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Hernandez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's victory over the Rays.

Hernandez homered off lefty starter Jeffrey Springs to lead off the fourth and give Boston a 5-0 lead. The second baseman has hit well in his last seven games with a .304 average and .565 slugging percentage in 23 at-bats. In addition, the 31-year-old has recorded one RBI or more in nine of his last 11 games.

Miller will sit for the second straight game Saturday against Seattle.

Miller is hitting just .196/.250/.286 in August, lowering his OPS on the season to .650. Josh Naylor will make another start at first base in his absence.

Haggerty (finger) will not start Saturday against the Guardians.

Haggerty was on the bench for five straight games with a shoulder injury before returning Friday, but he exited late in that contest with an apparent finger injury after a pitch hit his hand during a bunt attempt. Mitch Haniger will be the right fielder Saturday.

Mathias is starting Saturday against the Tigers.

Mathias will be in the lineup for a third consecutive game, serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh. Over his last two games, the 28-year-old has gone 5-for-9 with a home run, a double, five RBI, three runs and two strikeouts.

Lopez isn't starting Saturday against the Padres, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

Lopez will get a day off after he went 4-for-14 with a triple, a double, five runs, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts over the last five games. Bobby Witt will shift to shortstop while Kyle Isbel enters the lineup in right field.

Lowe (elbow) isn't starting Saturday against the Red Sox, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe exited Friday's matchup against Boston due to a right elbow contusion and will take a seat for at least one game. His availability off the bench remains to be seen, but Yu Chang will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

Arroyo's path to playing time could dry up if Trevor Story (wrist) is activated Saturday, as reported by Christopher Smith of MassLive.com.

Arroyo has been the primary fill-in at Story's position, second base, since coming off the injured list in late July and has thrived in that time, slashing .367/.400/.511 over 23 games. He can also play shortstop and third base, but those spots are taken up by Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers. Boston manager Alex Cora could get creative and use Arroyo at first base, where Eric Hosmer (back) had been starter before landing on the injured list. Arroyo has worked out at first base but manned the position for only a couple of innings this season.

Mathias went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Tigers.

Mathias was knocked in on an Ezequiel Duran homer in the second inning, then hit a two-run shot of his own in the third inning that scored Leody Taveras. He has seen sporadic playing time this season, batting .125 across six games for Milwaukee before being acquired by Texas. Since joining the Rangers, Mathias has gone 9-for-18 with two homers and eight RBI across six games. He is currently on a three-game hitting streak and now flaunts a .324 batting average for the year.

Rosario went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.

Rosario was one of two Guardians to log multiple hits in the contest. The shortstop also logged his 12th steal in 15 attempts this season. He's enjoyed quiet success of late, posting four multi-hit efforts in his last eight games while batting .333 (11-for-33) with one extra-base hit, two RBI and three runs scored in that span. For the season, he's posted a strong .286/.321/.409 slash line with eight home runs, 51 RBI and 69 runs scored, operating primarily out of the No. 2 spot in Cleveland's lineup.

Haggerty was removed from Friday's game against the Guardians in the top of the ninth inning due to an apparent finger injury, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Haggerty took a pitch off his fingers on a bunt attempt in the bottom of the eighth inning and appeared to be in pain afterward. He initially remained in the game but was replaced defensively in the top of the ninth. Prior to his departure, he went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts. The extent of his injury isn't yet clear, but he should be considered day-to-day for now.