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Biggio exited Thursday's game with pain in his right hand.

Biggio was hit on the hand by a line drive in the third inning, the cause of the injury according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca. It's possible that play aggravated a finger injury that he dealt with late in spring training, though he is undergoing further evaluation Thursday night, which should provide more clarity. Joe Panik filled in at third base in Biggio's absence and would likely see an uptick in playing time if Biggio remained sidelined.

Arraez went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored during Thursday's win over the Red Sox.

After going 0-for-10 in the last three games, Arraez more than made up for his drought with a four-hit game against Boston. The 24-year-old racked up four singles, with his base knock in the second inning driving home two runs. Across 43 plate appearances this season, Arraez is batting a sturdy .326/.412/.419 with one home run and eight RBI.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Rangers.

Lowe entered the game with only two extra-base hits and no home runs across 43 plate appearances. However, he took Kyle Cody deep in the ninth inning to swat his first homer of the season. Lowe has had a discouraging start to the season but has been a fixture in the Rays' lineup and has plenty of time to turn things around at the dish.

Polanco went 1-for-3 with two RBI in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.

Polanco returned to the lineup after receiving rest Monday and made his presence felt, as he plated the team's lone runs of the contest with a two-run single that scored Ryan Jeffers and JT Riddle. The shortstop might have been Minnesota's lone source of offense in this game, but he has endured a tough start to the season and has recorded hits in just five of his 11 contests to date.

Arroyo went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a double in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins.

Arroyo made his presence felt at the top of the order in the first game of Wednesday's twin bill and reached base twice while plating Franchy Cordero with an RBI single in the top of the second inning. The third baseman has hit safely in all but one of game this season while racking up five extra-base hits over his last seven contests.

Mayfield was optioned to the alternate training site Wednesday.

Luis Rengifo is expected to take his place on the roster Friday after Thursday's off day. Mayfield went hitless in his three at-bats while on the MLB roster.

Mendick is not in Wednesday's lineup against Cleveland.

Leury Garcia is starting at shortstop and batting eighth. Tim Anderson is confirmed to be returning Thursday, so Mendick's run of potential starts has come to an end.

The Astros placed Altuve on the injured list Wednesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Altuve was one of five players Houston placed on the IL on Wednesday without an injury designation, indicating that each member of the quintet has been ruled out due to COVID-19-related protocols. No reports have come out yet specifying whether Altuve (or any of the other four Astros) tested positive for the virus, or if the players in question have been ruled out through contact tracing. Aledmys Diaz and Alex De Goti look to be the top candidates to pick up work at second base while Altuve is sidelined.

Gimenez isn't starting Wednesday's game against the White Sox, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Gimenez will take a seat for the second time in the last three games with left-hander Carlos Rodon starting for Chicago. Amed Rosario will start at shortstop Wednesday while Jordan Luplow takes over in center field.

Haggerty is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.

Though he slugged a home run as part of a two-hit game in the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader, Haggerty will find himself on the bench for the third time in four games. Jose Marmolejos will pick up the start in left field Wednesday, and he may rank ahead of Haggerty as the third member in Seattle's regular outfield after Mitch Haniger and Taylor Trammell. Both Marmolejos and Haggerty will likely see their opportunities decline, however, if Kyle Lewis (knee) is able to return from the injured list for the Mariners' upcoming five-game homestand.