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Chavis went 2-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rays.

Chavis has played a serviceable second base, although he made an error on an ill-advised throw during Sunday's game, while giving the Red Sox offense from the lower third of the order. Sunday's homer was his third in the last five games. With news that Dustin Pedroia (knee) and Eduardo Nunez (back) will begin rehab assignments this week, Chavis path to consistent at-bats will take a hit by next week. One solution might be to give more starts at first base, where Steve Pearce (.114) is doing little, or third base, where Rafael Devers (eight errors) continues to boot routine plays in the field.

Lowe is not in the lineup Sunday against the Red Sox, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Lowe will sit for the second consecutive day as the Rays will square off against another southpaw, this time Chris Sale. Christian Arroyo will start at third base while Daniel Robertson gets the nod at second.

Kemp delivered a pinch-hit home run to give Houston a 4-3 extra-inning win over Cleveland on Saturday.

Kemp, who is struggling to keep his job on the roster, provided his biggest highlight of the season when he launched an Adam Climber sinker into the right field bleachers in the bottom of the 10th inning for a walkoff win. Prior to getting doused with the sports-drink tub, Kemp had gone 12 at-bats without a hit and was batting .143.

Drury went 3-for-3 with a walk and run in a 7-1 victory over the Athletics on Saturday.

The last time the 26-year-old's batting average was above .200 was April 5, but he's back above the Mendoza line thanks to the three-hit game. Drury is now 9-for-23 (.391) in his last six games. Overall, he is batting .209 with three home runs, five RBI and nine runs in 91 at-bats this season.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Brewers.

His solo shot off Alex Wilson kickstarted a four-run seventh-inning by the Mets, but the comeback attempt fell short. Rosario is now slashing .263/.307/.400 with two homers, two steals, nine runs and 15 RBI.

Solarte went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

Solarte hit the home run in the ninth inning as the Giants attempted to erase a six-run deficit, though the comeback effort eventually came up short. The 31-year-old is slashing .235/.291/.373 with seven RBI in 51 at-bats.

Hernandez is not starting Saturday against the Pirates.

Hernandez will sit after making five straight starts. He recorded just a single hit over that stretch and is 2-for-27 over his last nine games. Chris Taylor will start at second base.

Hoerner (bruised hand) was placed on the 7-day injured list retroactive to April 24, Double-A Tennessee broadcaster Mick Gillispie reports.

The 21-year-old prospect left Tuesday's game after a pitch hit his left wrist. No structural damage occurred, and he's expected to return at the beginning of May.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Rockies.

In his second full season in the majors, Albies is showing signs of developing into a consistent threat at the top of the order. He's slashing .259/.355/.407 over his last seven games, and while the 22-year-old still isn't as effective on the basepaths as he could be -- he's 3-for-5 on steal attempts this year -- he should get plenty of opportunities to improve that aspect of his game if he keeps reaching base consistently.

McNeil went 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Brewers.

He got the start in left field and hit leadoff, and while at some point the Mets might like Brandon Nimmo to reclaim his spot at the top of the order, McNeil's been a table-setting dynamo in his own right this year, slashing .365/.438/.506 with a homer, 11 RBI and 12 runs through 24 games. The batting average puts the 27-year-old second in the National League behind Cody Bellinger, and if he sticks in the leadoff spot, McNeil's run-scoring potential will soar.