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Rengifo went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Monday's 10-3 loss to the Padres.

With the Angels bolstering their infield in June, Rengifo's lost most of his paths to everyday playing time. He drew the start in right field Monday, then moved to shortstop mid-game. The 26-year-old's defensive versatility will keep him in the mix as cover for multiple positions, but his .215/.303/.327 slash line through 72 contests has done little to earn him more time. He's added five homers, 22 RBI, 29 runs scored and five stolen bases over 234 plate appearances.

Caballero recorded two stolen bases and scored one run in Monday's 6-5 win over the Giants.

Caballero ran for Mike Ford in the ninth inning and proceeded to steal second and third before scoring on a J.P. Crawford sacrifice fly. He's been on the bench to begin two of the Mariners' three games in July, so it appears Caballero's playing time could be on the decline. Caballero is 13-for-15 on the basepaths while adding three home runs, 19 RBI, 20 runs scored and .239/.375/.358 slash line through 54 contests.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said Polanco (hamstring) will do some "high-effort sprints" Monday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

He's also set to go through other baseball activities with the team. Polanco wouldn't appear to be too far off from a rehab assignment and is expected to require a handful of games when he is deemed ready. The veteran second baseman has missed a large chunk of the season with a knee injury and a pair of hamstring strains.

X-rays on Westburg's left hand have come back negative, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Westburg is not in the Orioles' lineup Monday after being hit in the hand by a pitch in Sunday's win over the Twins, but he took batting practice pregame and is feeling much better. Consider him day-to-day. The O's are going with Ramon Urias at second base and Gunnar Henderson at third Monday versus the Yankees.

Brujan was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Brujan will head to Tacoma after being called up June 5, batting .176 average with two doubles, two RBI, four runs and two stolen bases over 34 at-bats in 12 games. He'll look to regroup in Triple-A and attempt to earn another promotion later this season.

Julien is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.

Julien will sit for the second straight day and for the third time in five games while the Twins face off against left-hander Austin Cox in the series opener with the Royals. Manager Rocco Baldelli seems to view Julien as a strict platoon player at the moment, but Julien should still occupy a prominent spot in the batting order when the Twins oppose right-handed pitchers.

Westburg is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees after picking up a left hand injury in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Twins, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

Westburg took a pitch to the hand in his eighth-inning plate appearance Sunday, but he was able to stay in the game for the top of the ninth as the Orioles finished off the victory. However, manager Brandon Hyde told Rill afterward that Westburg would get imaging done on his hand, and while the results of those tests aren't known, the rookie infielder will be out of the lineup for at least one game. Ramon Urias will enter the starting nine at second base Monday while Westburg hits the bench.

Kemp went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a stolen base and two runs in a loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

Back atop the order for the sixth consecutive game, Kemp's torrid stretch at the plate continued with his third straight two-hit effort. The veteran's offensive transformation, which began June 15 after three consecutive days off, has been nothing short of astounding -- Kemp owns a .340 average, .964 OPS and microscopic 3.2 percent strikeout rate over that 16-game span, giving his average a 50-point boost to .196 in the process.

Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double, a steal and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Cubs.

Gimenez reached three times after he was hit by a pitch to lead off the game and also swiped second in the frame. He eventually opened up the scoring with a two-run blast off Jameson Taillon in the third and wound up scoring the winning run as the ghost runner in extra innings. The long ball was his first since June 17 and just his second extra-base hit over his last 11 games. Gimenez has been heating up at the plate, however, with multiple hits in three of his last seven games. He's now slashing .246/.315/.382 with six homers, 31 RBI, 37 runs and a 16:52 BB:K in 313 plate appearances.

Lopez went 2-for-5 with a double, four RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Dodgers.

Lopez tied his career-high with four RBI after he had a two-run double in the fourth followed by run scoring single and fielder's choice. Though he's only had 144 plate appearances this year, Lopez currently leads the Royals in on-base percentage (.355) and sports a career-best 14 percent walk rate. He's primarily only in the lineup against righties and is now up to a slash line of .222/.355/.308 with seven extra-base hits, 11 RBI, 14 runs and a 19:26 BB:K.