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Rengifo will start at second base and bat leadoff in Sunday's game against the Pirates, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Rengifo will pick up a fourth consecutive start after going 3-for-10 with a home run and two walks over the Angels' prior three contests. At least until the Angels get Brandon Drury (shoulder) back from the 10-day injured list, Rengifo should have a fairly clear path to near-everyday playing time in the infield.

Andrus is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The 34-year-old came out of the All-Star break behind Zach Remillard on the depth chart at second base, but he entered Sunday having started the previous four games. Andrus has a .280/.345/.440 slash line in 25 at-bats during July, but it will be Remillard that starts at the keystone Sunday.

Westburg is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

For the third time in the Orioles' last five matchups with right-handed pitchers, Westburg finds himself on the bench. The rookie is getting on base at a .190 clip since the All-Star break and looks as though he could be at risk of falling into the short side of a platoon with Adam Frazier.

Rosario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Rosario started the past 38 games but will head to the bench Sunday while in the midst of a five-game hit streak. Tyler Freeman will step in at shortstop and bat second.

Lopez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Lopez will sit for the fifth time in six games and appears to be the odd man out of the lineup for Kansas City in the wake of Edward Olivares' recent return from the injured list. Considering that Lopez is slashing .194/.237/.250 thus far in July, the Royals likely won't go out of their way to include him in the lineup.

Biggio went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-8 loss to the Mariners.

Getting the start at second base and batting eighth, Biggio stole his first bag since June 4 and only his third of the season. The utility player is batting .292 (7-for-24) in July with a 4:5 BB:K, but there's no clear path to consistent playing time for him on the Toronto roster.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 16-3 loss to the Dodgers.

He took Bobby Miller deep to lead off the bottom of the first inning, but the game quickly slipped away from the Rangers after that. Semien has three homers in the last six games, bringing him up to 14 on the season, and after slumping just before the All-Star break, the 32-year-old infielder is batting .286 (8-for-28) with a 4:1 BB:K in eight contests since the schedule resumed.

Westburg stole a base as a pinch runner in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Rays.

Westburg started on the bench for the fourth time in the last eight games, but he was still able to provide a small impact when he got in the game. Of those four times he's been out of the lineup, two have come against right-handers and two against southpaws, so this appears to be more of a balancing act for manager Brandon Hyde with his infield usage rather than anything specifically against Westburg. The rookie infielder has scuffled in his limited time since the All-Star break, going 4-for-21 (.190) with eight strikeouts over eight contests. It would be more likely for him to be optioned out to Triple-A Norfolk rather than sit on the bench for any extended length of time.

Dubon is getting the day off Saturday against the Athletics, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Grae Kessinger will start at second base for the Astros and get his first turn at leadoff. Dubon went 0-for-5 on Friday versus Oakland as his season slash line fell to .271/.296/.377.

Diaz will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Houston.

Diaz knocked in a pair of runs Friday but will be rewarded with a trip to the bench. In 15 games since returning to the majors, he's hit .283/.333/.435 with two homers. Jace Peterson will handle third base Saturday.