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Arauz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 8-5 win over Cleveland.

The infielder started at shortstop with Xander Bogaerts (COVID-19) unavailable. In the fourth inning, Arauz took Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill deep. The homer snapped an 0-for-13 skid at the plate for Arauz, who is now slashing .188/.304/.354 with a pair of homers, six RBI, seven runs scored and two doubles through 56 plate appearances. He'll likely see regular playing time until Boston gets some of its ailing infielders off the COVID-19 list.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Polanco got the Twins on the board early with his solo shot off Michael Wacha in the first inning. He later knocked an RBI double in the eighth. It was his first homer since going deep in three straight games from Aug. 23-25 and he's gone 21-for-63 (.333) with nine extra-base hits over his last 15 games. Polanco is slashing .276/.334/.498 with 80 RBI through 125 games.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a run in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.

Andrus has now hit safely in five of his last seven games, and he's struck out a minuscule 7.4 percent of the time during that stretch. With a modest 26 extra-base hits in 473 plate appearances, Andrus currently sports his lowest figure in the former category since the 2013 season. However, his .230 average and .276 on-base percentage, while certainly pedestrian, are still a notable improvement on the respective .194 and .252 figures he produced in those categories with the Rangers in 2020.

Hernandez could return from the COVID-19 list early next week, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

The 30-year-old has been inactive since August 26 but manager Alex Cora is hoping he will return sooner rather than later. Hernandez is one of a number of players the Red Sox expect to be reinstated from the COVID list in the coming week, including Xander Bogaerts and Christian Arroyo.

Torres is starting Friday versus the Orioles.

The shortstop was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday following a thumb injury. He's batting seventh as the Yankees face the Orioles ace John Means.

Torres (thumb) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday.

Torres has been sidelined for nearly a month by a sprained left thumb, but he'll rejoin the big-league club after a three-game rehab stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 24-year-old exited Thursday's rehab game after being hit by a pitch on the left hand, though his removal was apparently precautionary since he's still returning from the injured list Friday as scheduled.

Miller went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Thursday's win over the Royals.

Miller blasted a three-run bomb off Mike Minor in the fifth inning, and that was all Cleveland would need to grab the lead and never look back. The infielder has homered in two of his last four contests and has gone 5-for-17 (.294) in that span.

Castro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk during Thursday's loss to the A's.

Castro blasted a 440-footer against Frankie Montas in the fifth inning, marking his second long ball in as many games. The 27-year-old has now tallied three homers on the season and has a .238/.246/.397 slash line in 23 games since the start of August.

Torres (thumb) was removed from Thursday's rehab game after being struck by a pitch, per a video posted by writer Matt Bufano.

It's not immediately clear if Torres experienced some sort of setback with his sprained left thumb, but he did look at his left hand and shake it before immediately walking off the field. His status will be updated again when more information is available.

Gimenez is not in the lineup Thursday against the Royals.

Gimenez has a .565 OPS in 17 games since being promoted in early August and will head to the bench for the second time in the past three days. Owen Miller will man the keystone Thursday for Cleveland.