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Gray went 1-for-4 with a double in a loss to the Mariners on Wednesday.

Gray recorded his first hit in an Athletics uniform when he laced one of three doubles in the lopsided loss for Oakland. The 28-year-old, who had just five career big-league plate appearances prior to this season, is capable of playing across the infield and has now drawn three straight starts.

The Twins placed Kepler on the 10-day injured list Thursday with left patellar tendinitis, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Kepler had missed four straight games and started just three of the last 11 contests because of the nagging knee issue. The Twins have finally opted to put him on the IL, bringing up DaShawn Keirsey as a replacement. Most of the playing time in right field while Kepler is sidelined should go to Matt Wallner.

Arozarena went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and two runs in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.

Arozarena authored one of five multi-hit efforts for the Mariners in the lopsided victory, and he chipped in two of the team's 16 runs with a timely check-swing double in the seventh inning that plated J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez. Arozarena snapped a 1-for-14, four-game skid in the process, a slump that began after he'd recorded five hits over two games on Aug. 28 and Aug. 30. Despite the recent brief downturn, Arozarena has been more productive overall since arriving in Seattle than he was up to that point with the Rays, posting a .238 average, .753 OPS, 11 extra-base hits, 12 RBI, 18 walks and 24 runs while getting on base nine additional times on hit-by-pitches over 34 games in a Mariners uniform.

Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, an RBI single, a run-scoring groundout and a run in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.

Garver had a hand in each of the Mariners' first three runs, driving in Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena with a second-inning double before pushing Robles across again in the third via a timely single. The veteran accounted for Seattle's 15th run of the night hours later in the eighth inning with an RBI groundout, closing the book on his first four-RBI tally in exactly a calendar year and a day. Garver is still limping along with co-career-worst .167 average, but he's managed to record 44 RBI thanks in part to having knocked 29 of his 56 hits for extra bases.

Robles went 3-for-4 with a two-run double, an RBI single, another two-bagger, a walk and three runs in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.

The bottom four hitters in the Mariners' order all mustered multi-hit efforts, with Robles tying No. 8 batter Luis Urias for the most robust of those tallies on the night. The highly productive performance included the fifth multi-hit performance for Robles in his last eight games, a span in which he also boasts eight RBI and seven runs. The veteran outfielder has been utilized at various spots in the order, and his impressive .282 average and .759 OPS allows him to fit anywhere in the lineup while affording him an everyday role as well.

Astros manager Joe Espada said Thursday that the hope is Tucker (shin) will be activated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Tucker is with the team in Cincinnati and has been going through pregame workouts. The Astros are gauging how he bounces back from those workouts before determining whether he's ready to return to the active roster. Barring a surprise, it sounds like Tucker should finally be back this weekend. He's been shelved since early June with a right shin fracture.

Buxton will be re-evaluated after feeling renewed soreness in his right hip during Wednesday's rehab game with Triple-A St. Paul, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Buxton had been slated for activation from the 10-day injured list Friday following a pair of rehab games, but now his status is up in the air as his hip soreness lingers. The Twins should have more information on the outfielder after he's re-evaluated. Buxton has been sidelined since mid-August.

The Yankees optioned Effross to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Effross tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in Wednesday's loss to the Rangers but finds himself back in the minors a day later. The Yankees will announce a corresponding move prior to Friday's game versus the Cubs, and it could be Ian Hamilton (lat) returning from the injured list.

Caballero is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Twins.

Caballero had two hits, scored two runs and drove in a run in Wednesday's win over the Twins, but he'll get a breather Thursday. He will yield to Taylor Walls at shortstop for the series finale.

Amaya went 1-for-4 with a double Wednesday against the Orioles.

Amaya drew his sixth straight start, all of which have come at shortstop. He's hit ninth in the order but has at least one hit in three consecutive games. Amaya maintained just a .638 OPS across 302 plate appearances while in Triple-A this season, so expectations should be limited.