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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.

Dubon went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and four RBI in Monday's 12-0 win over the Rockies.

Most of Dubon's damage came from a bases-clearing double off the wall in center field to put the Giants up 9-0 and wrap up a five-run second inning. The 26-year-old has caught fire the last two games with three hits and five RBI but is still slashing a measly .190/.239/.262 on the year. He should continue to see ample playing time so long as Brandon Crawford (quadriceps) and Donovan Solano (calf) remain sidelined.

Lux went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Reds.

Making his return from a stint on the 10-day injured list due to a sore right wrist, the 23-year-old got the Dodgers on the scoreboard in the fourth, when he hit a sharp ground ball that found a hole on the right side and scored Chris Taylor from second. It was encouraging to see Lux make an immediate impact in his first game back from injury after he only managed one hit in his final 17 at-bats before being sidelined.

Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base during Monday's win over the Mariners.

In his return after testing positive for COVID-19, Altuve had himself a solid night at the plate, including his third double and first steal of the season. He was also thrown out on a second stolen-base attempt. Across 12 games this year, the 30-year-old is slashing .347/.400/.469 with one home run.

Albies went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 8-7 win over the Cubs.

It took 20 games, but the 24-year-old second baseman finally stole his first base of the season. Albies has struggled at the plate right along with most of the Atlanta lineup through the first few weeks, and he's slashing .169/.265/.366 with three homers, 10 RBI and 10 runs.

Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a double in Monday's 8-7 loss to Atlanta.

Hoerner batted leadoff and managed to reach base twice, though he somewhat surprisingly didn't tally any runs in the high-scoring affair. The 23-year-old once again started at shortstop with Javier Baez on the bench with minor hamstring tightness, but Hoerner is making a case for playing time at second base once Baez is able to return.

Merrifield went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tigers.

Merrifield notched his 15th RBI of the season in the top of the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly to left field, driving in what turned out to be the game-winning run. The 32-year-old is slashing .286/.319/.440 with three homers and is tied for the league lead in stolen bases with Ramon Laureano at eight through 21 games.

Lux (wrist) was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Lux started 11 of the Dodgers' first 12 games before getting shut down with a sore right wrist. He struggled at the plate prior to the injury, hitting just .220/.244/.317, but he'll likely be given the chance to reclaim a regular role upon his return. Lux is starting at second base and batting seventh Monday against the Reds.

Altuve was activated from the COVID-19 injured list as expected Monday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Altuve was hitting .318/.380/.455 through 50 plate appearances before testing positive for coronavirus. He was shut down for just shy of two weeks and will try to return to that level of performance against lefty Justus Sheffield and the Mariners on Monday.

Rengifo was optioned to the Angels' alternate training site Monday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

Rengifo was an option at third base while Anthony Rendon (groin) was on the 10-day injured list, but he had been out of the lineup in four of the last six games. He'll now return to the alternate training site after Rendon was reinstated from the injured list in a corresponding move.