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Arraez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Cleveland.

With southpaw Logan Allen on the bump for Cleveland, the lefty-hitting Arraez will take a seat in what amounts to his second day off of the season. Byron Buxton will assume leadoff duties in place of Arraez, who is slashing .284/.372/.351 with one home run, 10 runs and nine RBI across 86 plate appearances on the campaign.

Rojas entered Tuesday's game as a pinch runner and played right field after Kole Calhoun (hamstring) was removed from a 5-1 win over the Padres.

Calhoun came up lame after stealing third base and was pulled from the game. With Pavin Smith already in the game at first base, the Diamondbacks opted for the multi-positional Rojas as a replacement. Calhoun will have an MRI on Wednesday and presumably will miss that night's game at least. Manager Torey Lovullo has a few options in right field should Calhoun require a stay on the injured list. Smith tops the list followed by Rojas and Josh VanMeter.

McNeil went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Red Sox.

He took Garrett Richards deep in the second inning, his second blast of the year, to give the Mets an early lead but the team's offense went cold after that. McNeil has yet to heat up at the plate and is still looking for his first multi-hit game of the season, but he's shown some flickers of life by hitting .237 (9-for-38) over his last 12 games with a homer and two doubles.

Biggio went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Nationals.

Biggio plated a run in the fourth with a sac fly that scored Alejandro Kirk, and this might be the game the third baseman was needing to spark his confidence up. Even though he's now posted two three-hit outings over his last three appearances, he's still hitting just .260 over his last eight games, going hitless six times during that stretch.

India is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Dodgers.

He's hitting .130 with one home run and a 15:5 K:BB over his last 15 games. Alex Blandino draws the start at second base and will bat sixth.

Marte (hamstring) had a recent follow-up MRI that "showed healing," Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

As has been the case since he first got injured, there hasn't been much in the way of detail regarding the severity of Marte's hamstring injury or a timetable for his return, but things at least seem to be moving in the right direction. He took live batting practice last week.

Arroyo (hand) is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Mets, and while he is available, the Red Sox would prefer not to use him in this contest, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.

It does not sound like an IL stint is imminent for Arroyo, but we probably won't see him until at least Wednesday. Marwin Gonzalez is starting at second base and batting seventh.

Mayfield was claimed off waivers by the Mariners and optioned to the alternate training site Tuesday.

He will continue his tour through the AL West, as he has now moved on from the Astros and Angels, respectively. Mayfield will serve as organizational infield depth.

Rosario is not in the lineup for Tuesday's tilt with the Twins.

Rosario hits the bench after starting 10 of the last 11 games. It's hard to say he deserves a regular role, as he's hitting .153/.242/.220 through 66 plate appearances this season, though he can at least blame a .174 BABIP for some of his struggles. Jordan Luplow slides to center field in his absence, with Josh Naylor starting in right.

Polanco is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland.

Polanco will head to the bench for the first time all season, breaking a streak of 21 consecutive starts. The day off will give Polanco a chance to reset after he followed up a season-best four-hit effort April 21 in Oakland with a 1-for-12 showing over his subsequent four games.