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Arraez (shoulder) has started throwing but is still having issues with some throws from higher arm slots, MLB.com reports.

It's not clear when Arraez could return as he was expected to miss several weeks when placed on the injured list May 26. At least he's making some progress.

Hernandez is not in the lineup Friday against the Yankees, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 29-year-old is mired in an 0-for-24 slump and finds himself on the bench for the second consecutive contest. Danny Santana will receive another start in center field in Hernandez's place.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and three runs in a win over the Yankees on Thursday.

Lowe's ultra-productive "small ball" performance represented a rare burst of offensive success for the struggling 26-year-old, whose last multi-hit effort had come May 21. Lowe's season slash line sits at an abysmal .196/.314/.370 through a sizable sample of 223 plate appearances, with the significant bump in strikeout rate (25.9 percent to 30.0 percent) and notable tumble in BABIP (.309 to .246) compared to 2020 seemingly the two biggest culprits in his season-long struggles.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

Andrus not only kept his torrid stretch at the plate going with his fourth multi-hit effort in the last nine games, but he also was credited by none other than Mariners manager Scott Servais for wearing out his starter Chris Flexen with an epic 13-pitch at-bat that ultimately culminated in the veteran shortstop's second two-bagger in as many nights. The 32-year-old is hitting .438 over the 29 plate appearances he's logged during the aforementioned hot streak, boosting his season slash line from .174/.219/.221 to .211/.259/.269 in the process.

Arroyo went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Thursday's win over the Astros.

Arroyo swatted his first long ball of the year just over the wall with a 339-footer against Jake Odorizzi to give the Red Sox the lead for good. After missing nearly a month with a bruised left hand, the 26-year-old is batting .282/.330/.412 across 28 games this season.

Wong isn't starting Thursday against the Mariners.

Wong will be out of the lineup for a second straight contest, but he still had three plate appearances off the bench in Tuesday's win. Phil Gosselin will start at second base and lead off Thursday.

Mayfield went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Athletics on Wednesday.

The shortstop mustered the only multi-hit effort of the night for the Mariners in the shutout defeat. Mayfield has shown signs of life at the plate over his last five games (three starts), going 4-for-10 with a double, two RBI, a walk and a run during that span.

Altuve went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Red Sox.

The 31-year-old scored one of the game's three runs on a Yuli Gurriel sacrifice fly in the first inning. Altuve was the only Astros player to draw a walk during the contest, and he did so twice. In 207 plate appearances, he is slashing .302/.372/.467 with eight home runs, 37 runs and 24 RBI, and his current 10.3 BB% is the highest of his career.

Hernandez will not be in the starting lineup Thursday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Hernandez is one of many Boston hitters noticeably silent during the first three games of the team's current series in Houston. His struggles reach back further, so Hernandez will get a break after an 0-for-24 stretch. Danna Santana could be his replacement in center field Thursday.

Andrus went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and two runs in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday.

Andrus' long-awaited renaissance at the plate continued in the big win for Oakland, as the veteran shortstop reached safely for the sixth time in the last seven starts. Andrus boasts an outstanding .409/.480/.500 slash line over that stretch, although he remains without a home run through 185 plate appearances.