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Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.

Torres hit a walkoff single in Saturday's win over Washington, and he blasted his first home run of the season in the sixth inning Sunday. The 24-year-old hasn't displayed much power early in the season, as he's slashing .242/.336/.308 with a homer, 12 runs and 10 RBI in 32 games.

Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the White Sox.

Merrifield doubled and came around to score the game's first run in the first inning. He then singled and swiped his league-leading 11th base of the season. The 32-year-old is slashing .271/.327/.419 this season and has a hit in eight of nine games to begin May.

Cubs manager David Ross said Sunday that Hoerner (forearm) has checked out fine while taking part in light fielding and hitting work over the past few days, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Ross' positive report bodes well for Hoerner's chances of returning from the 10-day injured list when he's first eligible next weekend. David Bote and Ildemaro Vargas have been the primary replacements at second base while Hoerner has been on the shelf.

Rodgers (hamstring) will report to the Rockies' extended spring training facility in Arizona this week to continue playing in simulated games, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Rodgers had already progressed to playing in simulated games last week at Coors Field, but he should be able to pick up at-bats on a more regular basis in Arizona. Since Rodgers was idle for nearly a month due to the right hamstring strain he suffered in mid-March, he'll get some time to ramp up in Arizona before Colorado presumably sends him out for a rehab assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque. Whenever he's activated from the 10-day injured list, Rodgers could take over as the Rockies' everyday second baseman.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

The lefty-hitting Lowe will bow out of the starting nine with southpaw Cole Irvin on the bump for Oakland. Mike Brosseau will get the nod at second base in Lowe's stead.

Haggerty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Taylor Trammell will get some reps in left field Sunday, but Haggerty -- who has started three of the last four games -- still appears to have the upper hand for playing time at the position. Realistically, however, both Haggerty and Trammell are merely keeping the seat warm in the outfield for top prospect Jarred Kelenic, who could be summoned from Triple-A Tacoma any day now.

Castro is starting at shortstop and batting second in Sunday's game against the Twins.

Castro started in center field Saturday and went 3-for-4, and the Tigers will reward him with another start in the series finale. The 27-year-old is batting .302 so far this season, so he could continue to earn playing time at the expense of players such as Niko Goodrum, who is on the bench Sunday, and Willi Castro.

The Red Sox recalled Arauz from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday.

He'll join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for Christian Arroyo (hand), who was placed on the 10-day injured list in a corresponding move. Much like Arroyo, Arauz will serve as a utility infielder for Boston while's up with the big club.

The Red Sox placed Arroyo (hand) on the 10-day injured list Sunday.

Boston opted to shut Arroyo down after he failed to make much progress since he was removed from Wednesday's game against the Tigers when he was struck in the hand by a pitch. The Red Sox recalled Jonathan Arauz from Triple-A Worcester to serve as a utility infielder while Arroyo is sidelined.

Arroyo will remain out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles due to his sore left hand, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Arroyo isn't a regular in the Boston lineup, but his lingering hand injury may prompt manager Alex Cora to go away from him if a bench bat is needed at any point Sunday. Boston currently has infielder Jonathan Arauz on hand as a member of the taxi squad, and he would be the most likely candidate to join the active roster if Arroyo requires a stint on the 10-day injured list.