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Chavis will start at second base and bat ninth Monday against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Before heading to the bench for Sunday's 9-2 win over the Yankees, Chavis had served as Boston's leadoff man in each of the previous three contests. He'll cede table-setting duties to Enrique Hernandez in Monday's series opener with a lefty (Danny Duffy) on the hill for Kansas City, but Chavis at least appears to have supplanted Danny Santana as Boston's preferred option at second base. Through 46 plate appearances at the big-league level this season, Chavis is slashing .244/.261/.400.

Short is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Cleveland, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Short started each of the Tigers' previous three games at shortstop, going 2-for-8 with a home run, double and a walk. Harold Castro will get the nod at the position in Monday's series opener, but Short could at least be part of a timeshare while the Tigers await the return of top option Niko Goodrum (finger) from the injured list.

Andrus went 1-for-4 with an RBI sacrifice fly, a run and a stolen base in a win over the Giants on Sunday.

The veteran shortstop extended the Athletics' lead to 5-0 with his sixth-inning sac fly, while the stolen base was Andrus' sixth of the season. The solid effort Sunday was an extension of what has been a productive June for Andrus, one in which he's now generated a .270/.313/.382 slash line with 10 doubles, 10 RBI, six walks, three steals and 13 runs across 96 plate appearances.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

The slugging infielder squared up on his sixth homer of June in the fifth inning with a 368-foot shot to right field. Lowe has just a .235 average during the current month, but a total of 10 extra-base hits have helped him to a strong .832 OPS over that span as well.

Rosario went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk in Sunday's 8-2 loss to the Twins.

Rosario was able to reach base three times Sunday but was never involved in a scoring play. He is coming off a recent 0-for-15 stretch but has hit safely in each of the last two games and hit his first homer since June 6. The 25-year-old owns a slash line of .270/.326/.390 with five homers, 23 RBI, 37 runs scored, seven stolen bases and an 18:51 BB:K over 261 plate appearances.

Merrifield went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's loss against Texas.

Merrifield was one of three Kansas City players who recorded at least two base knocks, and he made his presence felt in the box score with an RBI single in the fifth inning that scored Kelvin Gutierrez. With the RBI, Merrifield now has 43 runs batted in while hitting .279 on the campaign. He's only been held hitless once in his last 13 games and collected five hits in the weekend series.

Lux went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Cubs.

Lux walked in the second inning and scored on Zach McKinstry's grand slam. Also, he stole second base in the fifth inning for his second steal of the season. Prior to Sunday, Lux was hitless in his last seven games. This season, he is slashing .230/.312/.361 with six home runs, 32 RBI and 34 runs in 260 plate appearances.

Gonzales went 1-for-4 with his fourth homer and two RBI on Sunday for High-A Greensboro.

Gonzales, who also homered Saturday in his return from the IL list, played this weekend for the first time since fracturing his right pinky finger May 19. The 22-year-old likely needs only experience and good health to become an impact player for the Pirates. It wouldn't be surprising to see Gonzales promoted -- along with fellow infielder Liover Peguero -- to Double-A before summer's end.

Marte will undergo imaging on his hamstring Monday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Marte aggravated his hamstring injury Saturday following a two-game absence, and he was held out of the lineup Sunday. The 27-year-old didn't appear off the bench, and his tests Monday could help determine the extent of his injury.

Biggio went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Orioles.

Biggio had gone just 0-for-7 with a run, a walk and a strikeout across his last two games, and he got a day off Saturday as a result. However, he broke out of his slump in his return to the lineup and provided some insurance in the bottom of the fifth inning with a two-run double. In his 15 games since he returned from the injured list, the 26-year-old has hit .292 with three home runs, four doubles, seven runs and six RBI.