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Kemp went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss against Cleveland.

Kemp swatted his second long ball of 2023 and his first since April 21 (38 games) to extend his hit streak to five games. Leading up to the hit streak, Kemp went hitless over 23 at-bats but has gone 6-for-12 (.500) with three runs scored since.

Hernandez will start at shortstop and bat ninth Tuesday against the Twins.

After Hernandez was initially set to be on the bench again Tuesday night, he will replace Pablo Reyes (undisclosed) at shortstop following the latter's late scratch from the lineup. Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in eight out of his last 10 games, batting .263 with a homer, six RBI and six runs scored over that stretch.

Dubon isn't in the Astros' lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Dubon is just 4-for-21 (.190) across his last six games and will get a day off Tuesday to regroup. Corey Julks will take Dubon's place in left field and bat seventh.

Lowe (back) played catch at Tropicana Field pregame Tuesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe wound up being shut down for a little less than two weeks of a projected 2-to-3 weeks shutdown period, which would seem to be a good sign. It will still take him awhile to ramp things back up, however, so a return before the end of the month would still appear unlikely.

Rodriguez was recalled from Double-A Birmingham on Monday, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Rodriguez got off to a slow start with Birmingham but has put together a robust .353/.384/.662 slash line with five home runs and four stolen bases over his last 16 contests. The 22-year-old is regarded as one of the White Sox's better prospects and possesses an intriguing skill set for fantasy with some pop and speed. However, there's no guarantee that he'll play regularly, so fantasy managers shouldn't be rushing out to grab him.

Lopez will start at third base and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Tigers, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Lopez will stick in the lineup for the third straight game after he reached base five times in the final two contests of the Royals' series with the Angels over the weekend. While Mike Massey (hand) is on the injured list, Lopez could get the chance to re-establish himself as a lineup regular for Kansas City, though the newly recalled Samad Taylor will likely challenge Lopez for playing time.

Gonzalez was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with right shoulder inflammation, LaMond Pope of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Gonzalez has dealt with the injury for nearly a week and the White Sox finally decided to put him on the IL. He'll be eligible to return on June 28, although it's unclear at this time whether he will be ready by then. Zach Remillard is starting at second base Monday and the White Sox also called up Jose Rodriguez.

Dubon is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Mets, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

Dubon will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with a strikeout during Sunday's 9-7 loss to the Reds. Chas McCormick will take over in left field and bat sixth in the series opener with New York.

Merrifield is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Marlins.

Merrifield will take a seat after he went 3-for-12 with two RBI and a run scored while starting all three games of the team's series with Texas. The 34-year-old has now recorded at least one hit in 10 consecutive games, batting .361 with two doubles, four RBI, two runs and two stolen bases over that stretch. Cavan Biggio will replace him at second base and bat eighth in the series opener with Miami.

Kemp went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Phillies on Sunday.

The bar is lowered for what qualifies as a hot streak for Kemp thus far in 2023, so his fourth straight game with a hit is noteworthy by those standards. The profound extent of the veteran's struggles has been somewhat of a mystery by the metrics -- he's carrying an impressive 11.3 percent walk rate and minuscule 11.8 percent strikeout rate -- yet a .182 BABIP has been a major albatross. Kemp may finally be starting to come into some better luck when making contact, but regular playing time is anything but assured on a non-contending team as the season heads into the heart of summer.