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Arroyo (hamstring) remains out of the Red Sox's lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Arroyo hasn't played since Monday due to a hamstring issue but is expected to be available off the bench Thursday, so he should be ready to return to the lineup over the weekend. Enrique Hernandez is at second base versus the Twins while Yu Chang receives a start at shortstop.

Valdez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.

Valdez made an impact in his major-league debut Wednesday against the Twins, singling twice in four plate appearances. His stay with the big club lasted only one day, though, with Yu Chang (personal) returning from paternity leave Thursday. Valdez's bat would be intriguing for fantasy purposes if he receives the chance at regular playing time with Boston at some point.

Valdez started at second base and went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the Twins.

Valdez was called up amid a flurry of transactions Wednesday. Yu Chang (paternity) and Christian Arroyo (hamstring) were unavailable, enabling Valdez to make his MLB debut. The 24-year-old infielder's stay with Boston is expected to be a short one.

Hernandez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 10-4 loss to the Twins.

Hernandez popped his third home run of the season in the sixth inning and extended his hitting streak to six games. He slumped to start the season, going 3-for-36 over the first 11 games, but has turned it around since. He's hit safely in seven of the last eight, going 10-for-29 (.345) with four extra-base hits, five RBI and eight runs scored. Hernandez's hot bat moved him up in the order to the five-hole in five of the past six contests.

Julien went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-4 victory over the Red Sox.

Julien now has two home runs since making his big-league debut on April 12. The 23-year-old also recorded his first three-hit game in Wednesday's blowout victory. The rookie infielder has received regular playing time since his promotion, but the impending return of Jorge Polanco (knee) -- who is with Triple-A St. Paul on a rehab assignment -- looms large over Julien's season-long outlook.

Frazier went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Nationals.

The 31-year-old came in for injured teammate Jorge Mateo and promptly pulled a hanging breaking ball to right field for his second homer of the season. Frazier has operated as Baltimore's primary second baseman this year with 13 starts and has a .245/.344/.415 slash line in 61 plate appearances.

Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Gimenez has logged three steals over his last six games despite going 4-for-20 (.200) with two walks and a hit-by-pitch in that span. The second baseman hasn't show hesitation on the basepths with six thefts through 19 contests, and he's yet to be caught stealing this season. He's also slashing a solid .278/.350/.389 with a home run, five RBI, 18 runs scored and five doubles over 81 plate appearances. The one knock on Gimenez from a fantasy perspective is that he has often been batting in the bottom half of the order, though he hit second Wednesday with Amed Rosario (back) out.

Polanco said Wednesday that his left knee feels "100 percent," Alec Ausmus of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.

Polanco, who is currently in the midst of a rehab assignment at Triple-A St. Paul, added that he still "might need to strengthen [the knee] a little bit more," but the second baseman looks to be rapidly closing in on a return from the 10-day injured list in any case. Through the first seven games of his rehab assignment that began at Single-A Fort Myers on April 6, Polanco has gone 5-for-22 with a double, four walks, three runs and an RBI.

Semien went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and one steal in Wednesday's 12-3 victory over the Royals.

Semien led off the game with a single and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Adolis Garcia. He added an RBI single in his next at-bat that extended Texas' lead to 3-0 and proceeded to steal second, but he was stranded after Travis Jankowski struck out. Semien's third and final knock was another RBI single, marking his first three-hit game of the season. The second baseman has hit safely in six straight starts and has four multi-hit games, three home runs and 11 RBI during that stretch.

Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

With a southpaw (MacKenzie Gore) on the hill for Washington, the lefty-hitting Frazier will head to the bench, ending a streak of six consecutive starts. He'll give way at second base to Ramon Urias, who is back in the lineup after missing the past two games with a bruised ear.