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Rengifo was placed on the paternity list Wednesday.

Rengifo has been operating as the Angels' primary second baseman over the past few weeks, but he'll step away from the team for a few days in order to spend some time with his family. Jack Mayfield was called up to provide infield depth and will start at the keystone Wednesday against Boston.

Drury was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against the Reds due to right Achilles soreness, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Drury is in the midst of a seven-game hit streak during which he has a .444/.464/.778 OPS with three home runs, and it's unclear when the Achilles issue first surfaced. Alejo Lopez will enter the lineup in his place and start at the keystone, pushing Matt Reynolds to third base.

Lux went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base Tuesday in a loss to the White Sox.

Lux and Trea Turner were the only Dodgers to reach base more than once in the contest, and they both collected a stolen base. The theft was Lux's fifth of the season, with three coming in his past seven games. Continuing to take advantage of his 93rd-percentile sprint speed on the basepaths would boost Lux's fantasy profile considerably, as he's currently slashing a modest .265/.350/.335 with only one home run and 12 RBI.

Frazier went 2-for-2 with two walks in a loss to the Astros on Tuesday.

Frazier's perfect night at the plate bumped up his season slash line back up to .245/.317/.338 following a recent 0-for-19, five-game skid. The 30-year-old still has a ways to go before approximating the career .281 average and .757 OPS he entered the season with, but the fact he's pairing a modest 12.0 percent strikeout rate with an elevated 26.1 percent line-drive rate suggests he's eventually due to for some better luck when putting the ball in play.

Miller is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Richie Palacios will enter the starting nine as a replacement for Miller, who had started every game since May 29. During that eight-game stretch, Miller managed only six hits in 30 at-bats (.200 average), but he drove in seven and scored six times.

Drury went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 14-8 win over the Diamondbacks.

The long ball was Drury's third in four games, bringing his season total up to 11. The 29-year-old journeyman has paired his power with decent bat-to-ball skills (.266 average, 21.6 K%), making him a nice find on the waiver wire for fantasy managers who scooped him up earlier in the season. Jonathan India (hamstring) began a rehab assignment Tuesday and should be back from the injured list within the next two weeks, but Matt Reynolds rather than Drury looks to be the Reds infielder most likely to lose out on an everyday role.

Stefanic was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday with an undisclosed injury, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

Stefanic exited Sunday's game against El Paso after sustaining an injury while running the bases, and the issue will force him to miss at least a week. The 26-year-old also missed time with an unspecified injury in late April, but it's not yet clear how long he'll be sidelined due to his current injury. He's hitting .337 with a homer, 27 runs, 17 RBI and three stolen base over 42 games in Salt Lake this year.

Polanco went 4-for-5 with one double, one homer, two RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.

Polanco had an extremely productive game, doubling home Luis Arraez in the third inning and scoring again on a solo shot in the fifth. The four-hit outing -- his first such outing this season -- raised Polanco's batting average to .240, which is a good sign for fantasy managers who have been patient with the second baseman's slow start to 2022.

Chavis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Chavis will get a breather for the series finale after he donned the Golden Sombrero in Tuesday's 5-3 loss. Yu Chang will draw the start at first base in place of Chavis, who went 5-for-20 with a home run, a double, two walks, four runs, three RBI and a stolen base in his last five starts before Tuesday's four-strikeout performance.

Manager Rocco Baldelli said after Tuesday's 10-4 loss that Arraez (shoulder) won't be included in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Though Baldelli didn't express much concern after Arraez was removed in the seventh inning with right shoulder tightness, the skipper noted that the 25-year-old is dealing with a much milder version of the injury than what he's dealt with in the past. Even so, with a lefty (Nestor Cortes) on the hill for New York on Wednesday, the Twins determined that a day off was a good option for the lefty-hitting Arraez, who could still be available off the bench if he responds well to treatment. Jose Miranda will likely start at first base in Arraez's stead.