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Castro went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Athletics.

Castro may not have a regular, everyday position with the Tigers, but the 27-year-old continues to hit when given a chance. He batted .300 in 2018, albeit in just six games, then followed that up by hitting .291 in 2019 and .347 during the condensed 2020 slate. This season, Castro is now batting .281 after the three-hit effort. He doesn't offer a ton of extra-base power and profiles as more of a singles hitter, but he's capable of good stat lines when he strings a few hits together.

Chavis (elbow) will be shut down from gripping and throwing activities for the next 5-to-7 days, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.

The 26-year-old was placed on the injured list with the right elbow injury Tuesday, and he'll be shut down from most activities for about a week. Chavis should have enough time to rejoin the Pirates before the end of the season, but he likely won't be activated until the second half of September.

Rodgers went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-5 win over the Rangers.

His solo shot in the fourth inning off Kohei Arihara got the Rockies on the board and gave Rodgers his 11th homer of the year. Rodgers is coming off a solid August in which he slashed .295/.326/.420 through 92 plate appearances, but one day into September, he's already matched his home run total from the month before.

Estrada was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday and is starting at second base versus Milwaukee.

Estrada spent a few days in the majors before being sent back to Triple-A on Sunday, and he'll quickly rejoin the Giants with rosters expanding to 28 players. The 25-year-old has a .291/.358/.419 slash line in 36 games this season and should fill an infield utility role for San Francisco.

Rengifo was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Rengifo was sent to Triple-A at the start of August and will return to the majors with rosters expanding for the final month of the season. The 24-year-old has a .151/.189/.233 slash line in 91 plate appearances this season but could receive another look down the stretch.

Manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that Hernandez's (illness) condition has improved dramatically since he tested positive for COVID-19 last week, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. Hernandez could be ready to return from the COVID-19 injured list at some point during the Red Sox's weekend series with Cleveland.

Hernandez is one of seven known Red Sox players who has tested positive for the virus within the past week, but he looks as though he could the first of the infected players to make his way back from the IL. Based on Cora's comments, Hernandez doesn't sound like he'll need to go on a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated, though the training staff may want to evaluate him in on-field workout beforehand. Once activated, Hernandez should immediately take over as Boston's everyday second baseman.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The newly recalled Taylor Walls will step in at the keystone for the lefty-hitting Lowe, who heads to the bench with a tough southpaw (Chris Sale) on the hill for Boston. The Rays will face another lefty (Eduardo Rodriguez) in Thursday's series finale, so Lowe won't be a lock to be included in the lineup for that contest, either.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

With southpaw Justin Steele on the hill for Chicago, the lefty-hitting Arraez will cede the start at third base to Josh Donaldson, who typically serves as Minnesota's designated hitter. Arraez broke out of an 0-for-16 skid over a stretch of five games in Tuesday's 3-1 loss, finishing the day with a double and a base hit over four at-bats.

Frazier isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Even though right-hander Luke Weaver is starting for Arizona on Wednesday, Frazier will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with a run, an RBI, two walks and a strikeout across the last two games. Jurickson Profar will start at the keystone and bat eighth.

The White Sox officially selected Gonzalez's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday.

With top second baseman Cesar Hernandez having endured a brutal September and with Tim Anderson (hamstring) landing on the injured list Wednesday, Gonzalez could be in the mix for playing time in the middle infield following his first big-league call-up. Leury Garcia and Danny Mendick loom as his primary threats for reps, but Gonzalez's status as one of the organization's top prospects behooves the White Sox to at least give him a look as a part-time player while Anderson is on the shelf. After delivering modest production in his first two seasons of professional ball, Gonzalez turned heads between stops at Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham this season. In 378 plate appearances, the 24-year-old slashed a collective .275/.357/.525 with 23 home runs and 22 steals in 28 attempts.