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Frazier has been out of the lineup due to a sore right hand but should be available off the bench Wednesday versus the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The hand soreness helps to explain why Frazier hasn't made a start since last Friday, though the issue seems to be mostly in the rearview mirror at this point. Jordan Westburg is covering second base Wednesday against Toronto in place of Frazier.

Westburg will start at second base and bat eighth Wednesday versus the Blue Jays.

Westburg will get his fourth straight start at second base and his fifth straight start overall. The 24-year-old is 18-for-64 (.281) with one home run, five doubles, nine RBI and seven runs scored in 17 games since the beginning of August.

Frazier is out of the lineup again Wednesday versus the Blue Jays.

Frazier hasn't drawn a start since last Friday, partly because the Orioles were up against a string of left-handers, and he will remain seated Wednesday with right-hander Kevin Gausman toeing the slab for Toronto. Jordan Westburg is getting a fourth consecutive start at second base.

Dubon is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Dubon has been in a good groove offensively over the last few weeks and is generally seeing an uptick in playing time, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers and Kyle Tucker start across the outfield for the Astros.

Houston optioned Hensley to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

Hensley played in only one game during his latest stay with the Astros and has batted just .119/.213/.167 with 35 strikeouts across 94 total major-league plate appearances this season.

Gimenez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Dodgers.

Southpaw Clayton Kershaw is toeing the slab for the Dodgers, so it's not a bad time for a day off for the left-handed-hitting Gimenez. Tyler Freeman will pick up a start at second base in place of Gimenez.

Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Dodgers.

Over his last nine games, Gimenez has five multi-hit efforts and four 0-fers, resulting in a .364 batting average over that span. He's also collected a pair of steals but just three RBI in that sample. The second baseman is slashing .245/.315/.389 with 21 thefts, 11 home runs, 45 RBI and 56 runs scored over 120 contests this season. His playing time remains secure despite his overall struggles with getting on base consistently.

Remillard was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.

Remillard is clearing out to make room for Tim Anderson's return from suspension. The 29-year-old hadn't been playing much lately, starting just one of the previous six contests.

Caballero (shin/hamstring) appeared off the bench in Monday's and Tuesday's wins over the White Sox.

He drove in a run as a late-inning replacement Monday and was caught stealing as a pinch runner Tuesday. Caballero hasn't started a game since Saturday and is not in Wednesday's lineup, but he looks to be over his shin and hamstring issues.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday.

Rojas kept his bat hot with a 387-foot blast to right-center field in the fourth inning with Mike Ford aboard, doubling the Mariners' advantage to 4-1 at the time. The recent trade acquisition has launched both his homers on the season since arriving in Seattle and now carries a .353 average and .977 OPS across his last 10 games.