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Semien (side) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

Semien swung the bat Thursday and reported continued improvement with his left side injury, but he remains out Sunday. He has not played since Aug. 29. Manager Bob Melvin said earlier this week that Semien was likely to avoid the IL -- teams can only backdate IL stints three days and it's hard to imagine the team would make a move with Semien at this point.

Marte is not in Sunday's lineup against the Giants.

Marte will get a day off for the second time in the past four games. Tim Locastro will take a turn in the starting lineup, hitting first while manning center field.

Torres is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

There has been no mention of a setback with Torres' hamstring; it seems the Yankees are just playing it safe and easing the 23-year-old back into action. Tyler Wade starts at short, batting ninth.

Rosario is not in Sunday's starting lineup against the Phillies.

Rosario will sit for the third consecutive game, with Andres Gimenez starting in his place and batting ninth. Though neither infielder has been overly impressive at the plate this season, it appears the Mets may be going with the hot hand as Gimenez has four hits in two starts during the weekend series.

Arraez (kneecap) is back in the lineup Sunday against the Tigers.

Left patellar soreness forced Arraez from Wednesday's game and cost him three starts, but evidently he has received the green light from the training staff. Arraez is essentially doing what everyone expected of him -- providing very little category juice but hitting for a solid average. He's batting .333 (15-for-45) in his last 13 games.

Brujan will join the Rays' taxi squad for the team's upcoming road trip to Washington, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

There were rumors of a callup for the 22-year-old Brujan, who is arguably the organization's top prospect behind Wander Franco. It seems Brujan will have to wait a while yet to join the major-league roster, though he will be available in an emergency against the Nats. If Brujan were to receive an official promotion at some point, he would likely be a popular pickup in fantasy leagues after he stole 48 and 55 bases in the minors in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Garcia went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double Saturday against Atlanta.

Garcia recorded his third multi-hit performance in his last four contests. He also added his first multi-RBI effort since Aug. 17, highlighted by a two-RBI double in the ninth inning. Garcia is now hitting .301/.329/.397 across 76 major-league plate appearances.

Gimenez went 2-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Phillies.

Gimenez chipped in across the box score, reaching base three times while also swiping his seventh bag of the season. His first RBI of the game came on an infield single that knotted the game at one, and he followed that up with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. Gimenez has flashed his speed and a decent ability to get on base in his first 80 plate appearances -- he's hitting .288/.338/.397 -- but he's likely to find regular playing time difficult to come by behind the likes of Robinson Cano, J.D. Davis, Amed Rosario and Todd Frazier.

Torres (hamstring) went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Saturday's 6-1 loss to the Orioles.

Torres missed two weeks with a hamstring strain, but he was solid in his return. He played the full game defensively at shortstop and batted third. The 23-year-old is slashing .235/.347/.309 with a homer, six RBI and nine runs scored through 25 contests. The double was his third of the year.

Bannon was added to the Orioles' 60-man roster Saturday.

Bannon was a non-roster invitee during spring training, and he'll now get to develop at the team's alternate training site. The 24-year-old hit .333/.467/.667 with three extra-base hits and six strikeouts during spring training but hasn't been as productive in the minors.