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Altuve went a combined 2-for-8 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's doubleheader split with the White Sox.

Manager AJ Hinch wanted to give Altuve at least one game off Tuesday, but he opted not to after Alex Bregman (shoulder) was unavailable, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. The manager is still hoping to give Altuve a break, so anticipate that happening once Bregman becomes available.

Joseph is expected to have his contract selected from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to Wednesday's game against the Giants, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Joseph has been seeing the ball well at Triple-A this season, slashing .373/.422/.588 with 13 homers and 73 RBI over 96 contests. The Athletics have yet to announce a corresponding roster move.

Bannon was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

One of the players Baltimore received from the Dodgers in the Manny Machado trade last July, Bannon hit .255/.345/.394 (119 wRC+) with eight home runs and eight steals in 110 games at Double-A. At 23 years old, he is age appropriate for Triple-A.

Drury went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Monday's win over the Rangers.

The Jays offense put runs on the board in six of eight innings on its way to a 19-run, 21-hit eruption, but it was Drury's fourth-inning grand slam that kicked the rout into overdrive. The utility player has seen action at every defensive position except catcher and center field this season, and with Toronto potentially rotating its starters through the DH spot down the stretch in the wake of Freddy Galvis heading to Cincinnati, Drury could be in line for consistent at-bats as he fills in for whoever is getting a partial day off.

Chavis (shoulder) will be shut down for five or six days before resuming baseball activities, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Chavis suffered an AC joint sprain while making a catch in last Tuesday's loss to the Royals. While attempting to play through the injury, Chavis went hitless in 13 at-bats. "If I could manage the pain, it's fine, but if it's changing my swing or changing how I go about fielding a groundball, that's when it becomes a problem," he said. The Red Sox anticipate the rookie won't need much more than the 10-day minimum.

Jackson hit a pair of home runs for rookie-level Orem on Monday, bringing his season total to 17 long balls in 49 games.

Jackson, the Angels' second-round pick in 2018, set Orem's single-season record with his 16th homer in the second inning and added another in the fifth. Currently the fifth-ranked prospect in the organization, Jackson has now hit 24 long balls in 92 career minor-league games, though he has also struck out 131 times in 365 at-bats.

Torres went 4-for-8 with three home runs and seven RBI in Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.

Torres hit a solo shot in the first game, a three-run home run in the fifth inning of the nightcap and added another three-run shot in the sixth inning of Game 2. Torres has hit 13 of his 26 home runs against the Orioles, setting a new record for most homers by a player against a single opponent in a season in the divisional era. The 22-year-old has a .283/.349/.524 slash line with 26 home runs this season.

Drury will start at first base and bat eighth Monday against the Rangers, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

With four starts in the Jays' previous six games, Drury has already been handling a semi-regular role, but he could benefit from even more steady work after Toronto lost middle infielder Freddy Galvis to the Reds via a waiver claim earlier Monday. Now that Galvis is out of the picture, Cavan Biggio should take over as the Jays' everyday second baseman, leaving spots at designated hitter and first base available primarily for Justin Smoak and Drury.

The Red Sox placed Chavis on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Chavis had started nine of the Red Sox's 12 games in August and wasn't reported to have suffered an injury in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Angels, so the shoulder issue may have been something he had played through recently. The AC joint sprain may explain in part why Chavis had gone just 5-for-32 with 12 strikeouts on the month, taking some wind out of his sails after a tremendous start to his big-league career earlier this season. Chavis' absence for at least the next week and a half paves the way for Brock Holt to earn more work at the keystone. Per Bill Koch of The Providence Journal, the rookie has no timetable for a return; he won't swing for the next 5-to-6 days and he will go from there.

Castro is starting in center field and hitting first in Sunday's series finale against the Royals.

With JaCoby Jones hitting the injured list with a fractured wrist, Castro and Victor Reyes figure to pick up the slack in center field, with Castro also able to play some infield. The 25-year-old has a respectable .282 batting average through 58 games this season and figures to get some more chances as the leadoff hitter the rest of the way.