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Rengifo will sit Thursday versus the Rays, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.

Rengifo will get a breather after he went 5-for-25 with a double, an RBI and a run scored while starting the last six games. Jose Rojas will take over at the hot corner and bat eighth against Tampa Bay.

Lowe is not starting Thursday against the Angels, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe will ride the pine Thursday as the Rays face left-hander Patrick Sandoval on the mound. Isaac Paredes will draw the start at second base and bat fifth versus Los Angeles.

India was removed from Wednesday's loss to the Phillies with left lower-leg soreness, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

India missed three games after he originally suffered the injury during the Field of Dreams Game against the Cubs on Aug. 11, and he's apparently not fully past the issue nearly two weeks later. The 25-year-old went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI prior to leaving Wednesday's contest, and manager David Bell said the leg is sometimes "throbbing and really hurting" by the end of the game. India doesn't appear to have suffered a setback and should be considered day-to-day, and the team is likely to remain cautious with the second baseman as he continues to manage the injury.

Rodgers went 2-for-3 with a double Wednesday against the Rangers.

Rodgers continued his productive homestand, as he now has seven hits in 21 at-bats across five games. Though he hasn't gone yard in that span, he does have three doubles and two RBI. The majority of Rodgers' production has come at Coors Field, but he has a 101 wRC+ and .334 wOBA across 480 plate appearances overall for the campaign.

Hoerner went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals.

Hoerner was mired in an 0-for-25 slump entering Wednesday, though this was also his fourth three-hit effort in August. All told, the shortstop is batting .278 this month and .291 for the season. The 0-for-25 stretch seems like an outlier for Hoerner, who has shown a good ability to hit for contact early in his MLB career. The 25-year-old should continue to see regular playing time for the Cubs and could be primed for a big stretch run if he can string together a few more multi-hit games.

Mathias went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and one run scored Wednesday against the Rockies.

Mathias made only his second start since being recalled by the Rangers on Aug. 15, but he's made a good impression by collecting three hits in eight at-bats. Even so, there's no clear path to playing time for Mathias, unless the team opts to decrease Ezequiel Duran's opportunity at third base.

Lux (neck) isn't starting Wednesday against the Brewers, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Lux was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to a neck injury and will be out of the starting nine for a second consecutive game. Whether he's available off the bench remains to be seen, but he'll have an additional day to recover since the Dodgers have a scheduled day off Thursday. Max Muncy is shifting to second base while Justin Turner starts at the hot corner Wednesday.

Espinal is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.

Espinal will sit for the second game in a row, despite having put together a respectable .286/.348/.405 slash line in August. With the Blue Jays prioritizing defense in the outfield of late by handing Jackie Bradley more work in center while the banged-up George Springer serves as the team's designated hitter, Espinal is now threatened by both Whit Merrifield and Cavan Biggio for playing time at second base. After Biggio received the starting nod at the keystone Tuesday, Merrifield will get a turn at the position Wednesday.

Arroyo is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Blue Jays due to an apparent leg injury suffered in Tuesday's 9-3 loss, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

Though he played all nine innings while going 1-for-4 with a double and a run in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to Toronto, Arroyo appeared to hurt himself while sliding into first base in one of his plate appearances. The fact that Arroyo isn't starting at shortstop Wednesday despite Xander Bogaerts (back) also sitting out would seem to support the notion that Arroyo is banged up. With Arroyo and Bogaerts on the bench and Enrique Hernandez filling in at Arroyo's usual spot at second base, the Red Sox are without a natural shortstop, so corner infielder Bobby Dalbec will make his first career start at the position.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said that Haggerty (shoulder), who remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals, is feeling good after swinging in the batting cage Tuesday with a fungo bat, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Though he's not starting for the fourth game in a row while managing a sore left shoulder, Haggerty is available off the bench Wednesday. Servais suggested that Haggerty could be an option as a pinch hitter, after the 28-year-old's most recent appearance since sustaining the shoulder injury came as a pinch runner in Sunday's loss to the Athletics.