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Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run in a 5-2 win against Texas on Sunday.

Altuve led off the bottom of the first with his ninth home run and tacked on a double and run in the third inning. Following a sluggish April, the 32-year-old has been hot throughout May with a .343/.403/.757 slash line, eight home runs, 18 runs and 11 RBI.

Rengifo will start at second base and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Tyler Wade is picking up a start in right field with Taylor Ward (arm) on the bench for the second game in a row, paving the way for Rengifo to man the keystone for the fifth straight contest. Rengifo has gone a respectable 5-for-16 with a home run in those past four games, so he could have a case for maintaining the everyday role at second base over Wade if Ward's injury proves to be a short-term concern. Wade has provided a .588 OPS on the season and likely profiles better as a utility player than an everyday middle infielder.

Kemp is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

With southpaw Patrick Sandoval on the bump for the Angels, the lefty-hitting Kemp will get a day off while Sheldon Neuse picks up a start at the keystone. Kemp had started in each of Oakland's last 18 games, leading off 15 times during that stretch while slashing .180/.257/.262.

Arraez will start at first base and bat leadoff Sunday against the Royals, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

With Byron Buxton getting a breather in the series finale, Arraez will get a look in the leadoff role after batting second in two of the Twins' last three games. Arraez starred Saturday in the Twins' 9-2 win, going 2-for-3 with two walks, three runs and two RBI.

Torres is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the White Sox.

Torres started the past five games and went 6-for-20 with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and four runs, but he'll take a seat for Game 1 of Sunday's twin bill. He's likely to be back in the lineup for the nightcap.

Haggerty had his contract selected by the Mariners on Sunday.

The 27-year-old lost his spot on Seattle's 40-man roster during the offseason and will now rejoin the major-league club. Haggerty played in 35 games for the Mariners last season and had a .538 OPS, but he's enjoyed a strong start to the 2022 campaign at Triple-A Tacoma with a .304/.378/.512 slash line, five home runs, 21 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

Ibanez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Ibanez is mired in a 2-for-37 slump and will take a seat for the second time in the past three games. Brad Miller will man third base in his place while Mitch Garver serves as the designated hitter.

Rengifo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win against Oakland.

The game was scoreless until the fifth inning, when Rengifo went deep to left field for his first homer of the campaign. The infielder added another RBI on an infield single in the sixth. Rengifo doesn't offer much power, but he's hit well so far this season, slashing .300/.382/.433 across 35 plate appearances.

Andrus isn't starting Saturday against the Angels.

Andrus started in the last five games and went 4-for-16 with two doubles, a run, an RBI, a walk and three strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Nick Allen starts at shortstop and bats ninth.

Altuve isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rangers.

Altuve started in the last six games and hit .346 with two home runs, three doubles, five runs and three RBI. Aledmys Diaz will take over at the keystone and bat seventh Saturday.