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Espinal will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday against the Rays.

Espinal will be in the lineup for the sixth time in seven games, and at this point, he appears to have emerged as the primary replacement at third base for the injured Cavan Biggio (neck). The 26-year-old should provide capable defense at the hot corner, but he hasn't offered much of an impact with the bat over his 114 career MLB plate appearances (73 wRC+).

Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over Detroit.

Merrifield drew a leadoff walk in the first inning and scored on an Andrew Benintendi single. In the eighth, Merrifield reached on an infield single and stole second for his 13th stolen base of the year. The 32-year-old has added four home runs, 24 RBI, 27 runs scored and a .250/.321/.381 slash line in 193 plate appearances as Kansas City's main leadoff hitter.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The left-handed Lowe will head to the bench with southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu twirling for the Blue Jays. Mike Brosseau checks in for Lowe at second base.

Arraez (shoulder) will start at second base and bat leadoff Sunday in Cleveland.

Arraez emerged from Saturday's 5-3 loss with some right shoulder discomfort, but the issue won't be serious enough to keep him on the bench for Sunday's series finale. The 24-year-old is expected to see most of his reps in the corner outfield when the Twins are at full strength, but he'll man second base for the third game in a row while Jorge Polanco (ankle) is day-to-day.

Polanco (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Cleveland.

He'll be on the bench for the third game in a row since being lifted in the second half of Thursday's doubleheader with the Angels due to a sore right ankle. Andrelton Simmons and Luis Arraez will man the middle-infield spots Sunday while Polanco is sidelined.

Cleveland selected Miller's contract from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

He'll replace the injured Franmil Reyes (abdomen) on Cleveland's active roster, while Roberto Perez (finger) was transferred to the 60-day IL to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Miller, one of the key pieces the organization acquired in the August 2020 deal that sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego. Since being traded from San Diego, the 24-year-old has only further solidified himself as one of Cleveland's more intriguing higher-level prospects after he slashed .406/.457/.609 with seven extra-base hits in his first 16 games with Columbus. With Reyes on the 10-day IL and Cleveland struggling to get production from its other hitters aside from Jose Ramirez, Miller could be in store for a near-everyday role in the middle infield or in left field during his first stint in the big leagues.

Torres went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBI and two runs during Saturday's 7-0 win against the White Sox.

The 24-year-old brought home both runs of Friday's win over Chicago, and he added four more RBI during Saturday's contest. Torres is 21-for-61 (.344 averaged) with two homers, four doubles, 14 RBI and nine runs over his past 16 games.

Arraez experienced right shoulder discomfort during Saturday's loss to Cleveland, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

The 24-year-old played through the injury Saturday without exiting the contest and went 2-for-5 with a caught stealing. It doesn't appear to be a serious concern, so Arraez should be considered day-to-day.

Biggio was placed on the 10-day injured list with a cervical spine ligament sprain Saturday.

Biggio was held out of Friday's lineup with what was originally referred to as a sore neck. He wound up appearing off the bench, but the injury is evidently bad enough that he'll need to be shut down for at least 10 days. Whether or not he'll be able to return when first eligible at the start of June remains to be seen. Santiago Espinal will start at third base Saturday and could feature regularly until he returns.

Polanco (ankle) remains on the bench for Saturday's game in Cleveland, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Polanco left the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Angels with a sore right ankle and did not take part in Friday's contest. He'll remain on the bench Saturday, with Luis Arraez starting at second base.