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Hernandez batted leadoff and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over Oakland.

Texas manager Chris Woodward switched Hernandez and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the order, moving the rookie to leadoff while the veteran dropped to second. The tweak worked as the 23-year-old Hernandez reached base four times. He opened the game with a seven-pitch walk, then raced home from first on a double by Kiner-Falefa. The adjustment may benefit Kiner-Falefa, who is a career .344 hitter from the two hole.

The Orioles promoted Westburg from High-A Aberdeen to Double-A Bowie on Monday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

The No. 30 overall pick in the 2020 first-year player draft will receive his second promotion of the season after beginning his professional career at Low-A Delmarva before moving on to Aberdeen on June 1. During his two-and-a-half-month stay at High-A, the 22-year-old shortstop slashed .289/.392/.473 with eight home runs and nine stolen bases in 61 games.

Mendick started at third base and went 1-for-2 in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

Yoan Moncada was given a day off from the field and served as designated hitter, giving Mendick an opportunity to start. He was eventually replaced for a pinch hitter, lefty-batting Jake Lamb, when righty Stephen Ridings entered the game. Mendick could get the utility infield assignments that would normally go to Leury Garcia, who was placed on the 7-day concussion list retroactive to Aug. 13.

Espinal went 3-for-4 with three base hits and his fourth stolen base of the season in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Mariners.

Though he didn't score or produce any runs while batting out of the No. 9 spot, Espinal did his part to turn the lineup over and run up pitch counts on Mariners starter Logan Gilbert and the three relievers Seattle used on the afternoon. Espinal was making his sixth consecutive start at third base and appears to have at least temporarily moved ahead of Breyvic Valera, who started at second base after being withheld from the lineup the previous two days.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with a three-RBI triple and a run scored in Sunday's 11-0 win over Detroit.

The shortstop's biggest hit Sunday came in the third inning on a bases-clearing triple to extend Cleveland's lead to 10-0. Rosario has hit safely in 11 of his 13 games in August, going 20-for-57 (.351) with two triples, nine RBI, six runs scored and three stolen bases in that span. The 25-year-old is slashing .276/.317/.396 with six home runs, six triples, 38 RBI, 55 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 438 plate appearances overall. He remains Cleveland's regular No. 2 hitter.

Castro went 1-for-3 with a single in Sunday's 11-0 loss to Cleveland.

Castro's line wasn't anything remarkable, but his eighth inning single ended Triston McKenzie's perfect game bid after 23 straight outs and ended up being Detroit's only hit of the afternoon. Castro has been a consistently solid contact hitter for the Tigers, as he's batting .272 this season after hitting .347 last year and .291 in 2019, so it's not surprising that he was the one to spoil the chance at history. The 27-year-old has been seeing regular work at shortstop recently with Niko Goodrum (groin) on the injured list.

Mendick was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.

The 27-year-old returned to Triple-A after serving as the 27th man for Thursday's "Field of Dreams" game, and he'll rejoin the White Sox on Sunday with Leury Garcia (concussion) on the injured list. Mendick should fill a utility role during his time with the big-league team.

Lowe is not in the lineup Sunday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe started the past 17 games and will receive a well-deserved day off after delivering a .924 OPS during that stretch. Mike Brosseau, who was promoted from Triple-A Durham on Sunday, will start at the keystone in his absence.

Gimenez went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-4 loss to Detroit.

The infielder got a start at shortstop to give Amed Rosario a breather. Gimenez was one of two Cleveland hitters to reach base three times in the contest. He's already recorded two stolen bases in six games since he was recalled from Triple-A Columbus, but he's gone just 2-for-15 with three walks in that span. Despite the poor hitting, Gimenez will slide over to second base and bat eighth in Sunday's series finale in Detroit.

Castro will start at shortstop and bat sixth Sunday against Cleveland.

Castro is picking up his third start in four games and could be in store for a near-everyday role at shortstop while the Tigers wait for Niko Goodrum (groin) to return from the injured list. Dating back to the All-Star break, Castro hasn't provided much of an impact at the dish, posting a .519 OPS with seven runs and four RBI in 19 games.