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Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game at Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rays manager Kevin Cash will extend a rest to lefty-hitting regulars in Lowe, Joey Wendle and Kevin Kiermaier with a tough southpaw in Chris Sale on the mound for Boston. Taylor Walls will cover the keystone in place of Lowe, who went 4-for-11 with two home runs and three RBI while starting in all three of the Rays' games with Minnesota over the weekend.

Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two steals and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

Hernandez, who returned to the lineup after sitting against a lefty Saturday, has sat the last three times Texas faced a southpaw. The two steals give him six in 22 games after stealing 21 in 61 games at Triple-A Round Rock. He could provide a late-season, unexpected boost in that category. With Nick Solak blocking him at second base, Hernandez will fight for playing time at third base along with Charlie Culberson until Andy Ibanez (hamstring) is ready to roll.

Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 11-5 win over Boston.

The 23-year-old has recorded a stolen base in each of the last three games, and he's up to 10 for the year. Gimenez has also hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests dating back to Aug. 20, going 9-for-29 (.310) in that span. He's starting to find more success, but his season slash line is still at .206/.279/.313 through 148 plate appearances. The infielder has seen regular playing time lately, but he hasn't often hit above ninth in the order.

Lopez went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-0 win over the White Sox.

The shortstop went 4-for-12 with four runs scored in the three-game series versus the White Sox this weekend. Lopez is up to 19 stolen bases without getting caught this year. He's added a solid .291/.362/.362 slash line in 449 plate appearances, serving mainly as a contact hitter while earning a starting gig at shortstop even with Adalberto Mondesi back from the injured list and playing at third base.

Semien went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a hit by pitch in Sunday's 8-0 win over Oakland.

The infielder recorded only three hits in 13 at-bats against his former team during the weekend series, but two of those knocks landed beyond the fence. Semien has enjoyed a career-best year in the power department with 35 homers and a .530 slugging percentage through 601 plate appearances. He's added 82 RBI and 95 runs scored while matching his career high in stolen bases with 14.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-5 loss to Minnesota.

Lowe put the Rays on the board with his two-run shot off Griffin Jax in the third inning. It was his 33rd long ball of the year and second of the weekend. Since the start of August, the 27-year-old has gone 32-for-123 (.260) with 11 homers and 29 RBI. Lowe is slashing .233/.335/.503 with 58 extra-base hits and 81 RBI on the year.

The Angels recalled Wong from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Wong was optioned to Salt Lake on Tuesday after striking out in one plate appearance in his most recent big-league stint. He will serve as additional outfield depth while Justin Upton (back) is on the injured list.

Motter entered as a pinch runner and scored the game-winning run in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Motter ran for pinch hitter Travis Shaw, who had singled, and eventually came around to score on Alex Verdugo's walkoff single. He joined the Red Sox Saturday as part of the expanded 28-man roster and plays enough positions to help the Red Sox deal with the team's COVID-19 outbreak.

Gonzalez started at third base, batted leadoff and went 0-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Royals.

Gonzalez, who was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, filled in for an ailing Yoan Moncada, who is battling a wrist issue. The injury tends to get aggravated when swinging from the right side, so Moncada was held out against left-hander Daniel Lynch. It was the first MLB start for Gonzalez, who made his debut as a pinch hitter Friday.

Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Boston.

The speedy infielder has recorded three steals in his last six games. Gimenez stole third base in Saturday's contest after his lone hit, a sixth-inning double. He's seeing the better part of a timeshare with Owen Miller at second base, although it's not quite a true platoon situation. Gimenez has a .197/.273/.299 slash line with two home runs, nine steals, seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 144 plate appearances.