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Lopez will sit Saturday against the Dodgers.

Lopez sits after starting five straight games, a stretch in which he went 3-for-18 at the plate. Bobby Witt shifts to shortstop Saturday as Hunter Dozier starts at third base.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

Operating out of the No. 7 spot in the order, Frazier delivered one of three multi-hit efforts for the Mariners. The veteran came into the night mired in a 3-for-27 slump that had encompassed his previous seven contests, although the .130 BABIP he was saddled with during that span certainly didn't help matters.

Lowe isn't starting Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Lowe has started against just six left-handed pitchers this year, and he'll take a seat with southpaw DL Hall starting for Baltimore on Saturday. Yu Chang will take over at second base and lead off.

Merrifield isn't starting Saturday against the Guardians.

Merrifield will get a day off after he went 1-for-10 with a walk and two strikeouts over the last three games. Raimel Tapia is staring in center field while Santiago Espinal starts at second base.

Hernandez (hip) started in center field and went 0-for-3 for Double-A Portland on Friday.

This was Hernandez's second game on a rehab assignment with the Sea Dogs after playing five innings in center field Wednesday. He upped that to seven innings Friday and is expected suit up again Saturday. He'll take Sunday off and return to Fenway Park for evaluation ahead of possibly being activated for a series against the Pirates beginning Tuesday.

Hernandez (hip) is expected to return from the injured list sometime next week, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Hernandez began a rehab assignment Wednesday, and he'll appear in games at Double-A Portland on Friday and Saturday. He'll rest Sunday and Monday but will be in the mix to rejoin the Red Sox as early as Tuesday, when the team begins a three-game series in Pittsburgh.

Andrus isn't starting Friday against the Astros.

Andrus is out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games after he went 0-for-5 with a strikeout Wednesday. Nick Allen will shift to shortstop while Chad Pinder starts in right field.

Lowe is starting at designated hitter and batting fourth in Friday's series opener against the Orioles.

The 28-year-old will surrender second-base duties to Yu Chang. Lowe has gone 1-for-16 with eight strikeouts over his last four games, and removing him from the field could help him get back on track.

Lowe will sit Friday against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe will get a breather after he went 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over the last two games of the series with the Brewers. Yu Chang will take over at second base and bat fifth in the series opener.

Lopez went 1-for-4 with a two-run single, a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

Lopez hadn't driven in a run since July 15 entering Thursday's contest. He changed that with a two-run single in the seventh inning before stealing second and scoring on an MJ Melendez single. Since the All-Star break, Lopez is hitting .271 (16-for-59) with six stolen bases and nine runs scored, but he has only one extra-base hit in that span. The light-hitting infielder continues to find playing time as a versatile defender, but he's put up a meager .246/.301/.290 slash line with 12 steals, 15 RBI and 40 runs scored through 106 games this season.