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Drury is out of the lineup Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Drury will take a seat against Jose Berrios on the day Anthony Rendon returns from his four-game suspension. The infielder has struggled over six games with the Angels to begin 2023 with a .410 OPS, no home runs and a 0:7 BB:K over 25 plate appearances.

The Rays recalled Brujan from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.

Brujan replaces Jose Siri after Siri was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. The former top prospect has posted just a .439 OPS in 62 career games with the Rays, and will likely see inconsistent playing time while he's on the major-league roster.

Massey is not in the lineup for Saturday's game at San Francisco.

Massey is 4-for-22 through seven games this season and will head to the bench Saturday with lefty Sean Manaea on the mound for the Giants. Matt Duffy will fill in at the keystone and bat seventh.

Kemp is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

Kemp started against the previous two left-handed starting pitchers the A's faced this season, but he'll head to the bench Saturday against Rays southpaw Jeffrey Springs. Aledmys Diaz will shift to the keystone while Nick Allen starts at shortstop.

Dubon is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Dubon has started five of eight games at the keystone and went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run Friday, but he'll head to the bench for Saturday's contest. David Hensley will man second base and bat seventh.

Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners.

Gimenez has hit safely in seven straight games since going 0-for-3 on Opening Day. The second baseman has hit sixth or seventh in every game so far despite his solid ability to get on base. Overall, he's batting .323 (10-for-31) with a home run, two steals, four RBI, nine runs scored and a 3:7 BB:K through eight contests.

Rengifo is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.

David Fletcher will start at shortstop and bat ninth, with Brandon Drury covering second base and hitting sixth. This is the first day off of the season for Rengifo, who has drawn five walks but carries a .150 average and .496 OPS through 26 plate appearances.

Polanco (knee) is scheduled to play seven innings in his second rehab game Saturday with Low-A Fort Myers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Polanco played five innings at second base in his rehab debut Thursday and went 1-for-3 with a single and two strikeouts. He could advance to another level after Saturday's game, but the Twins seem to want to slow-play this rehab assignment because Polanco missed most of spring training with a lingering left knee injury. There's no exact timeline for his 2023 debut, but he appears to be getting fairly close.

Lowe isn't in the Rays' lineup for Friday's game against Oakland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe, who holds a .689 OPS against southpaws, will take a seat Friday as the A's send Ken Waldichuk to the mound. While he sits, Taylor Walls will start at second base and bat ninth.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, two RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Giants.

The White Sox were blown out in the game, so when Andrus delivered a two-RBI single in the ninth inning it came off of outfielder Matt Beaty. Andrus' line is less impressive as a result, though he did manage to reach base on a walk and steal third base with Alex Wood on the mound in the second inning. The effort was Andrus' first multi-hit performance of the season, though he does have two stolen bases in only seven games.