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Westburg is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Westburg will hit the bench Wednesday after starting the previous two games. Gunnar Henderson will shift to the hot corner while Jorge Mateo receives a start at shortstop.

Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.comreports.

Frazier finds himself on the bench for the third straight game as the Angels will send out yet another left-handed pitcher in Patrick Sandoval. Ramon Urias will man the keystone and bat sixth Wednesday.

Stefanic was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Stefanic was recalled by the Halos on Friday and will return to Salt Lake after going 0-for-6 with two walks and a run in three games during the brief stint in the majors. The 27-year-old has a .488 OPS in 33 big-league plate appearances this season.

Kemp is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Ryan Noda is the only left-handed bat the Athletics have in there versus Toronto southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu. Brent Rooker will play left field while Kemp rests.

Rojas went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run in a loss to the Reds on Tuesday.

Rojas authored one of four two-hit efforts for the Mariners, posting his out of the bottom of the order. The trade deadline acquisition had been mired in a 2-for-15 funk in the seven games since his previous multi-hit tally, but a productive second half of August has helped Rojas maintain an impressive .282/.333/.436 slash line in 25 games with the Mariners thus far.

Lowe went 1-for-5 with a home run and four RBI on Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Lowe popped a walk-off three-run homer in the 11th inning for his 18th long ball of the season. He has now gone deep three times in his last 14 games, during which time he's also racked up 15 RBI and nine runs scored while hitting .294. Lowe has moved himself into a regular role in the top third of the order across the last month, so he should continue to rack up counting stats to close out the regular season.

Valdez went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Rays.

Valdez got Boston on the board in the third inning with a two-run blast off Zach Eflin, his fifth homer of the year and first in the big leagues since May 31. The 24-year-old Valdez has started three of four games at second base since he was recalled from Triple-A when rosters expanded, going 4-for-10 with four RBI in that span. He should continue to see regular work with Pablo Reyes (elbow) on the IL.

Altuve went 3-for-5 with three solo home runs in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

After hitting two home runs in the series opener, Altuve collected three more long balls against the Rangers on Tuesday. The second baseman notched a homer in each of the first three innings, two off Nathan Eovaldi and one off Dane Dunning. Per MLB on FOX, Altuve became the fourth player in MLB history to hit three home runs in the first three innings of a game, while the outing also marked Altuve's first career regular-season three-homer performance.

Massey went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.

Massey was one of three Royals to tag Dylan Cease for long balls Tuesday, with Massey's coming via a solo shot in the fourth inning. The second baseman has now racked up four extra-base hits across his last four games, a stretch in which he's batting 6-for-15 (.400) with five runs scored and three RBI.

Ortiz was removed from Triple-A Norfolk's lineup Tuesday due to left oblique tightness, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Ortiz's removal was labeled as precautionary, so he may be able to rejoin the Tides' lineup within the next few days. The 25-year-old had a .448 OPS over 15 games in his first taste of the big leagues earlier this season, but he's enjoyed a strong campaign at Norfolk with a .321/.378/.504 slash line in 88 contests.