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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-5 loss to Minnesota.

Lowe put the Rays on the board with his two-run shot off Griffin Jax in the third inning. It was his 33rd long ball of the year and second of the weekend. Since the start of August, the 27-year-old has gone 32-for-123 (.260) with 11 homers and 29 RBI. Lowe is slashing .233/.335/.503 with 58 extra-base hits and 81 RBI on the year.

The Angels recalled Wong from Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Wong was optioned to Salt Lake on Tuesday after striking out in one plate appearance in his most recent big-league stint. He will serve as additional outfield depth while Justin Upton (back) is on the injured list.

Motter entered as a pinch runner and scored the game-winning run in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.

Motter ran for pinch hitter Travis Shaw, who had singled, and eventually came around to score on Alex Verdugo's walkoff single. He joined the Red Sox Saturday as part of the expanded 28-man roster and plays enough positions to help the Red Sox deal with the team's COVID-19 outbreak.

Gonzalez started at third base, batted leadoff and went 0-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 10-7 win over the Royals.

Gonzalez, who was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday, filled in for an ailing Yoan Moncada, who is battling a wrist issue. The injury tends to get aggravated when swinging from the right side, so Moncada was held out against left-hander Daniel Lynch. It was the first MLB start for Gonzalez, who made his debut as a pinch hitter Friday.

Gimenez went 1-for-3 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Boston.

The speedy infielder has recorded three steals in his last six games. Gimenez stole third base in Saturday's contest after his lone hit, a sixth-inning double. He's seeing the better part of a timeshare with Owen Miller at second base, although it's not quite a true platoon situation. Gimenez has a .197/.273/.299 slash line with two home runs, nine steals, seven RBI and 14 runs scored in 144 plate appearances.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a single in Saturday's 11-4 win over the Twins.

Lowe became the sixth different Ray to homer off the Twins on Saturday, smacking his 32nd home run of the year off Ian Gibaut in the fourth inning. If the posterchild for Tampa Bay's swing-for-the-fences philosophy is Mike Zunino, Lowe is right behind him. The utilityman is hitting just .231 but is tied with Jose Ramirez and Matt Olson for seventh in all of baseball in long balls.

Polanco went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, a single, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-4 loss to the Rays.

While the rest of the Twins' bats scuffled, Polanco stayed hot with a stat-stuffing night that saw him fall a three-bagger shy of the cycle. He also homered for the second straight night against the Rays, with this latest round-tripper coming off Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer in the fifth inning. Since July 1, the infielder is hitting .315 with 17 homers and 51 RBI.

Altuve will sit Saturday against San Diego, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve has gone just 4-for-33 over his last eight games, though he's struck out just once over that stretch. He'll get a rest Saturday, with Aledmys Diaz taking over at second base.

Hernandez will not start Saturday's game against the Angels.

Hernandez has been in the lineup more often than not since making his big-league debut in early August, but he hasn't done much at the plate, hitting .247/.341/.288 in 85 plate appearances. While he's reaching base at an acceptable clip and has stolen four bases, he only has three extra-base hits, all of which have been doubles. Charlie Culberson starts at third base Saturday.

Biggio (elbow/back/neck) will resume his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Biggio has been on the injured list for just over a month. He was initially sidelined with back and neck problems but then suffered a sprained left UCL in a rehab game in late August. He resumed hitting Saturday after being shut down for a week. He should be able to return sometime in mid-September, though it's not yet clear how many more rehab games the Blue Jays want to see him play.