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Gimenez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

After going 4-for-11 with a double and three stolen bases while starting in all three of Cleveland's games during its weekend series with the Red Sox, Gimenez will get a breather as the team kicks off a seven-game week. Owen Miller checks in at the keystone for Gimenez, who is hitting .245 with zero home runs, five runs, four RBI and six steals in 20 games since his Aug. 7 call-up from Triple-A Columbus.

Estrada will start at second base and bat sixth Monday in Colorado.

Estrada will stick in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, despite recording only two hits in 19 at-bats across the previous four contests. Considering that top second baseman Tommy La Stella was sidelined for most of that stretch while battling a side injury, Estrada looks like he'll be limited to a short-side platoon role moving forward. The lefty-hitting La Stella returned to action in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Dodgers, but he'll be on the bench Monday with a southpaw (Kyle Freeland) on the hill for Colorado.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Cleveland.

With southpaw Logan Allen on the mound for Cleveland, the lefty-hitting Arraez will duck out of the lineup, ending a stretch of three consecutive starts. Willians Astudillo will replace Arraez at third base.

Manager David Ross said Hoerner (oblique) took batting practice and participated in infield drills Monday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Hoerner was placed on the injured list July 29 with the right oblique strain and appeared on track to rejoin the Cubs by the end of August, only to have his recovery timeline pushed back when he suffered a setback during his minor-league rehab assignment. Due to the length of his absence, Hoerner will more than likely need to restart a rehab assignment and play in at least a handful of games before being activated. Once reinstated, Hoerner will likely take over as the Cubs' everyday shortstop.

Jones will start at second base and bat seventh Monday against the Royals.

Since both he and Kelvin Gutierrez were called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 23, Jones appears to have won out in the battle for an everyday spot in the Baltimore lineup. Though both will crack the lineup in Monday's series opener while Ramon Urias (upper leg) hits the bench, Jones had started nine times in Baltimore's last 11 games, while Gutierrez picked up only seven starts. Jones is slashing .176/.222/.265 since his promotion.

Castro is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

Castro will remain on the bench for the second straight contest, after having previously made four consecutive starts heading into Sunday. Now that Niko Goodrum is back from the injured list and ready to assume an everyday role at shortstop, Castro looks poised to settle into a utility role that will afford him only a handful of starts per week.

Hernandez (illness) rejoined the Red Sox on Monday and could be activated from the COVID-19 injured list as soon as Tuesday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Both Hernandez and relief pitcher Josh Taylor were cleared to join the team after completing quarantine periods upon landing on the COVID-19 injured list about a week and a half ago. Taylor could be activated from the IL ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Rays, but Hernandez will have to wait at least one more day to make his return to the lineup. Hernandez was able to complete a workout Monday, signaling that he's feeling well physically following his quarantine.

Lowe is out of the lineup for Monday's game at Boston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Rays manager Kevin Cash will extend a rest to lefty-hitting regulars in Lowe, Joey Wendle and Kevin Kiermaier with a tough southpaw in Chris Sale on the mound for Boston. Taylor Walls will cover the keystone in place of Lowe, who went 4-for-11 with two home runs and three RBI while starting in all three of the Rays' games with Minnesota over the weekend.

Albies went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Rockies.

Albies' only hit came on the first pitch of the day, taking Ryan Feltner deep to right to open up the game. The 24-year-old has homered in three straight games and four of his last six, a run similar to the one he had in August when he had five home runs in six games. Albies has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games and is now slashing .260/.316/.495 with 26 homers, 89 RBI, 86 runs scored, 17 steals and 42:106 BB:K over 576 plate appearances.

Hernandez went 2-for-4 with two steals and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Angels.

Hernandez, who returned to the lineup after sitting against a lefty Saturday, has sat the last three times Texas faced a southpaw. The two steals give him six in 22 games after stealing 21 in 61 games at Triple-A Round Rock. He could provide a late-season, unexpected boost in that category. With Nick Solak blocking him at second base, Hernandez will fight for playing time at third base along with Charlie Culberson until Andy Ibanez (hamstring) is ready to roll.