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Drury (Achilles) will return to the lineup Thursday against Arizona, batting second and playing third base, Jody Jackson of Bally Sports Arizona reports.

Drury was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with right Achilles soreness, but the problem evidently wasn't a particularly significant one. He'll hope to recapture the form he showed immediately prior to the injury, when he hit .444 with three homers in his first seven games in June.

Donovan is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Donovan will get a breather after going 1-for-8 in the first two contests of the series. Juan Yepez will draw the start in right field and bat sixth Thursday.

Gorman is out of the lineup Thursday versus the Rays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Gorman will be on the bench for the third time in the last four contests after he went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Wednesday's loss. Tommy Edman is starting at second base while Edmundo Sosa enters the lineup at shortstop.

Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple and an additional run scored during Wednesday's win over Cincinnati.

Rojas returned to the lineup after being benched Tuesday and slugged his first home run since May 20, when he hit three against the Cubs. He added a leadoff triple in the seventh and came around to score on a Ketel Marte single one batter later. Across 27 games, Rojas is slashing .286/.368/.473 with four homers and 11 RBI.

Brujan went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Brujan delivered an RBI double in the opening inning and followed that up by driving in another run on a single in the sixth. It was both Brujan's first multi-hit and multi-RBI performance of the season. Given that, it's unsurprising he is hitting just .147/.205/.200 across 83 plate appearances on the campaign. Despite his struggles, Brujan has started 12 of the last 14 games.

Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI on Wednesday against the Athletics.

Albies did the majority of his damage with a three-run shot in the seventh inning. He now has seven homers on the campaign, though this was his first since April 23. In 161 at-bats between going yard, Albies has slugged just .317. Despite the power outage, Albies has scored 32 runs, tallied 28 RBI and swiped three bags while hitting .248 across 245 plate appearances on the season.

Stott went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and three runs in Wednesday's 10-0 win over the Brewers.

Stott launched a two-run homer off Adrian Houser in the top of the third before later adding a double, two singles and scoring two more runs. The home run was his third of the season, all of which have come in the last five games. Since the beginning of June, Stott has gone 9-for-23 with three long balls, eight RBI, 10 runs and a stolen base over six contests. With Johan Camargo (knee) on the 10-day injured list, Stott will continue to have a shot to showcase his skills on a daily basis.

Arauz was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

The 23-year-old made Boston's Opening Day roster and appeared in five games before landing on the COVID-19 injured list, and he was sent to Worcester once activated. Arauz is hitless through nine plate appearances and had a .643 OPS in 28 contests for the Red Sox in 2021.

Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right hip flexor strain, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Hernandez has apparently been playing through the injury for a bit, and he'll now be sidelined for at least the next 10 days. Jonathan Arauz has been promoted in a corresponding move, while Christian Arroyo could see more time in the outfield while Hernandez is sidelined.

Mayfield was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake and is starting at second base Wednesday against the Red Sox.

The 31-year-old was demoted to Triple-A in mid-May but will rejoin the Angels on Wednesday with Luis Rengifo headed to the paternity list. Mayfield has appeared in 20 MLB games this season and has a .220/.270/.322 slash line with one home run, six RBI and one stolen base.