from a quad strain since mid-April. Houston will roll with Zach Cole, Brice Matthews, Dustin Harris and Shay Whitcomb in a semi-rotation between a pair of outfield spots next to Cam Smith.

Johnson’s stint with the Astros wound up lasting nearly two weeks as he went 2-for-14 at the plate in eight contests. The 30-year-old journeyman was summoned to the big leagues after injuries wiped out nearly all of Houston’s outfield depth.

It’s a bit unclear whether Priester suffered a physical setback or the Brewers merely want him to hit the reset button after three abysmal rehab outings over the past two weeks. The 25-year-old has been on the shelf working his way back from thoracic outlet syndrome since spring training. There should be an update from Milwaukee at some point this week. However, fantasy managers shouldn’t expect him back anytime soon.

Chourio will make his long-awaited season debut on Monday evening against the Cardinals after missing nearly six weeks to open the year recovering from a fractured hand. The 22-year-old fantasy superstar is ready to roll following an injury scare when he fouled a ball off his foot during his final minor league rehab contest over the weekend. He’ll provide a much-needed lift for Milwaukee, and fantasy managers as well, after recording back-to-back 20-homer, 20-steal campaigns to kick off his career.

Vaughn’s return figures to cut into playing time for both Jake Bauers and Gary Sánchez as he makes it back following a five-week absence recovering from surgery to repair a hamate fracture in his left wrist. He’s shown enough over-the-fence power to warrant a roster spot in deeper mixed leagues since arriving in Milwaukee last year as a reclamation project.

Perkins gets caught up in a roster crunch with both Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn returning from the injured list. The 29-year-old reserve outfielder winds up losing his roster spot with Brandon Lockridge occupying a bench spot behind Chourio, Garrett Mitchell and Sal Frelick.

Jones has been removed from Milwaukee’s roster to make room for superstar Jackson Chourio to return from the injured list. The 28-year-old went 2-for-21 in 11 games with the Brewers since April 14.