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Andrus went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base Wednesday against Cleveland.

Andrus squared the game at 3-3 in the eighth inning when he took Nick Sandlin deep to left field for his third homer of the year. Earlier in the game, Andrus swiped his 10th base of the season after singling in the second. Despite Wednesday's late-inning heroics, Andrus' first season outside of Texas has been a year-long struggle; he's slashing just .234/.282/.312 in 417 plate appearances.

Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Yankees.

The second baseman has logged a steal in four consecutive games and in six of his last eight, though he was caught stealing for the first time since April 11. Merrifield has also put up back-to-back multi-hit efforts. He's slashing .272/.317/.389 with 33 steals in 35 attempts, 63 runs scored, 54 RBI and eight home runs through 495 plate appearances.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a triple in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the White Sox.

Polanco was the only Twin to post multiple hits, and he managed to log seven total bases in the low-scoring contest. The 28-year-old has gone deep six times through 10 games in August. He's slashing .274/.334/.494 with 21 homers, 62 RBI, 69 runs scored and nine stolen bases through 452 plate appearances overall. The infielder is one long ball shy of matching his career-high 22 from 2019.

Miller will start at first base and bat eighth Wednesday against the Athletics, Shayna Rubin of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

The rookie will stick in the starting nine for the 11th time in 12 games, and he should be Cleveland's primary option at first base for the foreseeable future after Bobby Bradley (knee) was placed on the injured list Monday. Since his July 30 call-up from Triple-A Columbus, Miller is slashing .194/.275/.389 with a pair of home runs and five RBI.

Clement isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland.

Clement went 0-for-3 with a run Tuesday, and he'll be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games. Andres Gimenez will start at the keystone and bat seventh.

The Shortcode="annotation" data-id="306" data-text="Tigers" data-canon="Detroit Tigers" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" data-league-abbreviation="MLB" data-team-abbreviation="DET">Tigers recalled Short from Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday.

Though he was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday, Short is eligible to rejoin the Tigers before the minimum 10 days after outfielders Akil Baddoo (concussion) and Derek Hill (rib) were placed on the injured list Wednesday in corresponding moves. Niko Goodrum returned from an IL stint earlier this week and has taken back starting duties at shortstop, but the injuries to Baddoo and Hill could result in the versatile 29-year-old taking on more work in the outfield. If that's the case, Short would be vying primarily with Willi Castro for reps at shortstop.

Lowe went 3-for-4 with an RBI single, a solo home run and two runs in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Lowe wreaked havoc on Red Sox pitching from the latter portion of the order, posting his second multi-RBI effort in the last three games The 27-year-old is wielding a hot bat, having now posted three straight multi-hit tallies, which has helped lead to an impressive tally of eight RBI over that span.

Semien went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a 6-3 loss to the Angels during the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

The veteran infielder didn't see much to hit in the nightcap, going 0-for-2 with two walks, but it was still a productive day overall for Semien. He's slashing .300/.341/.600 through the first 11 games in August with six doubles, two homers, two steals, five RBI and seven runs as he continues to be a vital cog in the Jays' offensive engine.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 5-4 triumph over the Mariners.

Batting second, Hernandez singled and stole second in the first and brought home an insurance run before stealing second again in the 10th. The thefts were Hernandez's first since being recalled. There may be many more considering the 23-year-old swiped 21 in 61 games at Triple-A.

Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and a stolen base in an 8-4 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday.

Merrifield opened the Royals' half of the first inning with a single and came around to score on a Salvador Perez homer. He used his legs to produce another run in the fifth, notching a two-out double before stealing third base and coming around to score on a throwing error. Merrifield leads the majors with 32 thefts on the season and has been caught trying to steal only once.