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Dubon is not in the lineup Sunday against Arizona, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dubon finds himself on the bench for the second straight contest against the Diamondbacks. Steven Duggar receives another start in center field for San Francisco.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Arraez started in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Royals and went 1-for-4 with a base hit after missing the previous three contests with a knee injury. The Twins haven't indicated Arraez suffered a setback in his return to action, so he's likely just getting some extra maintenance as the team concludes its series in Kansas City with an afternoon game.

Urias will start at third base and will bat seventh Sunday against the Pirates.

Urias doesn't have a permanent starting role at any one position, but he looks to have secured a full-time job for the time being. He'll be in the lineup for the eighth time in nine games Sunday, with three starts coming at the hot corner, three coming at the keystone and two coming at shortstop. The 23-year-old is slashing .294/.351/.353 since being activated from the COVID-19 injured list Aug. 10.

Altuve went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Saturday's 13-2 loss to the Padres.

After a brief period in which Altuve dropped to sixth and seventh in the batting order, he was returned to his customary two-hole and has since broken out of a season-long slump. The resurgence Altuve began in the final two games of the series in Colorado traveled with him for the first two games of the series in San Diego. Altuve is 9-for-18 over the past four contests.

Biggio went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Rays.

It's almost impossible to keep the 25-year-old off the basepaths right now. Biggio has reached base in 15 straight games, hitting .353 (18-for-51) while also drawing 15 walks and getting hit by a pitch twice, and the torrid stretch has pushed his slash line on the season to .272/.402/.522.

Frazier went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, two runs and three RBI during Saturday's 12-5 win over Milwaukee.

The 28-year-old was 2-for-19 with six strikeouts over his past five games, so Saturday's outburst was a welcome sight. Frazier still has plenty of work to do with a .198/.240/.352 slash line through 22 games.

Dubon is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Dubon will head to the bench Saturday night in favor of lefty Steven Duggar who is 2-for-19 with eight strikeouts and just two RBI in eight appearances. Dubon should still remain the main option in center field, as his retreat to the bench is merely just for matchup purposes.

Espinal isn't in the lineup for Saturday's contest against the Rays, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. Joe Panik will receive the start at shortstop in favor of Espinal.

Espinal started three straight games at shortstop for the injured Bo Bichette (knee) but will now sit for the second time in three games as he still has more to prove if he wants more consistent playing time as Bichette's fill-in.

Arraez (knee) is starting Saturday against the Royals.

Arraez was sidelined for three consecutive games after aggravating a knee injury Tuesday, but he'll return to action Saturday. The 23-year-old carries a .351 on-base percentage with five RBI and eight runs over 19 games this season.

Garcia isn't starting Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

Garcia has been effective in his first taste of major-league action, but he'll take a seat for the first game of Saturday's twin bill. Josh Harrison will start at second base in his absence.