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Semien went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 10-9 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.

Semien accounted for two of the Rangers' five homers in the game, and he was one of three players across both teams to leave the yard twice. The infielder hit a two-run blast in the third inning, a solo shot in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the 11th to account for his four RBI. He's up to 26 homers, 82 RBI, 99 runs scored, 24 stolen bases and a .255/.311/.444 slash line through 154 contests. Semien has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-20 with three homers in that span.

Rodgers (hamstring) went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Giants.

Rodgers had a minimal stay on the injured list, but he couldn't break out of his slump in his return. He's now stuck in an 0-for-15 skid that dates back to Sept. 13, and there's no guarantee he sees an everyday role over the last week of the season. He's down to a .259/.317/.393 slash line with 11 home runs, 61 RBI and 68 runs scored through 131 contests this year.

Rengifo went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Athletics.

Rengifo led off the game with a bang, crushing a 1-0 fastball 418 feet to left field against Cole Irvin to put the Angels on the board. Rengifo also reached on an infield single in the second inning, giving him his seventh multi-hit game of September. In 107 at-bats this month, the 25-year-old is batting .290 (31-for-107) with five home runs.

Villar will sit Thursday against Colorado, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Villar finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games. The 25-year-old has hit a passable .211/.315/.415 with seven homer in 47 games in his first taste of MLB action. Jason Vosler will be the third baseman Thursday, with J.D. Davis serving as the designated hitter.

Rodgers (hamstring) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.

Rodgers was sidelined with a left hamstring strain over the last week and a half but will rejoin the Rockies after a minimal IL stint. The 26-year-old will reclaim his role as Colorado's primary second baseman over the final week of the regular season, while Connor Joe (shoulder) was placed on the injured list to make room for Rodgers on the active roster.

Lux isn't in the lineup for Thursday's contest in San Diego, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Thursday marks the third time Lux will sit in the Dodgers' last five games. While he's in the dugout, Chris Taylor will start at second base, opening up left field for Trayce Thompson to start and bat seventh.

Kemp went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

The veteran led off and provided one of the few productive nights at the plate for a largely moribund Athletics offense. Kemp has been wielding a mostly productive bat for the last month-plus, posting a .286 average, .790 OPS, nine extra-base hits and 17 RBI over his last 28 games, all while striking out a tiny 6.1 percent clip. Both his RBI and stolen-base production are also at a career-best level this season, as Kemp has set high-water marks with 45 runs driven in and 11 thefts (in 12 attempts) across 141 games.

Hoerner went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Philadelphia.

Hoerner kicked off the Cubs' four-run rally in the fifth with a leadoff single before stealing second. He later came around to score Chicago's first run of the game after Yan Gomes grounded into a fielder's choice play at shortstop. Hoerner is just 2-for-12 (.167) since returning from the injured list (triceps) with a stolen base and a run scored while striking out four times.

Stott is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.

Stott went just 2-for-31 (.065) over his last nine games, so he will be held out Thursday for the first time since Sept. 7. Nick Maton will start at shortstop in Stott's place.

Massey is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Massey has been getting chances to show what he can do against left-handed pitchers, but he will not be in there Thursday against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez after going just 6-for-38 (.158) over his last nine games. Nicky Lopez will man the keystone in Massey's place.