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Ibanez batted sixth and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-1 win over Atlanta.

Ibanez had been mired in the lower third of the order before a stretch of consistent hitting resulted in him moving up. He extended his hitting streak to five games and swiped his second bag of the season. Ibanez is a fixture at third base against right-handed starters while Charlie Culberson starts against lefties.

Arroyo is dealing with tightness in his left calf, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Arroyo's injury is not considered serious, and the Red Sox are planning to evaluate him again Sunday. With a team off day Monday, don't be surprised if he gets at least a day to rest.

Acuna (hamstring) is rehabbing in extended spring training and should return to High-A Hickory late next week, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Acuna strained his hamstring in Hickory's season opener and was originally supposed to miss at least two weeks. It looks as though he'll miss approximately three weeks instead, but he's trending in the right direction and shouldn't have his development set back significantly.

Andrus, who went 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch and two runs in Friday's loss to the Guardians, is hitting .185 (5-for-27) with three walks, eight strikeouts and three runs overall across the last eight games.

The veteran shortstop opened the season on a tear at the plate by posting a .364 average across his first six games, but he's mostly been in a deep funk since then. Andrus did struggle for most of the first two months of last season before picking up some steam, as he was slashing .207/.262/.264 as late as June 10 before picking up the pace by hitting .266 over his final 85 games.

Kemp went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and two runs in a loss to the Guardians on Friday.

The veteran leadoff man made some noise out of the top of the order and scored multiple runs for the second time this season. Kemp has hit safely in three of his last four games and is carrying a solid .262 average and .355 on-base percentage through his first 76 plate appearances.

Frazier isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

Frazier is in the midst of a five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 5-for-21 with a double, five runs, four RBI, two walks and three strikeouts. Abraham Toro will start at the keystone and lead off Saturday.

Rosario isn't starting Saturday's game against Oakland.

Rosario has gone 1-for-13 with two runs and two strikeouts in his last three appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for a second straight game. Andres Gimenez will shift to shortstop while Ernie Clement starts at second base.

Arraez isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rays, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Arraez has started against just two southpaws this year, and he'll get a breather with left-hander Shane McClanahan starting for the Rays on Saturday. Gary Sanchez will serve as the designated hitter while Ryan Jeffers starts behind the dish.

Gimenez went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a double during Friday's 9-8 victory against the Athletics.

Gimenez doubled in the first inning, connected on a grand slam in the third and singled in the seventh en route to recording his second three-hit game of the season. The 23-year-old holds an impressive .349 average through 43 games this season, though that mark is propped up by an unsustainable .419 BABIP.

Ibanez went 2-for-3 in Friday's 6-3 loss to Atlanta.

Ibanez extended his hitting streak to four games and has hit safely in six of the last seven (7-for-20, .350) with two extra-base hits and two RBI. He's spent all seven of those games batting seventh or later in the batting order, but Ibanez could move up where there are more RBI opportunities if he continues to hit.