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Polanco went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI during Monday's win against the Yankees.

Polanco opened the scoring with a two-run single in the third inning and added an insurance run with an RBI double in the sixth. The veteran infielder has looked great since returning from his season-opening stint on the injured list. He's gone 7-for-18 (.389) with two extra-base hits and five RBI through four games.

Wisely was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento by the Giants on Monday, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

Wisely went 1-for-14 at the dish during his first stint in the big leagues. He's clearing out to make room for Mitch Haniger's return.

Lopez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Lopez will take a seat against southpaw Tommy Henry for the first game of the series against Arizona. Michael Massey will get the start at second base while hitting sixth in his absence.

Arraez is not in the Marlins' lineup Monday against Atlanta due to a left knee bruise, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Now it makes sense that Arraez is on the bench for the second day in a row. The injury looks to be a day-to-day situation. Jon Berti is at second base in Arraez's place Monday, with Garrett Hampson covering shortstop.

Arraez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Isaac Azout of SBNation.com reports.

Arraez played both legs of a doubleheader Saturday in Cleveland but will now receive his second day off in a row. The Marlins haven't suggested that Arraez is dealing with an injury, so he may just be receiving some extra rest after taking on a heavy workload the first few weeks of the season. Jon Berti will fill for Arraez at the keystone Monday.

Trejo will start at second base and bat seventh in Monday's game in Cleveland, Suzie Hunter of TheDNVR.com reports.

With the Rockies phasing the slumping Elehuris Montero out of a regular role of late before optioning him to Triple-A Albuquerque on Monday, Trejo looks to be the main beneficiary from a playing-time perspective. Ryan McMahon has shifted over from second base to serve as the replacement for Montero at third base, leaving the keystone open for Trejo. The 26-year-old will collect his sixth start in seven games Monday, but with a .237 average to go with no home runs or steals in 40 plate appearances on the season, Trejo has offered little to get excited about for fantasy purposes.

Polanco will bat third and start at second base in Monday's game versus the Yankees.

Polanco batted fifth twice and sixth once over the weekend against the Nationals in his return to action, but he's earned a move up in the batting order after tallying three hits -- including a home run -- Sunday. The veteran second baseman got a late start to the season due to a nagging knee issue.

Arroyo is absent from the lineup Monday against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Arroyo returned to the lineup Saturday after missing time with a hamstring injury but has now been on the bench the last two contests. There's no indication to this point that the hamstring might still be bothering him, so it appears manager Alex Cora is just preferring to roll with Enrique Hernandez at second base and Yu Chang at shortstop.

Semien went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over Oakland.

Semien continued a strong run of production atop the Rangers' order. The second baseman has reached base safely in nine straight games, going 14-for-32 (.438) with nine walks, three home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs and two stolen bases. He leads Texas with 21 runs and is tied with Travis Jankowski for team lead with three steals.

Massey went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Angels.

Massey's poor start to the year has cost him the chance to hold down a starting role at second base. He was benched a couple of times against right-handed pitchers over the last week, but he's started versus two straight righties and even earned a look against southpaw Reid Detmers in Sunday's contest. Massey has a lackluster .143/.138/.161 slash line with four RBI, three runs scored, one double and one steal through 58 plate appearances. With Matt Duffy starting the year hot and Nicky Lopez still in the mix at the keystone, Massey will need to quickly build on this game to maintain his playing time.