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Clement went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Tuesday's win over the Royals.

Clement took Daniel Lynch deep with a 396-foot blast in the third inning. The long ball accounted for his first hit in three games since getting recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Overall this season, the 25-year-old is batting .227/.276/.336 with three homers across 39 games.

Kemp will take a seat versus the Mariners on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old sits for the second consecutive contest. He had secured at least one hit in eight of 11 games to open the month before going hitless in his last four contests. Mark Canha will shift over to left field and Chad Pinder will start in right field and bat sixth.

Arroyo was activated from the COVID-19 list Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 26-year-old last played in the majors Aug. 26 prior to testing positive for COVID-19. The platoon player suffered more severe symptoms than his teammates and thus missed almost a month. Arroyo has posted a career-high six home runs and 25 RBI in 53 games this season. Jack Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Worcester in a corresponding move.

Gimenez is not starting Tuesday against the Royals.

He'll get his first rest since Sept. 14 after going a combined 1-for-5 with a solo homer during Monday's twin bill. Ernie Clement starts at second base with Yu Chang slotting in at shortstop Tuesday.

Rosario was activated from the bereavement list and placed on the COVID-19 injured list while he goes through intake protocols, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Rosario will need to pass through the virus protocols after leaving the United States to attend to a family matter. The 25-year-old will likely only miss a couple more days before rejoining the lineup.

Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

Gonzalez was called up when rosters expanded at the start of September. He got into 10 games, hitting an unremarkable .250/.273/.344 in 33 trips to the plate. He'll return to the minors to make room for Adam Engel (shoulder), who was activated off the injured list.

Andrus went 2-for-2 with a run in a loss to the Mariners on Monday.

A one-game absence Friday due to a foot injury has done nothing to cool off Andrus' red-hot September bat, as he's gone 4-for-9 with a walk and a run in the three contests following his return. The veteran shortstop's season slash line currently sits at .245/.293/.324, with the first two figures at their highest point since a 1-for-3 effort way back on Opening Day.

Gimenez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Royals.

After going 0-for-3 during the matinee, Gimenez got Cleveland on the board in the nightcap by taking Joel Payamps deep in the third inning. The 23-year-old only has four homers in 22 big-league games on the year, but two of them have come in the last four contests. Since being recalled in August, Gimenez is slashing a tepid .225/.307/.348 with six steals, eight RBI and 10 runs in 31 games.

Lopez went 4-for-8 with a double and three runs scored in Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

Getting the start at shortstop and hitting second in both games, Lopez did an exceptional job setting the table and helping the Royals to a sweep. The 26-year-old has hit safely in five straight games and 16 of the last 17, slashing .397/.429/.493 over that latter stretch with one homer, two steals, seven RBI and 17 runs.

Ibanez started at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.

Ibanez was activated off the injured list last Friday and, after not playing that night, has been in the starting lineup three straight games. He's served as DH twice and played second base in the other. Ibanez has been one of the team's better bats since the All-Star break, slashing .307/.358/.489 over 148 plate appearances.