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Espinal will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Rays.

Espinal will be in the lineup for the sixth time in seven games, and at this point, he appears to have emerged as the primary replacement at third base for the injured Cavan Biggio (neck). The 26-year-old should provide capable defense at the hot corner, but he hasn't offered much of an impact with the bat over his 114 career MLB plate appearances (73 wRC+).

Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over Detroit.

Merrifield drew a leadoff walk in the first inning and scored on an Andrew Benintendi single. In the eighth, Merrifield reached on an infield single and stole second for his 13th stolen base of the year. The 32-year-old has added four home runs, 24 RBI, 27 runs scored and a .250/.321/.381 slash line in 193 plate appearances as Kansas City's main leadoff hitter.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-handed Lowe will head to the bench with southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu twirling for the Blue Jays. Mike Brosseau checks in for Lowe at second base.

Diaz was placed on the 7-day injured list Sunday for unspecified reasons, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

The move was made with no injury designation, so the 24-year-old could be out for something related to COVID-19. If that's the case, Diaz can return at any point once clear of the league protocols, since a positive test isn't required to be placed on the COVID IL. Otherwise the young infielder will be eligible to return May 29.

Arraez (shoulder) will start at second base and bat leadoff Sunday in Cleveland.

Arraez emerged from Saturday's 5-3 loss with some right shoulder discomfort, but the issue won't be serious enough to keep him on the bench for Sunday's series finale. The 24-year-old is expected to see most of his reps in the corner outfield when the Twins are at full strength, but he'll man second base for the third game in a row while Jorge Polanco (ankle) is day-to-day.

Polanco (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Cleveland.

He'll be on the bench for the third game in a row since being lifted in the second half of Thursday's doubleheader with the Angels due to a sore right ankle. Andrelton Simmons and Luis Arraez will man the middle-infield spots Sunday while Polanco is sidelined.

Cleveland selected Miller's contract from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

He'll replace the injured Franmil Reyes (abdomen) on Cleveland's active roster, while Roberto Perez (finger) was transferred to the 60-day IL to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Miller, one of the key pieces the organization acquired in the August 2020 deal that sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego. Since being traded from San Diego, the 24-year-old has only further solidified himself as one of Cleveland's more intriguing higher-level prospects after he slashed .406/.457/.609 with seven extra-base hits in his first 16 games with Columbus. With Reyes on the 10-day IL and Cleveland struggling to get production from its other hitters aside from Jose Ramirez, Miller could be in store for a near-everyday role in the middle infield or in left field during his first stint in the big leagues.

India is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Max Schrock gets the nod at second base in the series finale, ending a streak of 10 consecutive starts for India. Over that span, India slashed .265/.359/.471 with two home runs, a stolen base, six RBI and four runs to provide value for fantasy managers who stuck with him during a month-long dry spell. India looked in danger of losing hold of his everyday role at second base earlier this month, but the 24-year-old looks to have regained some security after Nick Senzel (knee) and Mike Moustakas (heel) were both recently moved to the 10-day injured list.

Rojas went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies.

Rojas started in right field as Josh Reddick moved to center for the resting Ketel Marte. It was the third straight game with a two-base hit for Rojas, who has a nine for the season, tied for the lead among Diamondbacks hitters. The 27-year-old utility player continues to get regular playing time, filling in at second base and outfield while Arizona copes with injuries to Asdrubal Cabrera (hamstring) and Kole Calhoun (hamstring), both of whom are expected to be out until mid June or later. Rojas has taken advantage of the opportunity, positing a career-high slash line (.288/.354/.485) over 147 plate appearances.

Rodgers went 2-for-3 with two RBI during Saturday's 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks

The 24-year-old went 0-for-4 in his season debut Friday but collected his first hits and RBI of the season during Saturday's victory. Rodgers missed the first seven weeks of the season with a right hamstring strain but is now in the infield mix for Colorado.