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Pena (knee) will bat seventh and play shortstop Tuesday against the Red Sox.

Pena hasn't played since Thursday while recovering from a sore knee, but he'll return here without requiring a trip to the injured list. He's still carrying a nine-game hitting streak he recorded prior to the injury, a stretch in which he slashed .448/.469/.724 with a pair of homers and a steal.

Owings is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

After a stretch of five consecutive starts last week in which he went 3-for-15 with a double, two walks and three runs, Owings finds himself on the bench for the third game in a row. Even with Ryan Mountcastle (wrist) on the injured list and Jorge Mateo (shoulder/chest), Ramon Urias (abdomen) and Austin Hays (hand) having all recently missed time with injuries, Owings still appears to be behind Tyler Nevin and Ryan McKenna in the pecking order among the team's utility options.

Mateo (shoulder/chest) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Yankees, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

On a positive note, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports that Mateo said his sore left shoulder is feeling better Tuesday, but the Orioles wanted to give the infielder at least one more day to heal. Mateo is still scheduled to take batting practice with the rest of his teammates, which bodes well for his chances of re-entering the lineup Wednesday. Ramon Urias will pick up a start at shortstop in place of Mateo on Tuesday.

Strange-Gordon will be on the bench for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.

Strange-Gordon seems to be moving ahead of Alcides Escobar on the shortstop depth chart, as he started five of the last seven games there prior to Tuesday's contest. Escobar will get the nod this time, however, and the pair could continue to split time fairly evenly going forward.

Correa (finger) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics and remains on the 10-day injured list.

Previous reports indicated that Correa would return from the injured list to play Tuesday, but if that happens, it would be in a bench role, which seems unlikely. The Twins do still believe he could return this series, per MLB.com, which would make Wednesday his new expected return date, as the team has an off day Thursday before traveling to Kansas City on Friday. Royce Lewis will get at least one more start at shortstop as a result.

The Twins plan to activate Correa (finger) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's game in Oakland, Damin Esper of MLB.com reports.

Minnesota already opened up one spot on the 26-man active roster by designating reliever Jharel Cotton for assignment after Monday's 3-1 win in the series opener, but the Twins will have to make an additional move to clear room for Correa and starting pitcher Dylan Bundy (illness), who is scheduled to come off the COVID-19 IL to take the hill Tuesday. The Twins could open up another spot by optioning top prospect Royce Lewis to Triple-A St. Paul, even though the rookie posted a solid .763 OPS over 10 games while stepping in as the primary shortstop during Correa's absence. Even if Minnesota elects to keep Lewis around in a utility role, Correa should immediately step back into an everyday role at shortstop now that his bruised right middle finger is no longer causing him complications in the field or when he swings a bat.

Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's 6-3 win over the Astros.

The 29-year-old continues to rack up base hits, but Bogaerts is also starting to find his power stroke again. Through 13 games in May, he's slashing .300/.379/.440 with two of his three homers on the year.

Story went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Monday's 6-3 win over the Astros.

His seventh-inning blast off Phil Maton was his first home homer as a member of the Red Sox and it left Fenway Park entirely, flying over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street. Both of Story's home runs on the season have come in the last five games as he begins to show signs of life at the plate, and he's also stolen a bag in three straight games.

Perdomo started at shortstop and went 0-for-3 with a walk in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.

Perdomo stepped in for Nick Ahmed, who was added to the injured list Monday for an undisclosed reason. The rookie infielder should see most of the work at shortstop while Ahmed is unavailable.

Ahmed was placed on the injured list Monday for an undisclosed reason, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said Ahmed's "shoulder is feeling fine," despite recent news that it flared up in recent days, and stressed it's not the reason the shortstop landed on the IL. So, if it's not the shoulder, then it could be COVID-related. Geraldo Perdomo is expected to see the bulk of the playing time at short while Ahmed is sidelined.