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Kemp with 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against Baltimore.

Kemp tied the contest in the bottom of the fifth inning with a two-run home run over the fence in right field, his fourth long ball of the 2019 campaign. The 27-year-old has registered an extra-base hit in each of his last four games, driving in four runs during that stretch.

Andrus went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Athletics.

Andrus got his squad on the board in the sixth inning with an RBI triple to right field, but the Rangers would ultimately lose 5-3. The 30-year-old has pieced together a modest five-game hitting streak and continues to see the ball well this season. He's slashing .302/.342/.458 with six homers and 32 RBI over 51 contests.

Semien went 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored Friday against the Rangers.

Semien smacked a solo home run in the fifth inning, plated a run in the seventh on a single and left the yard again in the ninth, a two-run blast to right field that gave the Athletics a two-run lead. The 28-year-old has pieced together a respectable .266/.354/.417 slash line with nine homers and 31 RBI over 63 contests in 2019.

Torres (shoulder) is available off the bench Friday against Cleveland and believes he'll be back in the starting lineup for Saturday's contest, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

A sore shoulder has kept Torres out of the lineup for two straight games, but he doesn't expect to miss much more time. The Yankees can afford to give him a rest, with Didi Gregorius (elbow) returning from the injured list to start at shortstop. Torres is expected to primarily play second base with Gregorius back in action.

Torres (shoulder) remains out of the lineup Friday against Cleveland.

Torres sat Thursday with a sore shoulder and will remain on the bench for at least one more game. Didi Gregorius (elbow) returns from the injured list to make his season debut at shortstop, which will push Torres back to second base as his primary position moving forward.

Chavis is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.

Chavis has fallen off after an excellent start to his rookie season, hitting .169 with a 41.5 percent strikeout rate over his last 15 games. Mitch Moreland returns from his back injury to start at first base, with Brock Holt starting at second.

Mayfield went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 8-7 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

He has been the primary fill-in at shortstop for Carlos Correa (ribs) but has not done much to replace Correa's offense. The homer, the 28-year-old Mayfield's first as a major leaguer, snapped an 0-for-21 skid.

Estrada was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

With Didi Gregorius (elbow) set to come off the 60-day injured list Friday, Estrada will head to the minor leagues. He hit .304 with three home runs, 11 RBI and two stolen bases over 24 games in the big leagues since being promoted April 20.

Torres is nursing a sore left shoulder, James Wagner of The New York Times reports.

This explains why Torres is out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Blue Jays. The shortstop will be available off the bench, suggesting the issue isn't anything that will require a stint on the injured list. That said, manager Aaron Boone did note that Torres could sit Friday as well, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.

Torres is not in the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Torres will head to the bench for what appears to be a routine day off following a string of 11 straight starts during which he hit just .209 with a .643 OPS and 33.3 percent strikeout rate. In his place, Thairo Estrada is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in Thursday's series finale.