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Semien went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Rays.

Semien gave his team a 2-1 lead with a two-run shot off Ryan Yarbrough in the top of the third, but that proved to be all the runs Toronto could muster in its 5-2 loss. Semien has how homered 22 times this season, giving him a shot to pass his career high of 33 that he set back in 2019.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a walk, a pair of homers and three RBI in Saturday's win over the Blue Jays.

Lowe opened the scoring with a solo shot off Ross Stripling in the bottom of the first inning, his 19th homer of the season. He beat Stripling again for a two-run shot in the third and now has 20 on the year. That power has kept him as an above-average hitter despite the fact that he's hitting just .208 on the season while striking out 32.3 percent of the time.

Bannon (oblique) returned from the 7-day injured list Wednesday and has gone 1-for-7 with a double, two walks, three runs and a stolen base in his two games since returning to the Triple-A Norfolk lineup.

Before being reinstated from the IL, Bannon made his return from a month-long absence at High-A Aberdeen, with whom he made six rehab appearances. The 25-year-old infielder is slashing .172/.242/.310 with two home runs and three steals across 95 plate appearances with the Orioles' top minor-league affiliate this season.

Short will start Saturday's game in Minnesota and bat eighth after Nomar Mazara (illness) was scratched from the lineup, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Short will fill in at shortstop for Niko Goodrum, who is moving to the outfield to replace Mazara.

Short is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

The shortstop launched a three-run home run Monday, but he has gone 0-for-13 in four games since. Short has played 17 games this season and is hitting .196 with a pair of homers and eight RBI. He's also drawn 13 walks. Niko Goodrum will start at shortstop and bat seventh Saturday.

Biggio is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

The 26-year-old gets a day off after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, a walk and a stolen base Friday night. Biggio has hit .273 with four doubles, four walks and eight RBI in his last 10 games and is certainly trending upward in the middle of what's been a rough, .229/.335/.376 season. Santiago Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth Saturday.

Mendick started once -- a fill-in start at shortstop -- over the last five games.

Mendick started at second base in 16 of the first 20 games following Nick Madrigal's season-ending hamstring injury, but he appears to have lost the role as the primary fill- in. Leury Garcia has started at second base the last five games.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Friday's 11-5 win over Philadelphia.

The 29-year-old got Boston off to a positive start, leading off the first inning with his 11th homer of the year. Hernandez added insurance in the fifth with a ground-rule double to plate Christian Vazquez. Through 307 plate appearances, Hernandez has maintained a .242/.316/.440 slash line with 30 RBI and 43 runs scored.

Wong was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Friday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

This will mark the third trip to the big leagues for Wong this season. He didn't find much success with the Angels in his previous stints, as he slashed .179/.200/.282 across 43 plate appearances. He figures to serve in a reserve role going forward.

Chavis was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 25-year-old was sent to the minors at the start of the week but will rejoin the Red Sox with Danny Santana (quadriceps) going to the injured list. Chavis is hitting .207/.230/.328 in 61 plate appearances this season and should provide infield depth for Boston.