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Torres went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Mets.

Torres continued his solid weekend Sunday with a sixth-inning two-run shot off Mets reliever Jeurys Familia. The long ball was his first since July 21, ending a 25-game drought, and gives the shortstop seven on the season. After hitting 38 home runs in 144 games in 2019, Torres has regressed to 10 combined in 150 games during the last two seasons.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 11-2 win in Game 2 of the doubleheader against the Orioles.

Semien slammed a three-run homer in the seventh inning off Tanner Scott as a part of an 11-run inning. The 30-year-old is on fire, tallying seven homers in 11 games so far in September. On the season, he is slashing .272/.342/.550 with 39 long balls, 94 RBI, 101 runs and 15 steals in 634 plate appearances.

Gimenez is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Gimenez gets the afternoon off after going 7-for-32 with three doubles and two RBI in his last 10 games. Owen Miller is playing second base and batting seventh Sunday.

Polanco is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

After a 3-for-5, two-homer performance Saturday, Polanco is now hitting .326 with six doubles, five home runs and eight RBI in his last 10 games. Luis Arraez is starting at second base and batting third Sunday.

Lowe is on the bench for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

As is often the case, Lowe takes a seat with a left-hander on the mound. He's hit .273 with a double, two home runs and six RBI in his last 10 games. Joey Wendle starts at second base Sunday and Yandy Diaz plays third.

Andrus, who went 1-for-3 with a double in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday, now has a five-game hitting streak during which he's hitting .429 (6-for-14).

The hot-hitting shortstop is in the midst of a timely upswing at the plate as the Athletics make their final playoff push. Andrus' average is back up to .233 following Saturday's production, a pedestrian figure that's nevertheless his best in that category in exactly one month.

Rengifo went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Saturday's 4-2 win over Houston.

Rengifo gave the Angels a 4-0 cushion in the third inning when he connected for a two-run blast off Houston starter Luis Garcia. He also picked up an RBI earlier in the game with a run-scoring groundout in the first. It's been a difficult year offensively for Rengifo, who is hitting .183 in 111 plate appearances, but he's come alive over his last five games with a 6-for-16 (.375) run and a pair of homers.

Polanco went 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Royals.

Polanco's career season continues. He stroked his 28th and 29th homers of the season, extending his career high, and is now slashing .317/.354/.692 with 11 long balls over his last 30 games. Polanco has also driven in a personal-best 86 runs on the year and his .520 slugging percentage would be the best single-season mark of his career.

Rosario is not in the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

He is hitting .200 with zero extra-base hits and zero steals in 10 games this month. Andres Gimenez will start at shortstop while Owen Miller starts at second base.

Kemp is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rangers.

He will head to the bench with lefty Kolby Allard on the hill for Texas. Mark Canha will start in left field while Chad Pinder starts in right.