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Espinosa went 3-for-5 with a double, a run, two RBI and a steal Monday against the Mets.

Espinosa looked refreshed following Sunday's day off, picking up his sixth multi-hit performance in the last three weeks. The shortstop has earned his every-day lineup spot with a surprisingly productive bat, as he's already just three short of last season's total of 37 RBI to go along with an identical 13 homers in 43 less games played.

Semien homered and drove in four runs in a 2-for-4 game in a win Monday over the Giants.

Semien now has a five-game hitting streak and now has three homers and eight RBI over this stretch. He now has five homers this month and is slugging a robust .517 this month. His OPS is back up to .778 after hitting a low point at .714 on June 19.

Making just his second start of the season, Franklin went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI on Monday against the Red Sox.

Franklin had been 0-for-5 at the dish this season before Monday's big day. The infielder is a career .201 hitter and was batting just .247 with Triple-A Durham before his call-up June 21.

Hernandez walked three times and scored once in Monday's 5-4 win over the Pirates.

Hernandez did what leadoff hitters are supposed to do, getting on base in each of his plate appearances against inconsistent southpaw Francisco Liriano. He continues to get playing time against lefties thanks to his ability to get on base despite a .189 average.

Adames is in the lineup and batting second for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

Adames will get the start at shortstop in place of Trevor Story. The 24-year-old is hitting .224/.333/.328 with seven RBI and five runs through 51 games as a reserve.

Beckham (hamstring) began his rehab assignment Monday with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Braves, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

Beckham went 0-for-3 on the day, but still appears to be progressing well in his rehab as manager Brian Snitker has stated that Beckham is approximately a week away from joining the Braves again. The former first-round pick was having the best season of his career prior to getting injured, hitting .284/.382/.442 with two home runs, 16 RBI and 12 runs in 31 games and will look to keep it going upon his return.

Hernandez will hit leadoff in Monday's game against the Pirates, according to David Vassegh of AM 570 LA reports.

Hernandez will hit first against Pirates lefty Francisco Liriano with regular leadoff hitter Utley getting a day off. Hernandez is hitting just .189 overall and .203 against left-handed pitchers, but he does own a .757 OPS against lefties thanks to seven extra-base hits and eight walks against pitchers throwing with that arm.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo homer Sunday at the Angels.

Semien's 14th homer of the year came in the fourth inning and gave the Athletics a four-run lead that they would eventually lose. He's now hit safely in four of his last five games and is slashing .244/.311/.449.

Giavotella is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Giavotella had been a pest for the Athletics in the first three games of the series, going 6-for-14 with a run and an RBI. It's likely the Angels are just giving Giavotella the day off for rest following a long stretch of starts on consecutive days.

Espinosa is out of the lineup Sunday against the Brewers, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

This will be just the second day off since May 15 for Espinosa, as the veteran has been able to display durability in addition to bursts of offense in 2016. While he sits for a regular maintenance day, Stephen Drew will draw the start at shortstop in his stead.