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Semien went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Twins on Sunday.

Semien played his leadoff role well, setting the table from the top of the order on three occasions. Unfortunately for the Athletics, he was only able to come around to score once in the narrow defeat. Semien has been a steady presence on the basepaths all season (career-high .353 on-base percentage), and he's now just nine walks away from surpassing the career-best 61 he drew last season.

Lowe (bruised shin) is still not moving well taking groundballs, and it may be awhile until he is activated off the injured list, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

When he was first placed on the injured list July 4, the thought was that Lowe might only miss the minimum 10 days, but things have dragged on a bit. The Rays won't activate him until he is able to field multiple positions, as they have plenty of depth and could be getting Daniel Robertson (knee) and Matt Duffy (hamstring) back next week. Manager Kevin Cash said it is a bit of a head scratcher that Lowe has been this slow to recover.

Biggio is not in Sunday's lineup against the Tigers.

The rookie second baseman is hitting .116 with an 18:11 K:BB over his last 13 games. Eric Sogard starts at the keystone and will lead off.

Chavis (back) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

He exited Saturday's game with back tightness and is still not 100 percent. Marco Hernandez will start at second base and hit ninth.

Lopez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Indians.

He is hitting .207 with zero home runs, zero steals, nine strikeouts and two walks in 58 at-bats this month. Whit Merrifield will start at second base while Alex Gordon, Bubba Starling and Jorge Soler start in the outfield from left to right.

Kemp went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.

The homer was his seventh of the season, establishing a new career high for the 27-year-old. Kemp's .231/.313/.425 slash line isn't impressive, but the Astros seem comfortable with him in a bench role.

Chavis exited Saturday's contest with back tightness, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.

Chavis, who went 0-for-3 at the dish, was replaced at first base by Brock Holt in the fifth inning. There is no word yet on the severity of the injury.

Arraez will start in left field and bat ninth Saturday against the Athletics, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Arraez's bat-to-ball skills and ability to play multiple infield and outfield spots should continue to earn him at least semi-regular starts for the Twins, at least until Byron Buxton (concussion) returns from the injured list. Since the beginning of July, the rookie is hitting .347 while striking out just four times in 49 at-bats.

Altuve is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros haven't suggested that Altuve sustained an injury in Friday's 4-3 win, so his absence from the lineup is likely just a pre-planned maintenance day. With Altuve getting his first day off since returning from the 10-day injured list June 19, Tony Kemp will step in at second base.

Kemp started in left field and went 0-for-3 win a 4-3 win over the Rangers on Friday.

Astros manager AJ Hinch gave Michael Brantley and Josh Reddick the night off against Texas left-hander Mike Minor, so Kemp and Jake Marisnick slotted into the starting lineup. For Kemp, it was just his second start in the nine games since the All-Star break.