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Rengifo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Padres.

Rengifo provided an insurance run in the ninth inning, swatting a solo shot to right field to give the Angels a 3-0 lead. The homer was his first since June 23. He had been struggling since his last long ball, entering Tuesday with a .140 average and only two RBI over his previous 57 at-bats.

Diaz will start at third base and bat eighth Wednesday against the Mets, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Despite going hitless in eight at-bats over his last three games, Diaz will stick in the starting nine at the hot corner for the fourth straight contest. After Brian Anderson (shoulder) was moved to the injured list Sept. 3 with an injury that will likely sideline him for the rest of the season, Diaz should have a decent amount of leash in an everyday role at third base.

Torres remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

Torres will be on the bench for the second straight contest and the third time in five contests while Andrew Velazquez draws another start at shortstop. Since returning from a sprained thumb last weekend, Torres has gone 3-for-13 with no extra-base hits in four games, dropping his OPS to a career-worst .672 over 103 games. Torres is still expected to move forward as the Yankees' primary shortstop, but his standing atop the depth chart looks to be shaky.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Arroyo (illness) rejoined the team for workouts Wednesday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Arroyo is back in Boston after he completed a quarantine period and regained strength after being hit particularly hard by a case of COVID-19. Since Enrique Hernandez has beaten him back from the COVID-19 IL, Arroyo looks like he'll have to settle for a depth role upon returning, so the Red Sox may not rush activating him. Expect Arroyo to complete at least a few workouts and potentially head out on a minor-league rehab assignment before being reinstated from the IL.

India went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk and an additional run in Tuesday's 4-3 win.

India bolstered his National League Rookie of the Year case with two more extra-base hits, and his 19 home runs trail only Chicago's Patrick Wisdom (25) for most in the NL among first-year players. The 24-year-old will look to keep rolling in Wednesday's series finale; he'll start at second base and bat leadoff against the Cubs' Alec Mills.

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

Miller cracked the starting nine at either second base or third base each of the past three games, but he'll take a seat with the normal starters at those positions -- Andres Gimenez and Jose Ramirez, respectively -- both included in Wednesday's lineup. The 24-year-old rookie looks like he'll draw most of his starts against left-handed pitching the rest of the way, limiting his appeal in season-long leagues.

Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to Baltimore.

The speedy second baseman had gone nine games without a steal, a span during which he batted a meager .237 (9-for-38). Merrifield is up to 39 steals in 42 attempts after his theft Tuesday. He's added a .277/.321/.399 slash line with 10 home runs, 68 RBI, 81 runs scored, 32 doubles and three triples as an everyday presence atop the Kansas City lineup.

Kemp was removed from Tuesday's loss to the White Sox due to a left wrist injury, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Kemp started in left field and shifted to second base Tuesday, but he was replaced by a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning. He went 1-for-3 prior to his departure. The severity of the 29-year-old's injury isn't yet clear.

Semien went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Yankees.

The 30-year-old is one of the hottest hitters in baseball right now. Semien has a seven-game hit streak going during which he's slashing .321/.406/1.000 with six homers and 11 RBI, and he's having an outstanding year overall, batting .270 with 38 homers, 14 steals, 88 RBI and 98 runs.

Hernandez started at shortstop and went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Arizona.

Hernandez scored the first run in the Rangers' three-run fourth inning after singling and stealing second before a DJ Peters RBI single. It was the fourth theft in eight games for Hernandez. The Rangers continue to shuttle him between shortstop and third base, giving Hernandez four to five starts per week.