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Altuve went 4-for-5 -- one hit shy of a cycle -- with an RBI and four runs Wednesday against the Angels.

Altuve extended his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 32 games, collecting four hits and finishing a home run short of the cycle. The second baseman singled in the first inning, tripled in the third and doubled in the fifth. Wednesday marked Altuve's 12th game this season with at least three hits, and it's the second time in a week he finished a hit away from the cycle. He's batting .431 (50-for-116) in the last 29 games.

Merrifield is out of the lineup Wednesday, MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan reports.

It appears to be just a standard day off for Merrifield, who hasn't had a day off in quite a while. Christian Colon will get the start at the keystone and hit seventh Wednesday.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases during Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Angels.

The stolen bases were Altuve's first in three weeks. He's now tied for third in the category behind Jonathan Villar (26 steals) and Rajai Davis (21).

Motter went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a walk and three runs in Monday's 13-7 victory over the Red Sox.

Like many of his teammates, the 26-year-old broke out of some offensive doldrums Monday, posting only his third multi-hit effort of June. Motter had been mired in a 1-for-16 slump over the previous six games, and Monday's production served to raise his average a whopping 32 points.

Forsythe is hitting .462 over his last three games after going 3-for-5 with a double, two-run homer, three RBI and three runs in Monday's 13-7 victory over the Red Sox.

The veteran infielder has begun heating up at the plate again, with Monday's effort representing his second multi-hit game over the last three, and seventh overall in the 17 June contests he's participated in. Although he's considerably cooled off from the .341 number his average topped out at on April 30, Forsythe has brought his average up 13 points over the last four games, and the figures that make up his .297/.366/.495 season line are all career bests.

Semien homered and drove in four runs in a 2-for-4 game in a win Monday over the Giants.

Semien now has a five-game hitting streak and now has three homers and eight RBI over this stretch. He now has five homers this month and is slugging a robust .517 this month. His OPS is back up to .778 after hitting a low point at .714 on June 19.

Making just his second start of the season, Franklin went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI on Monday against the Red Sox.

Franklin had been 0-for-5 at the dish this season before Monday's big day. The infielder is a career .201 hitter and was batting just .247 with Triple-A Durham before his call-up June 21.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo homer Sunday at the Angels.

Semien's 14th homer of the year came in the fourth inning and gave the Athletics a four-run lead that they would eventually lose. He's now hit safely in four of his last five games and is slashing .244/.311/.449.

Giavotella is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Giavotella had been a pest for the Athletics in the first three games of the series, going 6-for-14 with a run and an RBI. It's likely the Angels are just giving Giavotella the day off for rest following a long stretch of starts on consecutive days.

Altuve went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a three-run homer and three runs Saturday at the Royals.

Altuve's 13th homer of the year was part of a seven-run second inning that helped the Astros to a big road victory. He's now homered four of his last six games to raise his slash line to .348/.427/.567.