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Hernandez batted leadoff and went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over Oakland.

Texas manager Chris Woodward switched Hernandez and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the order, moving the rookie to leadoff while the veteran dropped to second. The tweak worked as the 23-year-old Hernandez reached base four times. He opened the game with a seven-pitch walk, then raced home from first on a double by Kiner-Falefa. The adjustment may benefit Kiner-Falefa, who is a career .344 hitter from the two hole.

The Orioles promoted Westburg from High-A Aberdeen to Double-A Bowie on Monday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.

The No. 30 overall pick in the 2020 first-year player draft will receive his second promotion of the season after beginning his professional career at Low-A Delmarva before moving on to Aberdeen on June 1. During his two-and-a-half-month stay at High-A, the 22-year-old shortstop slashed .289/.392/.473 with eight home runs and nine stolen bases in 61 games.

Mendick started at third base and went 1-for-2 in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Yankees.

Yoan Moncada was given a day off from the field and served as designated hitter, giving Mendick an opportunity to start. He was eventually replaced for a pinch hitter, lefty-batting Jake Lamb, when righty Stephen Ridings entered the game. Mendick could get the utility infield assignments that would normally go to Leury Garcia, who was placed on the 7-day concussion list retroactive to Aug. 13.

Rojas went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Padres.

Rojas homered in the fifth inning off Pierce Johnson, cutting the Diamondbacks' deficit to two runs. Over his last three games, he is 10-for-15 with four extra-base hits, four RBI and four runs scored. On the season, he is slashing .281/.366/.464 with 11 long balls, 32 RBI, 54 runs and seven steals in 385 plate appearances.

Espinal went 3-for-4 with three base hits and his fourth stolen base of the season in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Mariners.

Though he didn't score or produce any runs while batting out of the No. 9 spot, Espinal did his part to turn the lineup over and run up pitch counts on Mariners starter Logan Gilbert and the three relievers Seattle used on the afternoon. Espinal was making his sixth consecutive start at third base and appears to have at least temporarily moved ahead of Breyvic Valera, who started at second base after being withheld from the lineup the previous two days.

India went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, three runs and a strikeout in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Phillies.

India went 0-for-8 with six strikeouts across the last two games, but he bounced back in Sunday's series finale with a three-hit performance, including a homer to lead off the contest. The 24-year-old has shown increased power since the All-Star break, as he's slashed .289/.391/.596 with nine homers, 29 runs and 15 RBI since then.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with a three-RBI triple and a run scored in Sunday's 11-0 win over Detroit.

The shortstop's biggest hit Sunday came in the third inning on a bases-clearing triple to extend Cleveland's lead to 10-0. Rosario has hit safely in 11 of his 13 games in August, going 20-for-57 (.351) with two triples, nine RBI, six runs scored and three stolen bases in that span. The 25-year-old is slashing .276/.317/.396 with six home runs, six triples, 38 RBI, 55 runs scored and 12 stolen bases through 438 plate appearances overall. He remains Cleveland's regular No. 2 hitter.

Castro went 1-for-3 with a single in Sunday's 11-0 loss to Cleveland.

Castro's line wasn't anything remarkable, but his eighth inning single ended Triston McKenzie's perfect game bid after 23 straight outs and ended up being Detroit's only hit of the afternoon. Castro has been a consistently solid contact hitter for the Tigers, as he's batting .272 this season after hitting .347 last year and .291 in 2019, so it's not surprising that he was the one to spoil the chance at history. The 27-year-old has been seeing regular work at shortstop recently with Niko Goodrum (groin) on the injured list.

Diaz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Diaz made four consecutive starts from Monday through Friday, but he's expected to serve as a utility infielder moving forward after Jazz Chisholm was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list earlier this weekend. Over 201 plate appearances on the season, Diaz is slashing .192/.299/.291 with three home runs and one stolen base.

Mendick was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on Sunday.

The 27-year-old returned to Triple-A after serving as the 27th man for Thursday's "Field of Dreams" game, and he'll rejoin the White Sox on Sunday with Leury Garcia (concussion) on the injured list. Mendick should fill a utility role during his time with the big-league team.