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Rodriguez will not start Friday against the Orioles.

Rodriguez has gone 3-for-30 over his last eight games, Jordy Mercer will get the start at second base in his absence.

Lowe (quadriceps) experienced some leg fatigue while working against Yonny Chirinos (finger) in a sim game Thursday, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.

Despite the seemingly negative slant on the news, the fatigue wasn't overly alarming considering Lowe had been putting his legs through the ringer by running over each of the previous four days. Lowe is slated for another sim game matchup against Chirinos this coming Monday, but that's scheduled to be preceded by a live batting practice session at Tropicana Field on Friday.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and a stolen base in a loss to Oakland on Thursday.

Altuve brought Houston to within a run with a solo shot to left field in the eighth inning but flied out with the tying run on base in the ninth. The 2017 AL MVP started off slowly this season but has been on fire since returning from a hamstring injury in mid-June, hitting .333 with 18 homers and 45 RBI in his last 306 at-bats.

Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees.

Rodriguez drove home a run in the seventh inning on a groundout to shortstop, but it wasn't enough for the Tigers to emerge with the victory. He entered the day hitless in his last three ballgames (0-for-9), though his performance Thursday was a step in the right direction.

Forsythe (intercostal) is not starting Thursday against the Rays.

Forsythe will miss a third straight start as he continues to nurse a left intercostal strain, which he picked up earlier in the week. It remains to be seen if he'll be available off the bench for Thursday's series finale.

Polanco is not in the lineup Thursday against the Nationals due to a dental issue, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco had started the past five games, going 5-for-21 with a home run and five RBI during that stretch. Ehire Adrianza is starting at shortstop and hitting eighth in this one.

Semien went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two runs in a win over the Astros on Wednesday.

Semien's second straight three-hit effort included his second round tripper in as many games as well, allowing him to establish a new career high with 28 homers for the campaign. The veteran shortstop is playing his best baseball of a landmark campaign in September, as Wednesday's tally brought his September average to .385 (15-for-39).

Torres is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Gio Urshela starts at third base while DJ LeMahieu slides over to second base for the matinee. Torres should be back in the fold for Game 2.

Polanco went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Nationals.

Polanco provided the Twins with their only runs of the night with his 412-foot blast during the third inning. The 26-year-old was 2-for-16 entering the series against Washington, but he's 3-for-9 with a double, a home run and four RBI heading into Thursday's series finale.

Rengifo is not starting Wednesday against Cleveland.

Rengifo hits the bench after starting six straight contests, a stretch in which he went just 3-for-21 at the plate. David Fletcher slides to second base in his absence, with Matt Thaiss starting at third.