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Dubon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Dubon is having a banner year, as he's now close to passing his career high of five homers in a season, as Friday's blast was his fourth. The infielder's .291 batting average would also be a career high if the season ended after Friday. The former Giant looks to be coming into his own, and he is a respectable fantasy option going forward.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox.

Hernandez ended an 0-for-10 skid with his hit, which was one of just four knocks for the Red Sox. The versatile 31-year-old continues to split time between second base, shortstop and center field, which allows him to be in the lineup regularly. He sports a .225/.287/.344 slash line with six home runs, three steals, 29 RBI, 34 runs scored and 11 doubles through 69 contests.

Julien isn't in the Twins' lineup Friday against Detroit, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Left-hander Joey Wentz will start on the mound for Detroit on Friday, meaning the lefty-hitting Julien will begin in the dugout. Kyle Farmer will take over at second base and bat fifth.

Gimenez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Athletics.

This was Gimenez's first successful steal since May 17 -- he was caught stealing twice over his last 30 games. The second baseman has steadied himself, going 7-for-27 (.259) over his last seven contests. He's had trouble with consistency this year, and he now has a .241/.305/.369 slash line with five home runs, 26 RBI, 31 runs scored and eight thefts over 71 games. Despite the uninspiring batting numbers, he's maintained a near-everyday role.

Arroyo is not in Thursday's lineup against the Twins.

David Hamilton and Pablo Reyes will man the middle infield spots while Arroyo and Enrique Hernandez open the game on the bench. Arroyo has seven hits in nine at-bats over his last two games and should still be a prominent option at the keystone going forward.

Kemp went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs in a loss to the Guardians on Wednesday.

Kemp authored one of two multi-hit efforts for the Athletics on the night, extending his hitting streak to six games in the process. As rotten a string of luck at the plate as the veteran endured over most of the first two plus-months of the season, the pendulum seems to have swung completely in the opposite direction. With the help of a massive boost in hard-contact rate from 21.2 percent to 46.7 percent, Kemp is sporting an astounding .538 BABIP during his current hot stretch that thoroughly dwarfs the .163 figure he was saddled with from Opening Day through June 14.

Short went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three total RBI in Wednesday's 9-4 win over the Royals.

Despite batting ninth, Short played a key offensive role in the win. The utility infielder entered the game mired in a 1-for-14 slump, but he bounced back in a big way and is now batting .271 for the season. Short is just a career .180 hitter.

Remillard will start at second base and bat ninth Wednesday against the Rangers.

After coming off the bench and reaching base in all four plate appearances in his MLB debut in last Saturday's 4-3 win over the Mariners, Remillard will now pick up his fourth consecutive start at second base. Remillard, who has gone 2-for-12 with an RBI in his first three starts, will likely continue to hold down a spot in the Chicago middle infield until Tim Anderson (shoulder) is ready to return to the lineup.

Kemp will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

At least for the time being, Kemp seems to have re-emerged as the Athletics' preferred starting second baseman against right-handed pitching. He'll stick in the lineup for the third straight game while Jace Peterson slides back over to third base in place of Jonah Bride, who appears to have moved into a reserve role.

Valdez was removed Tuesday in the top of the third inning of Triple-A Worcester's 7-5 win over Lehigh Valley due to a jammed thumb, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

While Valdez's injury doesn't seem significant on the surface, it couldn't come at a worse time with the Red Sox's middle-infield depth taking another hit Tuesday, when Pablo Reyes was revealed to be dealing with abdominal soreness. The Red Sox remain hopeful that Reyes will avoid a trip to the injured list, but the team will still add an extra infielder to the taxi squad Wednesday in case Reyes' condition is worse than anticipated. Though Valdez likely would have been the logical choice to join the taxi squad after he previously played in 33 games with the big club earlier this season, his thumb injury prompted the Red Sox to bring Worcester infielder David Hamilton aboard.