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The Red Sox reinstated Arroyo (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday. He'll start at second base and bat ninth in the Red Sox's series finale versus the Rays.

Boston designated outfielder Raimel Tapia for assignment to open up room on the 26-man active roster for Arroyo, who recently wrapped up a six-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester. Now that he's healthy again, Arroyo will likely occupy the short side of a platoon at second base with Enmanuel Valdez.

Biggio went 0-for-3 with a walk and his second stolen base of the season in Sunday's win over the Mets.

While he didn't do anything with his bat, the 28-year-old utility player salvaged some fantasy value on the back half of a double steal with Whit Merrifield in the sixth inning. Biggio has seen an uptick in playing time the last couple weeks while Santiago Espinal (hamstring) has been on the shelf, and he's responded by batting .292 (7-for-24) over his last 10 games with two homers, one steal, four RBI and five runs.

Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a steal in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

Merrifield got the scoring started Sunday with a two-run double off Kodai Senga in the second inning before swiping his 16th stolen base in the sixth. Merrifield has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball of late -- he's gone 22-for-57 (.386) over his last 16 games, boosting his slash line to .299/.349/.392 with two homers, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored through 212 plate appearances this season.

Manager Kevin Cash said Lowe sat out Sunday's game against the Red Sox due to a back injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The 28-year-old was initially reported to be dealing with left leg discomfort after being scratched from Sunday's lineup, but the skipper clarified it's actually a back problem. According to

Lowe was scratched from Sunday's game versus Boston due to left leg discomfort and is considered day-to-day, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Lowe is one of three regulars that are out due to injury for Tampa Bay, with Jose Siri (shoulder) and Wander Franco (hamstring) also on the bench Sunday. Isaac Paredes is getting the start at second base in Lowe's absence.

Lowe was scratched from the lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Red Sox for an unspecified reason, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Later Sunday, the Rays will likely shed more light on the nature of Lowe's removal from the lineup minutes before the 1:35 p.m ET opening pitch, but he'll be one of three Tampa Bay regulars who is on the bench with an apparent injury. Along with Lowe, Jose Siri (shoulder) and Wander Franco (hamstring) are also taking a seat Sunday. Isaac Paredes will fill in for Lowe at second base.

Rosario (knee) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Rosario will get at least one game off to recover from the sore left knee that resulted in his early exit from Saturday's 4-2 win. Tyler Freeman -- who took over for Rosario on Saturday -- will be Cleveland's starting shortstop in Sunday's series finale.

Altuve (oblique) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game versus the Angels, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

As expected, Altuve will get another game off while he deals with "something" he felt in his oblique while swinging the bat against the Angels on Friday. The Astros are calling his absence from the last two games precautionary, and they haven't scheduled any sort of imaging at this point. While Altuve recovers, Mauricio Dubon is hitting at the top of the lineup and playing second base. It remains to be seen whether Altuve will be back in action for Monday's contest against the Blue Jays, but for now the infielder should be considered day-to-day.

Dubon went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI Saturday against the Angels.

Dubon filled in at second base and hit atop the order with Jose Altuve (oblique) sidelined. Altuve is also expected to sit for Sunday's series finale against the Angels, giving Dubon a short-term opportunity to be a regular in the lineup.

Semien went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three additional runs scored in Saturday's 16-6 win over Seattle.

Semien continued his torrid hitting Saturday, as the leadoff batter extended his hit streak to 22 games. He's batting .330 (32-for-97) with eight doubles, two triples, four homers, 19 RBI and 24 runs scored during that stretch. Semien, who has put himself in the middle of early MVP consideration, is tied for the lead in fWAR (3.0) and tied for second in bWAR (3.3).