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Narvaez is not in the Red Sox's starting lineup against the Guardians on Wednesday.

Narvaez will be on the bench for Wednesday's series finale after going 2-for-4 with a double during Boston's 11-7 win over Cleveland on Tuesday. Connor Wong will start behind the dish and bat ninth.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

The left-handed-hitting Lowe was included in the lineup against Cleveland southpaw Parker Messick in Monday's 6-4 win, but he'll hit the bench while the Guardians send another lefty (Joey Cantillo) to the bump for the finale. Romy Gonzalez will check in for Lowe at first base.

Santander (shoulder) will continue his workout program with the Blue Jays this weekend in New York and could begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Buffalo, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

The veteran outfielder has been sidelined over three months while recovering from a dislocated shoulder, but he's in the final stages of his rehab program. Santander will need at least five games in the minors to get back up to speed, which means that the earliest he'll be able to rejoin the Blue Jays will be Sept. 14 versus the Orioles.

Schneemann is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Right-hander Dustin May is expected to cover the bulk of the innings for the Red Sox on Wednesday, but because lefty Brennan Bernardino is opening the game, the left-handed-hitting Schneemann will exit the lineup. Center fielder Angel Martinez will occupy Schneemann's usual spot in the two hole, but Schneemann or fellow left-handed hitter Nolan Jones could replace Martinez once May takes over for Boston.

Jones is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Jones will head to the bench after he had started in each of the last six games while going 6-for-22 with a pair of solo home runs, a double, a stolen base and three additional runs. Though Jones appears to have played his way into a regular spot in the lineup against right-handed pitching, he could see his playing time dwindle if his bat has cooled down by the time Lane Thomas (foot) is ready to return from the injured list.

Arias (hand) will start at shortstop and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Arias will check back into the starting nine after a right hand contusion relegated him to the bench for each of the previous four contests. With Arias back in the fold, Brayan Rocchio will shift over to the keystone and Angel Martinez will move to center field after starting at second base in Tuesday's 11-7 loss.

Paredes (hamstring) fielded grounders and did some running in the outfield at Daikin Park on Wednesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Astros manager Joe Espada said that Paredes had follow-up MRI on his right hamstring strain Tuesday, and while Espada didn't reveal those results, Paredes' workout suggests he got good news from the imaging. Paredes suffered a torn right hamstring shortly after the All-Star break but opted to forgo surgery and will attempt to return before the end of the regular season.

Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Walker will get a routine breather after he started in each of the previous 15 contests. The Astros will go with the freshly activated Victor Caratini at first base as they try to even the series against the Yankees.

The Astros optioned McCormick to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.

McCormick hasn't played much for the Astros and has done very little with the action he has seen, going 1-for-16 over his last 12 games. He's clearing out to make space on the 28-man active roster for the return of Victor Caratini (concussion) from the 7-day injured list.

The Astros activated Caratini (concussion) from the 7-day injured list Wednesday. He will start at first base and bat seventh in Wednesday's game versus the Yankees.

Caratini missed the minimum seven days while recovering from a concussion. He'll start at first base Wednesday as Christian Walker gets some rest.