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Andrus went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI doubles and a run in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday.

Andrus continued his recent tear at the plate with his fourth and fifth doubles in the last four games Wednesday. The hot-hitting veteran's 16 extra-base hits for the season now give him just less than half of last year's total (30) in 98 fewer games.

Mendick is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Mendick filled in at shortstop for the first two games of the series following Tim Anderson's (groin) placement on the injured list and produced four hits and two RBI over seven at-bats, but he'll head to the bench in favor of Leury Garcia in the series finale. Garcia had been tending to a bruised side before returning to the lineup Wednesday as Chicago's second baseman in place of a resting Josh Harrison, but Garcia and Mendick are likely to split work at shortstop while Anderson is on the mend.

Castro went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Twins.

While he doesn't have a regular position, Castro has been playing fairly often lately, and his bat keeps making that a smart call. He's now batting .315 this season, and considering he batted .283 or better each of the past four years, his current rate seems sustainable. Castro doesn't offer a ton of power or speed, but he should have some fantasy value as long as the playing time is there.

Arraez isn't starting Wednesday against the Tigers.

Arraez snapped an 11-game hitting streak when he went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's nightcap, and he'll get a day off Wednesday. Jose Miranda is starting at first base and batting sixth.

Hernandez will sit out Wednesday's series finale versus the Reds, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Hernandez will get a breather after starting 23 consecutive games, a span in which he produced a .216 average with 10 extra-base hits, 11 RBI and 15 runs. Franchy Cordero will slide over to right field while Bobby Dalbec gets the start at first base and bats ninth.

Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.

The Angels didn't put up much of a fight in the loss, with Rengifo's seventh-inning solo shot accounting for the team's only run. The long ball was Rengifo's second of the campaign and extended his modest hitting streak to six games. Over that stretch, he's slashing .308/.308/.500 with five runs and three RBI.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

The Athletics continue to produce mostly meager offensive numbers as a whole, but Andrus is one of several Oakland hitters trending in the right direction individually of late. The veteran shortstop is now hitting .333 with four doubles, two home runs, five RBI, a stolen base and seven runs in his last nine games.

Kemp went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

The veteran leadoff man continued to wield a red-hot bat with a second consecutive two-hit tally and his fourth multi-hit effort in the last seven games overall. Kemp has gone 10-for-22 over the entirety of that span to quickly raise his season average 34 points to .244, although it bears noting Tuesday's two-bagger serves as his only extra-base hit in the otherwise product sample.

Mendick went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored Tuesday against the Blue Jays.

Mendick delivered an RBI double and came around to score in the fifth inning. In two games since being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte, he has delivered four hits, two RBI and three runs scored across eight at-bats. With Tim Anderson (groin) on the injured list and Leury Garcia (side) day-to-day, Mendick should continue to get run at shortstop in the short term.

Rosatio went 2-for-5 with a triple, a double and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Royals.

Rosario finished May in solid form. He hit .259/.300/.341 across 21 games for the month, adding five RBI, nine runs scored and a pair of stolen bases. The 26-year-old has bounced between shortstop and left field for much of the year -- it's been more of the former lately with the emergence of Oscar Gonzalez in right field, which has forcd Steven Kwan over to left in recent contests. Rosario owns a .236/.281/.304 slash line with no home runs, three steals, 10 RBI, 18 runs scored, five doubles and three triples through 40 games.