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Castro (oblique) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Castro hasn't played in a week due to a right oblique injury, although indications are that he will not require a trip to the 10-day injured list. Luke Keaschall will start at second base and Brooks Lee will cover third base for the Twins.

Castro (oblique) took indoor batting practice prior to Tuesday's game against the White Sox, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

Castro admitted Tuesday that he doesn't feel 100 percent while he works through a right oblique injury, but he and Twins manager Rocco Baldelli are confident Castro can avoid a stint on the injured list. The oblique flares up when the switch hitter bats left-handed, so it's possible he returns only to hit right-handed initially.

Keith is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres.

It's the first time this season that Keith has been out of the lineup two days in a row, although this one isn't a surprise since the Padres are sending lefty Kyle Hart to the bump. Spencer Torkelson will handle first base and bat fifth for the Tigers.

Semien was dropped from leadoff to fifth in the order for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in an 8-5 win.

Texas manager Bruce Bochy enacted lineup and order changes in hopes of shaking the team out of an offensive malaise. That appeared to work for Semien, who entered the night batting .141. Josh Smith took over at leadoff against a right-hander, though it's unclear if Bochy will continue this practice against lefties.

Muncy isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Muncy went 2-for-7 with a walk during the Athletics' previous series against Milwaukee, and he'll now take a seat for the first of three games versus Texas. His absence will allow Luis Urias to pick up a start at second base and bat ninth.

Keith is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

With Kerry Carpenter limited to designated hitter duty for now as he comes back from a hamstring issue and Spencer Torkelson deserving everyday playing time, Keith faces a playing-time squeeze in the short term. Torkelson is at first base versus righty Nick Pivetta on Tuesday.

Arias is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Yankees.

Arias isn't dealing with any known injury, but this will be the second time in the last four contests that he's been on the bench. Daniel Schneemann will start at second base and bat eighth for the Guardians.

Castro (oblique) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

Castro hasn't played since tweaking his right oblique on April 16, although there's been no indication to this point that the Twins are mulling a injured-list stint. The Twins are going with Brooks Lee at third base and Edouard Julien at second base Tuesday.

Chisholm went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to Cleveland.

Chisholm struck out twice in his first three plate appearances, but he ended his day with a two-run homer to right field. The veteran second baseman has a poor .161/.255/.425 slash line on the season, but he's tied for fifth in the majors with seven home runs. Chisholm has also stolen five bases, so he's provided useful fantasy production despite the low batting average.

Campbell went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Monday's 4-2 win over the White Sox.

Campbell, who fell behind 0-2, worked an eight-pitch at-bat before driving a sinker that caught too much of the plate the opposite way for two-run single. "Try to be selective as possible and swing at the right pitches," Campbell told Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. "Just try to be patient as possible." The rookie has been exposed to major-league pitching for three-plus weeks, including a second time against the White Sox, and he's learning how teams attack him and making adjustments. "We talk about there's an opportunity to face the same guys that he faced last week and to make adjustments and start looking for pitches," manager Alex Cora said. "And the last two days, he has been impressive. Not chasing." Campbell is batting .316/.428/.500 with eight extra-base hits, eight RBI, one steal, 11 runs, a 15.6 walk percentage (89th percentile) and 23.7 chase percentage (72nd percentile) over 91 plate appearances.