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Rengifo was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Thursday's game against the Yankees, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

After excelling across three levels of the minors last season, Rengifo has only hit .240/.284/.387 with two home runs and two steals in 81 plate appearances this year, but he was nonetheless summoned to make his big-league debut. According to DiGiovanna, Rengifo will start at second base and hit ninth in Thursday's game against the Yankees. He is only 5-foot-10 but hit seven home runs last year as a 21-year-old while chipping in 41 steals. His above-average speed and aggression on the bases will be the main selling point for fantasy, at least early in his big-league career. Zack Cozart (neck) was sent to the injured list in a corresponding move.

Arroyo was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Arroyo will provide infield depth for the Rays with Joey Wendle landing on the shelf due to a fractured right wrist. The 23-year-old infielder appeared in four games for the big club earlier in the season, going 3-for-9 with two RBI and five strikeouts.

Albies is not in the lineup Thursday against the Reds.

Albies will get a well-deserved breather after starting the first 23 games of the season for the Braves, slashing .276/.343/.429 with three homers and three stolen bases during that stretch. Johan Camargo will start at the keystone in his stead, while Nick Markakis will hit leadoff against right-hander Luis Castillo.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with two runs in a loss to the Royals on Wednesday.

Lowe led off and opened the game at first base, but he shifted over to the keystone later in the game once Joey Wendle had to exit after being hit by a pitch. With Wendle back on the injured list after being diagnosed with a wrist fracture and the domino effect of Matt Duffy's (hamstring) ongoing absence also opening up playing time at first base, Lowe's everyday presence in the lineup seems all but guaranteed for the next month-plus at minimum.

Hoerner was diagnosed with a bruised wrist, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Hoerner exited Tuesday's Double-A game after being hit by a pitch in the wrist area, but he appears to be fine after initial tests cleared him of any fracture. The 21-year-old shortstop should be considered day-to-day for now. He's off to a hot start with Double-A Tennessee, slashing .293/.288/.483 with a homer and a steal through 17 games.

Hernandez will start at second base and bat leadoff Thursday against the Cubs, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

Hernandez has served as the Dodgers' table setter for all three games of the series with the Cubs deploying left-handed starting pitchers in succession. Though Hernandez has historically crushed opposing southpaws, he didn't have much luck through the first two games in Chicago, managing no hits in seven at-bats.

Drury went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Wednesday's loss to the Giants.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is set to make his big-league debut Friday, which means Wednesday's game might have been the last start Drury gets at third base for a while. It's unclear where the 26-year-old fits into the lineup moving forward -- he could fall into the short side of a platoon with Eric Sogard at second base -- but Drury's .179/.225/.321 and ghastly 4:33 BB:K through 22 games isn't making a strong case for consistent playing time.

Frazier is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Frazier recently overcame a back injury to start each of the first three games of the series, so he's likely just getting some maintenance with Thursday's contest getting underway at 12:35 p.m. EDT. Colin Moran will spell Frazier at the keystone and bat third.

Marte went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in an 11-2 victory against the Pirates on Wednesday.

Owners looking for average or on-base percentage from Marte aren't going to find it -- he's slashing .247/.275/.495 -- but he does have six home runs and 20 RBI in 97 at-bats. He also has 12 runs and two steals this year. Expect more of the same; last season he posted a career-high 14 homers but only a .332 on-base percentage.

Albies went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Reds.

He led off the game with his third homer of the year. Albies now sports a .267/.343/.429 slash line through 23 games with three steals, eight RBI and 18 runs as he continues to settle in at the top of the order on a consistent basis.