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Romy Gonzalez DH | BOS
White Sox's Romy Gonzalez: Heads to bench Tuesday
Gonzalez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
Gonzalez served as the White Sox's starting second baseman and leadoff man in each of the past three contests, going 2-for-12 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI. Though normal table setter Luis Robert (wrist) remains out of the lineup, AJ Pollock will get a spin as the White Sox's leadoff man Tuesday, while Leury Garcia replaces Gonzalez in the infield.
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Jorge Polanco DH | NYM
Twins' Jorge Polanco: Sitting again Tuesday
Polanco (kneecap) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Boston.
Polanco will sit for the third consecutive game since exiting Saturday's contest with left patellar tendinitis. Nick Gordon will receive another look at second base with Jake Cave starting in left field.
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Luis Rengifo LF | SD
Angels' Luis Rengifo: Hits another homer
Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Yankees on Monday.
Rengifo opened the scoring with a solo shot off Frankie Montas in the second inning. The infielder also went deep Sunday, and he's now homered in consecutive contests twice over the past two weeks. Rengifo is slashing .252/.252/.477 with six homers and 17 RBI through 26 games in August.
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Sam Haggerty LF | TEX
Mariners' Sam Haggerty: Remains out Tuesday
Haggerty (finger) isn't starting Tuesday's game in Detroit.
This will be Haggerty's fourth straight game on the bench as he recovers from a finger injury, though he's expected to rejoin the lineup Wednesday, per Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times. Mitch Haniger is the right fielder and Carlos Santana will serve as the designated hitter Tuesday.
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Brandon Lowe 2B | PIT
Rays' Brandon Lowe: Remains out Tuesday
Lowe (elbow) is not in the lineup Tuesday versus Miami.
Lowe, dealing with a bruised right elbow, should still be considered day-to-day leading up to Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Yu Chang is filling in as the second baseman Tuesday.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Heads to bench Tuesday
Arroyo is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
At least while Eric Hosmer (back) is on the shelf, Arroyo appears primed to see most of the reps at first base moving forward now that primary second baseman Trevor Story is back from a stint on the injured list, but Arroyo will give way to Franchy Cordero in Tuesday's contest. Before going 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss in the series opener, Arroyo had slashed an excellent .341/.363/.455 over his previous 22 games in August.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Starts at first base
Arroyo started at first base and went 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-2 loss to Minnesota.
This marked just the second time Arroyo has started at first base during his career. His hot August bat prompted manager Alex Cora to alter the defense and get Arroyo in the lineup. With news that Eric Hosmer (back) is swinging a bat, per Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, it's unclear how long Arroyo will remain the primary first baseman.
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Jorge Polanco DH | NYM
Twins' Jorge Polanco: Riding pine Monday
Polanco (kneecap) isn't starting Monday against the Red Sox.
Polanco was removed from Saturday's game against San Francisco due to left patellar tendinitis and didn't play Sunday. He'll remain out of the lineup for a second consecutive game Monday while Nick Gordon starts at the keystone and bats fifth.
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Enrique Hernandez 3B | LAD
Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez: On bench Monday
Hernandez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Hernandez will get a break after he went 4-for-11 with a home run and a walk while starting in all three games of the Red Sox's weekend series versus the Rays. Franchy Cordero will replace Hernandez in center field, the primary position Hernandez is expected to play moving forward after second baseman Trevor Story returned from the 10-day injured list Saturday.
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Santiago Espinal 3B | TEX
Blue Jays' Santiago Espinal: Remains on bench Monday
Espinal isn't in the lineup Monday against the Cubs.
Espinal went 2-for-10 with a run and a strikeout over his last three games and will be on the bench for a second consecutive matchup. Cavan Biggio is starting at the keystone and batting sixth.