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Rengifo is starting in right field and batting second Friday at Oakland.

Rengifo looks poised to see more outfield action down the stretch as the Angels work in September call-up Kyren Paris at shortstop and second base. Paris is playing short and hitting ninth in his MLB debut Friday versus the Athletics.

Boston recalled Valdez from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Valdez got an extended run with the Red Sox earlier this season but batted just .234 with a .684 OPS across 101 plate appearances. The 24-year-old has put up impressive power numbers in the minors and could perhaps platoon at second base with Luis Urias.

The Angels recalled Stefanic from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.

Stefanic will likely operate as a backup on the Angels' infield as he returns to the majors with rosters expanding from 26 to 28. The 27-year-old carries a .195/.290/.232 career slash line in 94 plate appearances at baseball's highest level.

The Mariners recalled Haggerty from Triple-A Tacoma on Friday.

As MLB rosters expand to 28 players, Haggerty will return to Seattle to give the team a bench bat capable of filling in at multiple positions. His versatility may buy him semi-regular playing time, but with a .613 OPS on the season through 62 plate appearances, it's unlikely he makes much of an impact for the Mariners.

Rodriguez was recalled from Double-A Binghamton on Friday.

Rodriguez was up briefly with the White Sox back in June but didn't receive a plate appearance. He's posted a .747 OPS with 18 home runs and 28 stolen bases in 87 games with Binghamton this season. The 22-year-old can handle second base, third base and shortstop.

Short went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's extra-inning win over the Yankees.

Short put up the first run of the contest in the fifth inning, swatting a solo shot to left field off Clarke Schmidt. The shortstop hit three long balls over his first 29 at-bats this season but has gone deep just three times across 76 at-bats since. Short had been struggling prior to Thursday, going 2-for-23 with no RBI over his previous 14 games while working mostly in a bench role.

Drury went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, three total RBI and two total runs in Wednesday's 10-8 win over the Phillies.

Drury knocked in a run with a single in the first inning to put the Angels up 5-2. Philadelphia stormed back to carry a one-run lead into the ninth, but Los Angeles tied the score on a Luis Rengifo sacrifice fly before Drury put the team ahead with a two-run blast to right-center field off Craig Kimbrel. The long ball was the 19th of the campaign for Drury, the second-highest total of his career behind last season's 28. Over 23 games in August, Drury slashed .245/.258/.447 with five homers, 19 RBI and 11 runs.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 10-5 loss to the White Sox.

Frazier singled in his first at-bat to drive home Ryan O'Hearn and give the Orioles an early 3-0 lead before then stealing second. He also added a single in the ninth, giving him just his second multi-hit game this month. The second baseman has now hit safely in three straight while the stolen base was only his second since June 24.

Torres went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-2 victory versus Detroit.

Torres slammed his 23rd homer of the campaign in the fourth inning, driving a solo shot to right-center field. He's now gone deep in three straight contests, going 6-for-10 with five extra-base hits, three walks, four RBI and four runs over that span. Torres has added 13 thefts on the campaign, one shy of his career-high mark, which he established in 2021.

Massey is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Pirates.

Samad Taylor will start at second base and bat eighth in Wednesday's series finale after Massey went 0-for-7 with a strikeout across the first two games of the three-game set. Massey, 25, has posted a rough .220/.265/.351 batting line in 378 plate appearances this season for Kansas City.