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Gleyber Torres 2B | DET
Yankees' Gleyber Torres: Sitting Wednesday
Torres is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Toronto, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
With DJ LeMahieu reclaiming duties at second base following a one-day respite, Torres will bow out of the starting nine in the series finale. Torres started in each of the Yankees' previous five games, going 5-for-19 with two home runs, an additional run and six RBI during that stretch.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Exits with apparent injury
Altuve was lifted from Wednesday's game against the Mariners in the top of the fifth inning after he fouled a ball off his groin area in his plate appearance a half-inning earlier, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Altuve was in pain after the play in question, but he was able to remain in the game and complete the plate appearance, which culminated in a base hit. He came around to score his second run of the day, but the Astros apparently weren't comfortable keeping him in the game defensively. Niko Goodrum entered the game at second base as a replacement for Altuve, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into Thursday's series opener with the Tigers.
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Christian Arroyo 2B | NYM
Red Sox's Christian Arroyo: Returns to lineup
Arroyo (calf) will start in right field and bat ninth Wednesday against the Angels, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Arroyo is starting for the first time since experiencing left calf tightness coming out of Saturday's 2-1 loss to Baltimore. He had been available off the bench for both of Boston's last two games, but he went unused. Arroyo will be filling in right field for the lefty-hitting Jackie Bradley, who gets the day off with the Angels bringing southpaw Reid Detmers to the hill.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
Athletics' Elvis Andrus: Sitting Wednesday
Andrus is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Andrus will take a seat Wednesday after starting each of the Athletics' last seven games, producing just three hits in 24 at-bats during those contests. Kevin Smith will slide over to shortstop and bat eighth as the team takes on Corey Kluber and the Rays.
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Jose Altuve 2B | HOU
Astros' Jose Altuve: Smashes second homer
Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-0 win over Seattle on Tuesday.
Making his second start since returning from a hamstring injury, Altuve walked in the third inning and tacked on a solo shot in the seventh off reliever Matt Festa to provide a valuable insurance run. Through 11 games, Altuve is slashing .286/.310/.595 with two home runs, three runs and four RBI.
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Tony Kemp 2B | MIN
Athletics' Tony Kemp: Sitting against southpaw
Kemp is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Kemp is 4-for-23 against left-handed pitching this season and will sit Tuesday with Ryan Yarbrough taking the mound for Tampa Bay. Sheldon Neuse will cover the keystone while Jed Lowrie serves as the designated hitter.
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Andy Ibanez 2B | NYM
Rangers' Andy Ibanez: Not starting Tuesday
Ibanez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
Ibanez was 5-for-11 with two walks, two runs and two stolen bases while starting the past four games, but he'll take a seat Tuesday despite the fact left-hander Ranger Suarez is pitching for Philadelphia. Charlie Culberson will man the hot corner in his place and bat eighth.
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Luis Arraez 2B | PHI
Twins' Luis Arraez: Idle versus lefty
Arraez is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Orioles.
With lefty Bruce Zimmermann on the bump for Baltimore, the lefty-hitting Arraez will take a seat as the Twins stock up on more right-handed bats to counter the southpaw. Rookie Jose Miranda will pick up a second straight start, this time replacing Arraez at first base after filling in for Gio Urshela in his MLB debut in Monday's 2-1 win.
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Owen Miller 2B | CHC
Guardians' Owen Miller: Takes hold of cleanup spot
Miller will start at first base and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game against the Padres.
Since being reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list April 24, Miller has started in each of the Guardians' subsequent eight games while going 6-for-25 with two doubles and four walks. Though he's beginning to cool off a bit after a hot first two weeks of the season, Miller still owns a 1.104 OPS on the campaign. He'll be occupying the cleanup spot Tuesday for the fifth time in six games and looks poised to remain in the heart of the order while slugger Franmil Reyes remains in a deep slump at the dish.
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Amed Rosario 3B | NYY
Guardians' Amed Rosario: Cleared to start Tuesday
Rosario (wrist) will start at shortstop and bat sixth Tuesday against the Padres.
Rosario makes his return to the starting nine after a sore left wrist kept him sidelined for the entirety of the Guardians' series with the Athletics over the weekend. Manager Terry Francona downplayed the injury when asked about the matter, and Rosario's re-entry into the lineup Tuesday supports the notion that the wrist issue won't be a major concern moving forward.