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Gimenez went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Oakland.

The infielder worked a double steal with Oscar Mercado in the seventh inning. Gimenez is up to five stolen bases in 97 major-league plate appearances this season. He's gone 1-for-10 with a walk and one RBI in four games (three starts) since he was recalled from Triple-A Columbus. The 22-year-old will likely compete with Ernie Clement for playing time at second base, which could lead to a strong-side platoon for Gimenez.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Red Sox.

Lowe took Nathan Eovaldi yard in the sixth inning to record his 26th homer of the season. It was his second home run in as many games and fourth in nine contests since the calendar flipped to August. In that same span, he's also tacked on 12 RBI and eight runs scored. For the season, Lowe has a .227/.336/.487 line across 437 plate appearances.

Andrus went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base Wednesday against Cleveland.

Andrus squared the game at 3-3 in the eighth inning when he took Nick Sandlin deep to left field for his third homer of the year. Earlier in the game, Andrus swiped his 10th base of the season after singling in the second. Despite Wednesday's late-inning heroics, Andrus' first season outside of Texas has been a year-long struggle; he's slashing just .234/.282/.312 in 417 plate appearances.

Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

The second baseman has logged a steal in four consecutive games and in six of his last eight, though he was caught stealing for the first time since April 11. Merrifield has also put up back-to-back multi-hit efforts. He's slashing .272/.317/.389 with 33 steals in 35 attempts, 63 runs scored, 54 RBI and eight home runs through 495 plate appearances.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a triple in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the White Sox.

Polanco was the only Twin to post multiple hits, and he managed to log seven total bases in the low-scoring contest. The 28-year-old has gone deep six times through 10 games in August. He's slashing .274/.334/.494 with 21 homers, 62 RBI, 69 runs scored and nine stolen bases through 452 plate appearances overall. The infielder is one long ball shy of matching his career-high 22 from 2019.

Miller will start at first base and bat eighth Wednesday against the Athletics, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The rookie will stick in the starting nine for the 11th time in 12 games, and he should be Cleveland's primary option at first base for the foreseeable future after Bobby Bradley (knee) was placed on the injured list Monday. Since his July 30 call-up from Triple-A Columbus, Miller is slashing .194/.275/.389 with a pair of home runs and five RBI.

Clement isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland.

Clement went 0-for-3 with a run Tuesday, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Andres Gimenez will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

The Shortcode="annotation" data-id="306" data-text="Tigers" data-canon="Detroit Tigers" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" data-league-abbreviation="MLB" data-team-abbreviation="DET">Tigers recalled Short from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.

Though he was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday, Short is eligible to rejoin the Tigers before the minimum 10 days after outfielders Akil Baddoo (concussion) and Derek Hill (rib) were placed on the injured list Wednesday in corresponding moves. Niko Goodrum returned from an IL stint earlier this week and has taken back starting duties at shortstop, but the injuries to Baddoo and Hill could result in the versatile 29-year-old taking on more work in the outfield. If that's the case, Short would be vying primarily with Willi Castro for reps at shortstop.

Lowe went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a solo home run and two runs in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Lowe wreaked havoc on Red Sox pitching from the latter portion of the order, posting his second multi-RBI effort in the last three games The 27-year-old is wielding a hot bat, having now posted three straight multi-hit tallies, which has helped lead to an impressive tally of eight RBI over that span.

Semien went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a 6-3 loss to the Angels during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

The veteran infielder didn't see much to hit in the nightcap, going 0-for-2 with two walks, but it was still a productive day overall for Semien. He's slashing .300/.341/.600 through the first 11 games in August with six doubles, two homers, two steals, five RBI and seven runs as he continues to be a vital cog in the Jays' offensive engine.