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Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-6 win over Minnesota.

Merrifield stole just three bases in both April and May but has already notched three roughly halfway through June. If he continues stealing more consistently, his fantasy value increases tremendously. The 30-year-old owns an .843 OPS and 33 extra-base hits.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Angels.

Lowe got the Rays on the board with a solo blast to left center in the bottom of the first inning, and his team would go on to take the series finale, 6-5. The 24-year-old continues to impress at the dish this season, as he's put together a .293/.350/.560 slash line over 63 contests.

Rengifo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

With Tommy La Stella and David Fletcher healthy again after recent bouts with minor injuries, Rengifo will take a seat following 11 consecutive starts. Rengifo has seen most of his big-league action at second base to date, but shortstop may represent his clearest path to playing time while Andrelton Simmons (ankle) remains at least a few days away from returning from the injured list. The 22-year-old switch hitter displayed an intriguing blend of speed and contact skills during his time in the minors, but those attributes have yet to surface at the big-league level. Through his first 134 plate appearances, Rengifo is batting just .222 and has been caught stealing on his lone attempt.

Andrus is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.

Manager Chris Woodward will give his regular left side of the infield the day off, as Andrus will be joined on the bench by everyday third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera. Andrus, who went 0-for-8 over the first two games of the series, had started each of the Rangers' 22 contests since he returned from the 10-day injured list May 25.

Castro is starting at second base and batting fifth in Sunday's series finale against Cleveland.

This will be the fourth straight start for Castro, who has primarily played at second base but has also gotten time at third and in the outfield. The 25-year-old is slashing just .229/.269/.271 through 17 games, but he should continue to get a look on a rebuilding Tigers team.

Semien went 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 11-2 rout of the Mariners.

The shortstop extended his hitting streak to 12 games, during which he's slashing .296/.439/.623 with three homers and 11 RBI. The hot stretch has boosted Semien's slash line to .279/.362/.441 on the year -- all of which would be career highs if he can keep them up.

Kemp was not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays.

Kemp has been serving as Houston's primary second baseman while Jose Altuve (hamstring) is on the injured list, but the left-handed batter was given the day off against left-hander Clayton Richard. Jack Mayfield got the start at second in place of Kemp.

Mayfield started at second base and went 3-for-4 with three doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Mayfield got the call against left-hander Clayton Richard, giving Tony Kemp a break. The two are sharing second base while Jose Altuve rehabs his hamstring injury, although Kemp gets the majority of playing time. Mayfield tied the franchise's single-game record for doubles recorded by a rookie. The 28-year-old infielder entered the game with just two hits over his previous 34 at-bats.

Torres went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in an 8-4 win over the White Sox on Saturday.

Torres delivered a two-run homer for the Yankees in the fourth inning and brought home another run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The 22-year-old has reached base in 12 straight games and is hitting .333 in that stretch.

Lowe is not in the lineup Saturday against the Angels, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

He is hitting .341/.400/.634 with three home runs and 11 strikeouts in 11 games this month. Joey Wendle, who was recently activated from the injured list, is starting at second base and hitting ninth.