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Rosario was activated from the bereavement list and placed on the COVID-19 injured list while he goes through intake protocols, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Rosario will need to pass through the virus protocols after leaving the United States to attend to a family matter. The 25-year-old will likely only miss a couple more days before rejoining the lineup.

Gonzalez was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday.

Gonzalez was called up when rosters expanded at the start of September. He got into 10 games, hitting an unremarkable .250/.273/.344 in 33 trips to the plate. He'll return to the minors to make room for Adam Engel (shoulder), who was activated off the injured list.

Andrus went 2-for-2 with a run in a loss to the Mariners on Monday.

A one-game absence Friday due to a foot injury has done nothing to cool off Andrus' red-hot September bat, as he's gone 4-for-9 with a walk and a run in the three contests following his return. The veteran shortstop's season slash line currently sits at .245/.293/.324, with the first two figures at their highest point since a 1-for-3 effort way back on Opening Day.

Gimenez went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Royals.

After going 0-for-3 during the matinee, Gimenez got Cleveland on the board in the nightcap by taking Joel Payamps deep in the third inning. The 23-year-old only has four homers in 22 big-league games on the year, but two of them have come in the last four contests. Since being recalled in August, Gimenez is slashing a tepid .225/.307/.348 with six steals, eight RBI and 10 runs in 31 games.

Lopez went 4-for-8 with a double and three runs scored in Monday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

Getting the start at shortstop and hitting second in both games, Lopez did an exceptional job setting the table and helping the Royals to a sweep. The 26-year-old has hit safely in five straight games and 16 of the last 17, slashing .397/.429/.493 over that latter stretch with one homer, two steals, seven RBI and 17 runs.

Ibanez started at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.

Ibanez was activated off the injured list last Friday and, after not playing that night, has been in the starting lineup three straight games. He's served as DH twice and played second base in the other. Ibanez has been one of the team's better bats since the All-Star break, slashing .307/.358/.489 over 148 plate appearances.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Rays.

Semien made the game interesting late after slugging a two-run shot off David Robertson in the ninth to make it a 6-4 ballgame. The 30-year-old has at least a hit in 17 of 19 games and is fourth in baseball with 41 homers. Currently playing on a one-year prove-it contract, all Semien has done this year is prove his worth, as he's slashing .270/.340/.544 with 81 extra-base hits, 97 RBI, 108 runs scored, 15 steals and 63:136 BB:K over 670 plate appearances.

Torres went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk in Monday's 4-3 win over Texas.

Torres knocked an RBI single as part of the Yankees' three-run third inning. He has hits in 10 of his last 11 games, going 13-for-41 (.317) during that span. The 224-year-old infielder is slashing .256/.328/.352 with 46 RBI and 26 extra-base hits through 471 plate appearances this season.

Kemp is not in the lineup Monday against the Mariners, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Kemp is 3-for-16 with seven walks in his past six games and will take a seat for the second time in the past three days. Josh Harrison will work at the keystone while Chad Pinder starts in the outfield Monday.

Altuve is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve sits after starting 14 straight games. He recorded at least one hit in all but one of those games, posting a .357/.446/.643 slash line while homering three times. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in as the second baseman.