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Andrus (elbow) played nine innings at shortstop for a second straight day Saturday, Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Manager Jeff Banister needed to see Andrus handle back-to-back games in the field before he would consider activating him. With that out of the way, Banister said it's "a real possibility" that Andrus will be in the lineup Monday against Kansas City.

Merrifield went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to the Astros.

Merrifield now has four multi-hit efforts over the last five games, raising his batting average from .283 to .295 over that stretch. On top of his solid .295/.372/.425 slash line this season, Merrifield's 15 stolen bases are the second most in the American League behind only Dee Gordon.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's win over the Angels.

Semien took John Lamb deep in the sixth inning -- marking his sixth homer of the season and first since May 20 -- to kick off what wound up being a crucial four-run inning for the Athletics en route to Saturday's 6-4 victory. While the shortstop is hitting just .204/.259/.333 in June, he's now collected an extra-base hit in consecutive games and will look to keep things rolling.

Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Giants on Saturday.

Hernandez drew a second consecutive start with a left-handed pitcher on the mound and came through with his 10th home run of the season. He entered Saturday's contest with a slugging percentage nearly 100 points below his career mark against southpaws, but with home runs against them in consecutive games, it appears that he is seeing them well once again.

Arroyo was placed on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a left oblique strain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts Friday and did not play against the Yankees on Saturday, but it's unclear how exactly the injury was sustained. Adeiny Hechavarria (hamstring) returns from the disabled list to bolster the Rays' infield depth.

Andrus' (elbow) rehab shifted to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.

The shortstop, who had been rehabbing with Double-A Frisco, is expected to be activated from the disabled list Monday, TR Sullivan of MLB.com reports.

Fontana was sent down to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Fontana was no longer needed as Andrelton Simmons returned from his ankle injury. Fontana has just one hit in 11 at-bats for the Angels this season, though the hit was a homer.

Rodriguez is starting at second base and batting ninth in Saturday's game against the White Sox.

Rodriguez was called up from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, though he hasn't received an at-bat since then. In an earlier stint with the Tigers this season, the 26-year-old just 2-for-19 with six strikeouts, giving him limited fantasy appeal at this point.

Hernandez started in center field and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a win over the Giants on Friday.

Hernandez took Derek Holland deep in the first inning, getting the ball rolling for the Dodgers' offense in an important division win. The super-utility man is only batting .217 this year, but he is on pace to pass his career high of 11 homers in 2017 with nine long balls through 173 plate appearances this season. Hernandez has started five of the club's last seven contests, but the majority of those have come against left-handed starters.

Solarte went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 win over the Nationals.

His seventh-inning solo shot off Justin Miller, which gave the Jays a 6-3 lead at the time, proved to be the key run in the game after the visitors staged a rally in the top of the eighth. Solarte already has 14 homers through 66 games this season, fueling his career-high .477 SLG and .217 ISO, and he could match or top last year's personal-best 18 home runs by the All-Star break.