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Polanco went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run in Saturday's 6-1 loss to Toronto.

The infielder singled, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver in the first inning, but that was the extent of Minnesota's run production. Polanco is in a bit of a skid to end the season, going just 3-for-26 across his last seven games. He's still put together a strong .271/.325/.505 slash line with career highs in home runs (31) and RBI (91) while adding 93 runs scored and 10 stolen bases through 146 contests.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-1 win over Minnesota.

The 31-year-old's 43rd homer of the year tied him with Davey Johnson for the most in a single season by a second baseman. Semien's power surge has seen him swat 11 long balls in 24 September games. He's added a .271/.341/.548 slash line with 99 RBI, 111 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 692 plate appearances in arguably the best year of his career.

Lowe went 4-for-5 with a single, three doubles and two RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Marlins.

Lowe recorded the first four-hit game of his career Saturday. For a player who has thrown any consideration of hitting for average out the window in 2021, it seems almost out of character for Lowe to hang a crooked number in the hit column. He'll look to build on this effort as the Rays eye up another long postseason run.

Lopez went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Detroit.

Lopez singled and swiped second in the sixth inning -- his 21st stolen base of the year -- then added a double in the eighth. It was the fourth multi-hit game in the last seven contests for Lopez, who has emerged as a viable fantasy asset in 2021, hitting .303 with a .367 on-base percentage to go with his perfect 21-for-21 performance on the basepaths.

Andrus will undergo X-rays after feeling a pop in his left ankle during Saturday's win against the Astros, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Andrus suffered the injury while scoring the game-winning run as the A's walked off the Astros in the ninth inning. The veteran shortstop should be considered day-to-day until the results of the X-rays are known, though he at least seems unlikely to be in the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Arraez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

He is hitting .203/.273/.275 with zero home runs and zero steals in 69 at-bats this month. Josh Donaldson will start at third base while Mitch Garver starts at designated hitter.

Ibanez will sit Saturday against the Orioles.

Ibanez hits the bench after starting seven straight games. He recorded seven hits in the first four games of that stretch before going hitless in his last three, bringing his season slash line down to .261/.309/.403.

Kemp is not in Saturday's lineup against the Astros.

He'll head to the bench with lefty Framber Valdez on the hill for Houston. Chad Pinder will start in right field while Mark Canha starts in left.

Torres went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

His solo shot in the seventh inning off Martin Perez capped the scoring on the night. Torres extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the performance, a stretch during which he's batting .389 (14-for-36), but Friday's homer was only his eighth of the year and second in 20 contests since he returned to the lineup in early September.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and an additional run scored in Friday's 14-2 loss to the Athletics.

Altuve slammed a solo shot in the third inning off Frankie Montas. In addition, he reached base on an error and scored in the first frame. He extended his hitting streak to 12 games and is batting .333 in that stretch. The second baseman is slashing .278/.354/.490 with 30 home runs, 81 RBI and a team-leading 113 runs scored in 647 plate appearances this season.