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Estrada hit a solo home run in his only at-bat Wednesday in a loss to San Diego.

Estrada came on as a pinch hitter in the third inning and swatted a solo shot to left field. He didn't remain in the game, however, as he continues to be used primarily off the bench. Over his past seven games, Estrada has logged a cumulative 10 plate appearances, going 3-for-9 with two RBI, three runs and a walk.

Frazier went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run in a 9-6 victory versus the Giants on Wednesday.

The second baseman plated the Padres' first two runs with a double in the first inning, and he went on to collect three additional hits in the contest. It was Frazier's third four-hit game of the campaign but his first since joining San Diego in late July. After a slow start to his Padres tenure, Frazier has began to pick things up with a .375 average and five RBI over his past seven games.

Cleveland recalled Clement from Triple-A Columbus ahead of Wednesday's game against the Twins.

He'll join Cleveland as a replacement on the active roster for Amed Rosario (personal), who was placed on the bereavement list. Andres Gimenez will start at shortstop Wednesday and is expected to serve as the primary option at the position while Rosario is away from the team, but Clement could push Owen Miller and Yu Chang for work at second base in the short term.

Cleveland placed Rosario on the bereavement list Wednesday.

Ernie Clement was summoned from Triple-A Columbus to give Cleveland an extra body in the infield while Rosario tends to a family matter. While Rosario is away from the team for the next 3-to-7 days, Andres Gimenez -- who is starting Wednesday -- is expected to serve as Cleveland's primary shortstop.

Jones isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Jones has gone 0-for-4 with two strikeouts across his last two appearances, and he'll be out of the lineup for a third straight game. Ramon Urias will shift to second base while Kelvin Gutierrez starts at the hot corner.

Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Wednesday that Chavis (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis in the coming days, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Pittsburgh plans to have Chavis serve as a designated hitter in his initial rehab games at Indianapolis before clearing him for work in the infield. With that in mind, Chavis' rehab assignment will likely extend through the weekend and potentially into the early portion of next week, but in the absence of any setbacks with his strained right elbow, he should make it back from the 10-day injured list before the end of the season.

Torres went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's win over Baltimore. He also committed his 19th fielding error of the campaign.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone recently announced that Torres will be moving to second base for the remainder of the season due to his fielding problems at shortstop, but the change didn't seem to help matters Tuesday. Torres bobbled a grounder in the sixth inning that resulted in an error, though Baltimore didn't capitalize on the mistake. On the plus side, Torres also swiped his 13th bag of the campaign, which is one more than he stole in his first three seasons combined.

Merrifield went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.

Merrifield has recorded consecutive three-hit efforts, although all three knocks Tuesday were singles. The second baseman is batting a solid .283 through 13 games in September, right in line with his .280 average this season. He's added 10 home runs, 70 RBI, 88 runs scored and 40 stolen bases through 640 plate appearances overall.

Lopez went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over Oakland.

The infielder is on quite a hot run at the plate, going 20-for-45 (.444) during his current 10-game hitting streak. Lopez has put up eight multi-hit efforts in that span, lifting his season slash line to .303/.368/.380 in 488 plate appearances. He's added 20 stolen bases, two home runs, 39 RBI and 65 runs scored while recently solidifying his role in the No. 2 spot in the order.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's loss against Kansas City.

The veteran shortstop has hit safely in all but one of his last seven games, posting two multi-hit games in that span and recording an extra-base hit in three of his last four appearances. He has gone 10-for-35 (.286) in 11 games this month.