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Villar's contract was purchased from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.

The Giants are down a couple infielders at the moment, so they decided to give Villar a shot to show what he can do at the top level. Villar is not a heralded prospect, but he certainly earned a call-up by posting a 1.043 OPS over 66 games with Sacramento. He will not have to wait to make his big-league debut, as he will man the keystone and hit seventh in Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Haggerty isn't in the lineup Monday against the Padres.

Haggerty recently drew four consecutive starts and went 4-for-12 with two doubles, two runs, an RBI and a steal during that time. However, he'll retreat to the bench for a second consecutive game while Marcus Wilson starts in right field and bats ninth.

Frazier isn't in the lineup Monday against the Padres.

Frazier started in the last seven games and hit .143 with a double, three runs, a walk and three strikeouts. Abraham Toro is starting at the keystone and batting sixth.

Guillorme isn't starting Monday against the Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Guillorme is getting a breather after he went 1-for-13 with three strikeouts over the last four games. Jeff McNeil will shift to second base while Dominic Smith serves as the designated hitter Monday.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 4-1 loss to the Mets on Sunday.

Semien hasn't come anywhere close to reproducing his eye-popping numbers from last season, when he set an MLB record for the most home runs by a second baseman with 45. However, he appears to be trying to make things happen on the basepaths as a way to compensate for his lackluster performance at the plate, and he has shown a propensity to run more than ever in 2022. Semien now has 13 stolen bases in 15 attempts, and he is well on pace to break his career-high 20 stolen base attempts in 2018.

Lopez went 4-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

Unsurprisingly, the light-hitting infielder contributed four singles Sunday, including one that knocked in Edward Olivares for an insurance run in the ninth inning. Lopez has hit well over his last 14 games, going 14-for-43 (.326) in that span. He's up to a .232/.295/.281 slash line for the season, and he's added seven RBI, 24 runs scored and five stolen bases. While he's maintained a strong-side platoon role at third base lately, Lopez is almost exclusively hitting at the bottom of the order and adds almost nothing in the power categories.

Mayfield was designated for assignment by the Angels on Sunday.

Mayfield was sent down by the Angels on June 19, and he'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster after the team traded for Touki Toussaint on Sunday. Over 24 Triple-A appearances this year, Mayfield has slashed .200/.255/.340 with two homers, 14 RBI, 11 runs and two stolen bases.

Kim went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Kim was on his way to a fifth hitless game in his last eight before going yard off Yency Almonte during the Padres' ninth-inning rally. The homer was Kim's first since May 13, a span of 45 contests without a long ball. He batted .232 in June, which is right in line with his .228/.316/.352 slash line for the season. The 26-year-old has added five homers, 27 RBI, 30 runs scored, four stolen bases, 12 doubles and two triples in 285 plate appearances.

Andrus went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Mariners.

Andrus generated the Athletics' lone run against Robbie Ray with a seventh-inning solo shot. The Oakland offense fared no better against relievers Andres Munoz and Paul Sewald in the low-scoring loss. This was Andrus' sixth straight game with a hit and his second homer in the last three. The veteran shortstop is up to five long balls, 18 RBI, 28 runs scored and four stolen bases while slashing .232/.297/.366 in 74 contests this year.

Haggerty is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Haggerty will take a seat after going 4-for-12 with two doubles, two runs, a stolen base and an RBI while starting in each of the Mariners' previous four games. Though Justin Upton is getting the nod in right field for the series finale, Haggerty may continue to serve as Seattle's primary option at the position until the team gets one of Kyle Lewis (concussion) or Taylor Trammell (hamstring) back from the injured list.