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Ibanez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Saturday's loss to Houston.

In a game during which Texas managed only two hits, Ibanez had a strong day at the plate, reaching base thrice for the second time in his past three contests. The rookie's ninth-inning homer off Ryan Pressly extended his hitting streak to five games and prevented Houston from posting a shutout. During the hitting streak, Ibanez has gone 7-for-13 with a homer, triple and double.

Arraez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right knee strain Saturday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

Arraez was slated to miss a fourth consecutive game due to his knee injury Saturday, and he'll now have additional time to recover on the injured list. It's not yet clear whether he'll spend more than the minimum of 10 days on the shelf, but Jake Cave (back) was reinstated from the 60-day IL as part of a corresponding move.

Short isn't starting Saturday's game against the Royals.

Short will get a breather after he went 2-for-14 with two home runs, three RBI and two strikeouts across the last four games. Harold Castro will shift to shortstop while Willi Castro takes over at second base.

Arraez (knee) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Angels.

Arraez exited Tuesday's loss to the White Sox with right knee soreness, and he's been out of the lineup for each of the last three games. The 24-year-old is still considered day-to-day for now, while Jorge Polanco will start at second base and lead off Saturday.

Ibanez started at second base and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to Houston.

Ibanez, who has hits in four straight games, could be in a position for more starts at second base after the Rangers demoted Nick Solak to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday. The 28-year-old infielder has bounced around the base positions since joining the Rangers, but may now have a home at second base for the immediate future.

Mayfield went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to Minnesota.

The infielder's second-inning blast was the end of the Angels' offense Friday. For his part, Mayfield has seized an opportunity for some regular playing time. All three of his homers this season have come in his last five games, but he's still slashing only .183/.222/.367 with eight RBI and seven runs scored across 64 plate appearances.

Polanco went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Angels.

The 28-year-old has turned up the heat at the plate this week, going 10-for-20 with two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and five runs scored in his last five games. Polanco's sudden surge has lifted his season slash line to .266/.329/.453 with 14 homers, 49 RBI and 54 runs scored through 380 plate appearances. He's also provided nine stolen bases, the second-highest total of his career.

Andrus went 1-for-3 with a single, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Mariners on Thursday.

The veteran shortstop was back at the bottom of the order but still turned in a reasonably productive night. Andrus has notably cooled off over the last five games after an extended hot stretch, going just 2-for-19 with one RBI and six strikeouts in that span.

Arraez (knee) is not in the lineup Friday against the Angels.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said the Twins would decide after Thursday's evaluation whether Arraez would require a trip to the injured list, and for now a move has yet to be made. Brent Rooker was promoted to fill the roster spot of the traded Nelson Cruz, and he'll immediately step in as the designated hitter.

Lowe went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a walk in an extra-inning win over Cleveland on Thursday.

Lowe's timely ninth-inning two-bagger plated Brett Phillips to knot the score at 4-4. The previously struggling outfielder is on quite the nine-game tear, producing a quartet of two-hit efforts over that span on his way to a .370/.528/.778 slash line across 36 plate appearances. Batting leadoff, as he did for the 22nd time this season Thursday, also seems to agree with the 27-year-old, as he now owns a .984 OPS, .411 wOBA and .376 ISO when operating out of the top of the order.