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Kemp went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Angels on Wednesday.

The veteran led off and provided one of the few productive nights at the plate for a largely moribund Athletics offense. Kemp has been wielding a mostly productive bat for the last month-plus, posting a .286 average, .790 OPS, nine extra-base hits and 17 RBI over his last 28 games, all while striking out a tiny 6.1 percent clip. Both his RBI and stolen-base production are also at a career-best level this season, as Kemp has set high-water marks with 45 runs driven in and 11 thefts (in 12 attempts) across 141 games.

Massey is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Massey has been getting chances to show what he can do against left-handed pitchers, but he will not be in there Thursday against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez after going just 6-for-38 (.158) over his last nine games. Nicky Lopez will man the keystone in Massey's place.

Arroyo (illness) is in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles.

After spending the last two innings of Wednesday's game at second base, Arroyo will join the starting nine Thursday for the first time since Sept. 18. He will start at second base and hit seventh in Boston's batting order.

Dubon will start in center field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Dubon will be making his third start in four games after going 1-for-6 with a run scored and an RBI over his previous two contests. He may be working his way into a timeshare with Trey Mancini and Aledmys Diaz for one spot in Houston's everyday lineup.

Frazier is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Rangers.

Frazier has a .459 OPS through 22 games in September and will take a seat Wednesday for the second time in Seattle's past four contests. Dylan Moore will start at the keystone with southpaw Martin Perez on the mound for Texas.

Torres isn't in the lineup Wednesday against Toronto.

Torres will get a rare day off after going 7-for-17 with a home run, a double, six RBI, a stolen base, two walks and five strikeouts over the last five games. Oswaldo Cabrera will shift to second base while Aaron Hicks starts in left field.

Altuve isn't starting Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Altuve has had multi-hit performances in two of the last four games, and he's gone 6-for-15 with three home runs, two doubles, eight runs, four RBI, four walks and a strikeout over that stretch. He'll get a breather while Aledmys Diaz starts at the keystone and bats second.

Rosario isn't starting Wednesday against the Rays.

Rosario is getting a rare day off after he went 5-for-19 with two triples, a double, two runs, two RBI and three strikeouts over the last four games. Tyler Freeman will take over at shortstop and bat second.

Arroyo (illness) isn't starting Wednesday against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Arroyo continues to recover from a non-COVID illness and will remain out of the lineup for a ninth consecutive game. On a fortunate note, Arroyo doesn't look like he's being shut down for the season, as he's set to face Kutter Crawford (shoulder) in a simulated game Tuesday, according to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. Enrique Hernandez is starting at the keystone while Abraham Almonte enters the lineup in center field.

Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

The lefty-hitting Castro will take a seat against Royals southpaw Daniel Lynch after going 9-for-14 with a home run, a double and six RBI while starting each of the past three games at three different positions. He appears to have recaptured a near-everyday role against right-handed pitching.