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Lowe went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over San Francisco.

Lowe extended the Rays' lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning with a two-run, 421-foot blast off Ross Stripling. It's Lowe's 16th homer of the year and his sixth in 17 games -- he's gone 18-for-64 (.218) in that span. The 29-year-old Lowe is now slashing .222/.315/.433 with 48 RBI, 42 runs scored and six steals across 324 plate appearances this season.

Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Espinal will stick in the lineup for the fourth game in a row, with each of his last three starts now coming at third base in place of the injured Matt Chapman (finger). Though he's held his own over the last three games with three hits, two RBI and two runs over 11 at-bats, Espinal will likely be headed back to a utility role in the near future, assuming Chapman is able to avoid a trip to the injured list.

Biggio will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Biggio will get his fifth straight start Wednesday, with four coming at the keystone during that stretch. He's earned the extra playing time by providing an .847 OPS through his first nine games in August, and Biggio could have an extended leash in a near-everyday role in the Toronto infield with Whit Merrifield having moved to the outfield to help cover for the injured Kevin Kiermaier (elbow).

Schneider is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Schneider was a popular waiver-wire pickup after he opened his big-league career with nine hits -- including two home runs -- in his first three games, but he's gone 1-for-12 with seven strikeouts over his subsequent four contests and no longer looks to be in store for steady playing time. He'll be on the bench for a third straight game Wednesday.

Gimenez is absent from the lineup Wednesday versus the Reds.

Tyler Freeman is covering second base and batting sixth. This looks to be a routine day off for Gimenez, who went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Tuesday's series opener at Cincinnati. He's sitting on 11 homers and 20 steals through 115 games.

Urias is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Pablo Reyes will make his third straight start at second base as Urias rides the pine for a second consecutive game. The 26-year-old has batted just .200/.286/.240 through 29 plate appearances with Boston and is being treated as more of a utilityman than a regular.

Alu is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Though Alu is a right-handed hitter, the Nationals have been treating him as a strong-side platoon infielder. He'll sit for the Nationals' second straight matchup with a left-hander, giving way to Michael Chavis at second base while southpaw James Paxton takes the hill for Boston.

Altuve (knee) is in the lineup for Wednesday's game at Miami.

Altuve made an early exit from Tuesday's tilt after fouling a ball off his left leg, but he only suffered a mild contusion and is right back in there Wednesday versus the Marlins and left-hander Jesus Luzardo. He'll play second base and bat leadoff.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Tuesday.

Rojas' 380-foot shot to right field in the fourth inning with Jose Caballero aboard extended the Mariners' lead to 7-0 at the time and marked his first time leaving the yard all season. The 29-year-old is quickly putting a slow start to his Seattle tenure behind him, as he's now gone 6-for-14 with a double, Tuesday's homer, four RBI, a walk and six runs in his last five games.

Caballero went 2-for-4 with an RBI double, another two-bagger, a stolen base and a run in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Tuesday.

Caballero made plenty of noise out of the No. 8 spot in the order, posting his first multi-hit effort since July 8. The 26-year-old had gone into the night with an abysmal .167 average and .381 OPS across his first 14 plate appearances (11 games) in August, and despite Tuesday's success, he remains ticketed for sporadic playing time at multiple infield spots.