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Polanco is not in the lineup Thursday against the Nationals due to a dental issue, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco had started the past five games, going 5-for-21 with a home run and five RBI during that stretch. Ehire Adrianza is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in this one.

Semien went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two runs in a win over the Astros on Wednesday.

Semien's second straight three-hit effort included his second round tripper in as many games as well, allowing him to establish a new career high with 28 homers for the campaign. The veteran shortstop is playing his best baseball of a landmark campaign in September, as Wednesday's tally brought his September average to .385 (15-for-39).

Torres is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Gio Urshela starts at third base while DJ LeMahieu slides over to second base for the matinee. Torres should be back in the fold for Game 2.

Polanco went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Nationals.

Polanco provided the Twins with their only runs of the night with his 412-foot blast during the third inning. The 26-year-old was 2-for-16 entering the series against Washington, but he's 3-for-9 with a double, a home run and four RBI heading into Thursday's series finale.

Rengifo is not starting Wednesday against Cleveland.

Rengifo hits the bench after starting six straight contests, a stretch in which he went just 3-for-21 at the plate. David Fletcher slides to second base in his absence, with Matt Thaiss starting at third.

Forsythe (intercostal) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Rays.

He was scratched from Tuesday's lineup with left intercostal tightness. As a part-time player, his absence doesn't necessarily mean he is unavailable in Wednesday's contest.

Semien went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs overall in Tuesday's rout of the Astros.

Semien did all his damage in just six innings before being replaced with the Athletics up 20-3. He singled and scored in the first inning, hit a two-run homer in the fourth and added an RBI double in the fifth. The shortstop now owns a .400/.486/.800 slash line over his last eight games, scoring nine times and driving in seven runs.

Torres went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to Detroit on Tuesday.

Torres launched a long ball to left field in the fourth inning for his team-leading 36th homer of the season. The blast was his 16th in 34 games since the start of August, a span in which he is batting .285 with 29 RBI and 25 runs scored. The 22-year-old continues to evolve as a hitter, besting last year's strong offensive output in nearly every meaningful category while reducing his strikeout rate from 25.2 percent to 20.1 percent.

Castro went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 12-11 win over the Yankees.

All three hits for Castro were singles, which isn't too surprising considering he had four singles in a game Saturday. The 25-year-old has just 16 extra-base hits in 300 at-bats this season, though it's hard to complain too much given his .293 batting average.

Forsythe was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Rays with left intercostal tightness, Stefan Stevenson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Forsythe was scheduled to start and first base and bat seventh before the intercostal issue cropped up. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will take his place in the lineup.