The Atlanta Braves are happy to wrap up a four-game series at the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, given how they have struggled against the team with the fewest victories in the majors. The Phillies made it three wins in a row in the series Sunday by earning a 2-1 victory and, while Philadelphia is 38-64 on the season, it has defeated Atlanta eight times in 10 tries in 2017.

The Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees will approach Monday's non-waiver trade deadline from very different directions just ahead of their opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers have won two straight but they are nine games under .500 and potentially looking to sell off some pieces, while the Yankees have already made two significant trades and remain in the mix for Oakland Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray.

The Kansas City Royals are charging toward the top of the American League Central and are finally getting some offensive contributions from a pair of former All-Stars who spent the first half of the season mired in deep slumps. Alex Gordon and Alcides Escobar will try to stay hot when the Royals continue their nine-game road trip by visiting the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.

The Boston Red Sox have the misfortune of playing the two hottest teams in the American League in back-to-back series and did not fare so well in the first. The Red Sox, who needed extra innings to avoid a sweep at home in a three-game series against Kansas City over the weekend, will welcome the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians for the start of a three-game set on Monday.

The Washington Nationals own the best road record in the National League and have done particularly well away from home since the All-Star break. The Nationals vie for their ninth victory in 11 games outside of Washington on Monday, when they begin a three-game series against the Miami Marlins.

Even though Adrian Beltre is having a homestand he is sure to remember for a long time, his Texas Rangers are having one they would just as soon forget. One day after becoming the 31st player in major-league history to reach 3,000 hits, the four-time All-Star third baseman looks to remain locked in at the plate when the Rangers host the opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

The American League-best Houston Astros hope to snap out of a bit of a funk on the mound when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday for the opener of their four-game series. The Astros have dropped three of their last four contests after getting thumped 13-1 by Detroit on Sunday and given up a total of 32 runs in that stretch, which could push them toward picking up another starting pitcher before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline.

The Chicago White Sox continue to remake their roster in hopes of competing in the near future and enter trade deadline day with few veterans remaining on the roster. The Toronto Blue Jays, who visit the White Sox for the opener of a three-game series on Monday, expected to contend this season but instead enter deadline day in last place in the American League East.

The San Francisco Giants are preparing to face Sonny Gray when they visit the Oakland Athletics on Monday for the opener of the Bay Bridge Series but may wind up seeing a different pitcher come game-time. Gray has been the subject of trade rumors over the last several days and still could be moved prior to Monday's non-waiver deadline at 4 p.m. ET.