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Polanco went 2-for-4 with a triple, three RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-3 over Texas.

After a bit of a slow start to August, Polanco went 7-for-19 (.368) with four runs scored and four RBI during the four-game set against Texas. The All-Star shortstop has 55 extra-base hits and .844 OPS in his breakout 2019 season.

Polanco went 3-for-5 with a double, walk and a run scored Saturday in the Twins' 12-7 win over the Rangers.

Polanco entered the day slashing just .224/.308/.310 in August, so fantasy managers had to be heartened by him reaching base four times while pounding out three hits. He'll be in the lineup again Sunday for the series finale, playing shortstop and batting third.

Wall was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

Wall hit .270 with 27 doubles, nine home runs, 13 steals (on 21 attempts) and a 109:49 K:BB in 109 games at Double-A. He is not on the 40-man roster, so it is unlikely that he makes his big-league debut until 2020.

Lowe (lower leg) went 0-for-3 with a walk while logging six innings at second base in HIgh-A Charlotte's win over St. Lucie on Saturday.

It was Lowe's first of two scheduled games with the Stone Crabs after he made the first two appearances of his assignment with the Gulf Coast League Rays. Lowe is slated to be reevaluated Monday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports, at which point he's likely to head to Triple-A Durham to continue his rehab.

The Yankees placed Estrada on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hamstring strain.

Tyler Wade was summoned from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a corresponding move while Estrada becomes the 28th different Yankees player to land on the IL this season. After being called up from Triple-A earlier in the week, Estrada appeared in three games with New York, going hitless across seven at-bats. He'll be eligible to return from the IL on Aug. 28, but the Yankees could elect to wait until the roster expands Sept. 1 before bringing him back, health permitting.

Torres went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday.

Torres has seven multi-homer games and 29 total home runs this season. The 22-year-old lifted his first shot out to right field in the fourth inning off Zach Plesac to increase the lead to 4-2 and then smashed another round-tripper to left off Nick Wittgren in the sixth to restore the lead to two runs at 6-4. Torres is slashing .284/.348/.537 with 73 RBI in 423 at-bats this season.

Castro is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rays.

He is hitting .246 with one home run and one steal in 57 at-bats this month. Niko Goodrum will start at second base, hitting cleanup.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 3-2 extra-innings win over the Astros.

Both of Semien's hits came off Astros starter Justin Verlander, including the sixth-inning solo shot that tied the game at 2-2. He also stole second base in the eighth inning after reaching on a walk. The shortstop is only 7-for-14 in stolen base attempts this season after recording 10-plus steals in each of the last four years. Semien has also added a .271/.357/.474 slash line with 20 homers, 57 RBI and 88 runs scored as the Athletics' regular leadoff hitter.

Lowe (lower leg), who is currently on a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League Rays, is expected to see time in the field and in the designated hitter slot over the next few days before receiving Monday off. He'll then move his rehab stint to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe was placed on the injured list July 4 due to a shin injury, and he was finally cleared to begin a rehab assignment Thursday. He's spent a considerable amount of time on the IL, but assuming all goes well, he could potentially rejoin the big-league roster by next weekend.

Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 19-5 loss to Cleveland on Thursday.

Torres capped the blowout loss with a solo shot to right field in the eighth inning, his 27th of the season. After going deep only once in 23 games in July, Torres has turned on the power in August, smashing seven long balls through his first 12 games this month. The power has also produced 14 RBI to push his total to 70 on the season.