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Torres went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Giants.

Torres launched a 400-foot shot in the third inning, giving the Yankees a 6-0 lead. The middle of April was rough for the second-year star, but he's working on a six-game hitting streak after Sunday, bringing his slash line to .264/.297/.455 in 119 plate appearances.

Chavis went 2-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rays.

Chavis has played a serviceable second base, although he made an error on an ill-advised throw during Sunday's game, while giving the Red Sox offense from the lower third of the order. Sunday's homer was his third in the last five games. With news that Dustin Pedroia (knee) and Eduardo Nunez (back) will begin rehab assignments this week, Chavis path to consistent at-bats will take a hit by next week. One solution might be to give more starts at first base, where Steve Pearce (.114) is doing little, or third base, where Rafael Devers (eight errors) continues to boot routine plays in the field.

Lowe is not in the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Lowe will sit for the second consecutive day as the Rays will square off against another southpaw, this time Chris Sale. Christian Arroyo will start at third base while Daniel Robertson gets the nod at second.

Kemp delivered a pinch-hit home run to give Houston a 4-3 extra-inning win over Cleveland on Saturday.

Kemp, who is struggling to keep his job on the roster, provided his biggest highlight of the season when he launched an Adam Climber sinker into the right field bleachers in the bottom of the 10th inning for a walkoff win. Prior to getting doused with the sports-drink tub, Kemp had gone 12 at-bats without a hit and was batting .143.

Drury went 3-for-3 with a walk and run in a 7-1 victory over the Athletics on Saturday.

The last time the 26-year-old's batting average was above .200 was April 5, but he's back above the Mendoza line thanks to the three-hit game. Drury is now 9-for-23 (.391) in his last six games. Overall, he is batting .209 with three home runs, five RBI and nine runs in 91 at-bats this season.

Lowe is not in Saturday's lineup against the Red Sox, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

The Rays are going with a righty-heavy lineup with lefty David Price starting for Boston. Lowe is hitting .297 with two home runs and 15 strikeouts (36.6 K%) over his last 10 games. Christian Arroyo is starting at third base while Daniel Robertson gets the start at the keystone.

Drury went 1-for-4 with a two-run walk-off home run in a 4-2 victory against the Athletics on Friday.

It was the perfect time for Drury to break out of an 0-for-12 stretch. Prior to that slump, he went 5-for-8 over two games. Drury also has hit three homers since April 19, but his season average still sits below the Mendoza line at .182. His biggest issue is striking out way too much. Drury has 34 strikeouts versus only four walks in 88 at-bats this year.

Beckham is not in Friday's lineup against the White Sox.

Quite surprisingly, Beckham is hitting .276/.364/.586 with two home runs over his last nine games. He is also striking out a third of the time over that stretch. Ronny Rodriguez will start at shortstop, hitting fifth.

Kemp went 0-for-3 in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Cleveland.

Kemp has gone 12 at-bats without a hit and is batting just .143 through 13 games. This was his first start in four games and second in the last eight. He's started two consecutive games just once this year -- the season's first two games -- and he'll have a hard time getting his bat going if he's not going to get consistent at-bats.

Chavis went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Chavis sent a ball over the wall in left during the second inning to give the Red Sox an early 2-0 lead. His power numbers have been impressive early on, as he's already launched two homers in his first six contests since joining the big-league club (18 at-bats).