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Lowe will shift up to the leadoff spot for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Randy Arozarena has been Tampa Bay's primary leadoff hitter thus far this season, with Lowe typically hitting immediately behind him against right-handers. The duo will swap spots for Monday's series opener in the Bronx, though it's unclear if manager Kevin Cash plans on instituting this change going forward.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a second run scored in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Cardinals.

Marte is dialing in his swing after missing six weeks with a hamstring injury. Sunday's long ball was his first since returning to the active roster May 19, and the outfielder is 7-for-23 (.304) with five RBI and five runs over the last six games.

Dubon went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers.

Dubon went deep in the first inning off Clayton Kershaw for his third home run of the season. The 26-year-old has only 11 long balls in his short career. He is slashing just .239/.278/.359 with a .637 OPS, which is much lower than his .274 batting average and .731 OPS over his first two seasons. Before Saturday's game, he went 0-14 without reaching base safely in six games.

Rosario went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a run, walk and strikeout in a 6-5 victory against Toronto in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader.

Rosario came alive late along with the entire Cleveland offense with a sixth inning RBI single and run and a bases-loaded walk the next inning to tie the game. The single snapped an 0-for-10 skid for the shortstop who's slashing a mediocre .243/.313/.358.

Semien went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk in Sunday's win over Cleveland.

Semien extended his hitting streak to seven games, but the shortstop has been seeing the ball well for an extended period of time and has hit safely in all but three games in the entire month. He's hitting .369 with eight homers, 12 doubles, a triple, 21 RBI, 22 runs scored and 11 walks across 122 plate appearances in May.

Merrifield went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-3 win over Minnesota.

The second baseman hit a leadoff double and scored on an Andrew Benintendi single in the first inning. Merrifield also hit and RBI single, stole second and scored on a Salvador Perez single in the fifth. Merrifield leads baseball with 15 stolen bases this year. He's added a .251/.317/.374 slash line with four home runs, 28 RBI and 32 runs scored across 221 plate appearances. While his power is down in 2021 after slugging .440 last year, the 32-year-old remains a threat with his legs on the basepaths.

Guillorme (oblique) will begin a rehab assignment "soon," Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Guillorme has been on the injured list since April 30, and he made slow progress early in his rehab process. However, Guillorme could be reinstated from the injured list shortly after he's able to begin his rehab assignment.

Kim went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Houston.

The 25-year-old went deep off Houston reliever Andre Scrubb in the ninth inning. Kim is up to three homers, 16 RBI, 14 runs scored and four stolen bases through 145 plate appearances. With Manny Machado back from a shoulder injury, Kim is expected to mostly serve in a utility role in the infield once San Diego returns to National League play Monday.

Garcia (hamstring) was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Sunday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Garcia left Saturday's matinee with a hamstring cramp but didn't appear off the bench in Sunday's loss to the Brewers. He'll now return to the minors after he went 1-for-5 with a triple, a run and a strikeout in three appearances during his stint with the major-league club.

Dubon went 1-for-4 with three RBI in Saturday's 11-6 win over the Dodgers.

The Giants took the lead on Dubon's two-RBI single in the second inning, and they didn't trail in the game. He added some insurance with a sacrifice fly to score Donovan Solano in the eighth. Dubon has a .228/.262/.325 slash line with two home runs, 14 RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in 122 plate appearances this year. He's gotten a fair amount of playing time since San Francisco has dealt with injuries, but he may be best suited for a versatile role off the bench given his performance.