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Gimenez isn't starting Friday against the Orioles.

Gimenez drew starts in the last five games and went 7-for-18 with a home run, a double, five RBI, three runs and a stolen base. Amed Rosario will shift to shortstop while Ernie Clement enters the lineup in left field.

Torres went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Angels.

Torres took Shohei Ohtani yard in the first inning to record his 10th homer of the season. He's been on a particular power binge of late, slugging five long balls across his last nine starts while also picking up six RBI and seven runs scored. Torres has maintained a .250/.286/.488 line across 176 plate appearances on the campaign.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Rays.

Semien took Corey Kluber yard in the sixth inning to record his second home run of the season. Though he's still slugging just .281 across 217 plate appearances for the campaign, Semien has three extra-base hits -- including both of his long balls -- across his last six starts. Semien's performance hasn't met expectations, but he has still managed to chip in 22 runs scored and six stolen bases despite hitting just .194.

Espinal went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in an 8-3 win Thursday over the White Sox.

Espinal hit leadoff for the second straight game and delivered for Toronto, recording hits in his final three plate appearances. The infielder plated a run with a fifth-inning double and drove in two more in the eighth on a single. After a 2-for-23 slump to end May, the 27-year-old has come alive in June, going 4-for-9 with a double, a homer, and four RBI. In his last seven starts, he's hit either leadoff or second in the order for the Blue Jays.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and a run in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.

Andrus continued his recent tear at the plate with his fourth and fifth doubles in the last four games Wednesday. The hot-hitting veteran's 16 extra-base hits for the season now give him just less than half of last year's total (30) in 98 fewer games.

Mendick is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mendick filled in at shortstop for the first two games of the series following Tim Anderson's (groin) placement on the injured list and produced four hits and two RBI over seven at-bats, but he'll head to the bench in favor of Leury Garcia in the series finale. Garcia had been tending to a bruised side before returning to the lineup Wednesday as Chicago's second baseman in place of a resting Josh Harrison, but Garcia and Mendick are likely to split work at shortstop while Anderson is on the mend.

Castro went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.

While he doesn't have a regular position, Castro has been playing fairly often lately, and his bat keeps making that a smart call. He's now batting .315 this season, and considering he batted .283 or better each of the past four years, his current rate seems sustainable. Castro doesn't offer a ton of power or speed, but he should have some fantasy value as long as the playing time is there.

Arraez isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers.

Arraez snapped an 11-game hitting streak when he went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's nightcap, and he'll get a day off Wednesday. Jose Miranda is starting at first base and batting sixth.

Hernandez will sit out Wednesday's series finale versus the Reds, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Hernandez will get a breather after starting 23 consecutive games, a span in which he produced a .216 average with 10 extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 15 runs. Franchy Cordero will slide over to right field while Bobby Dalbec gets the start at first base and bats ninth.

Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.

The Angels didn't put up much of a fight in the loss, with Rengifo's seventh-inning solo shot accounting for the team's only run. The long ball was Rengifo's second of the campaign and extended his modest hitting streak to six games. Over that stretch, he's slashing .308/.308/.500 with five runs and three RBI.