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Hoerner is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest with the Red Sox.

Hoerner will get a day off after he went 7-for-13 with a double, two RBI and two runs during a three-game series against the Reds. He currently owns an eight-game hit streak, raising his average from .271 to .310 over that stretch. Andrelton Simmons will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Friday's series opener.

Espinal went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.

The infielder capped the scoring on the night with a two-run blast off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh inning, his sixth long ball of the year. Espinal snapped a 21-game homer drought with the performance, but he's been picking up the pace at the plate with four two-hit efforts in the last five games, boosting his slash line back up to .271/.323/.405.

Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home and two runs scored Thursday against the Twins.

Gimenez delivered a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to tally his ninth long ball of the season. It was only his second homer in his last 22 starts, though his .194 ISO is 40 points better than his career mark. Gimenez has also maintained a .308 batting average and chipped in six steals to deliver well-rounded production across 231 plate appearances this season.

Brujan went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 4-1 loss in Toronto.

Brujan singled and stole second base in the seventh. He is now 4-for-9 on stolen base attempts on the season. The 24-year-old continues to struggle at the plate and finished June with a .182/.247/.299 slash line in 85 plate appearances.

Chavis isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Brewers.

Right-hander Adrian Houser is starting for Milwaukee on Thursday, and Chavis will be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Josh VanMeter is starting at first base while Hoy Park takes over at the keystone.

Haggerty, who was promoted from Triple-Tacoma earlier in the day, went 3-for-3 with an RBI double, a stolen base and two runs in a win over the Orioles on Wednesday.

Haggerty was a thorn in the side of Baltimore pitching all night long, initially reaching on a bunt single to third base in the second inning that also led to a run scoring due to a throwing error on the play. The 28-year-old utility asset had gone 1-for-8 over the last three games of his prior stint with the Mariners earlier in June, but Wednesday's production boosted his slash line back to .316/.381/.474 over a small sample of 21 plate appearances.

Polanco is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Guardians.

Polanco will receive a day off after he went 2-for-9 with a home run and three RBI in two consecutive starts following his return from a back injury. Luis Arraez will draw the start at second while Jose Miranda enters the lineup at first base, batting fifth.

Rengifo went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-1 victory against the White Sox.

Rengifo took Michael Kopech deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning. The homer was his second in four games after he failed to go deep in his previous 21 contests in June. Rengifo is in the midst of his best stretch at the plate this season, slashing .318/.348/.568 with five doubles, two homers, four runs and four RBI over his past 12 games.

Rodgers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers.

Rodgers knocked in three of Colorado's four runs in the contest, recording an RBI double in the fourth inning, a run-scoring single in the sixth and a solo homer in the eighth. This was the infielder's third straight multi-hit game, and he went 7-for-11 with five RBI in the series against Los Angeles. Rodgers' homer Wednesday was his seventh of the season but his first since June 5.

Drury went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a loss to the Cubs on Wednesday.

Drury's ninth-inning solo shot came with the Reds far out of contention for a win, but it at least gave fantasy managers who roster him something to smile about. The long ball was his 16th of the campaign, tying the career-best mark he established in more than twice as many games in 2016. Drury's breakout 2022 campaign also includes a solid .279/.337/.541 slash line and 40 RBI over 267 plate appearances.