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Altuve went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-2 win over St. Louis.

Altuve's three-run blast in the fifth inning, his 16th in 2019, gave Houston a 5-0 lead. He's knocked six long balls in July, raising his OPS from .784 to .872 in the process. Now that he's healthy, Altuve is seemingly back to his dominant fantasy ways.

Arroyo (elbow) and Hunter Wood were traded from the Rays to the Indians on Sunday in exchange for Ruben Cardenas and international signing money, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo has been on the shelf since June 13 due to an elbow injury, and there has yet to be an update on his recovery. Prior to suffering the injury, he was hitting .220 with two homers and seven RBI over 16 games this season for Tampa Bay.

Forsythe is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

Forsythe's string of five consecutive starts will come to an end while Danny Santana replaces him at first base. Though Santana looks like an everyday player at this point, Joey Gallo's wrist injury will still open up playing time for Santana in the outfield. As a result, Forsythe may be in line for at least a part-time role at first base until Gallo is back in the fold.

Rengifo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Maria Torres of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Rengifo will sit for just the second time in the second half, ending a 14-game starting stretch in which he supplied a .639 OPS. The second baseman maintains a .249/.324/.371 slash line (89 wRC+) on the season, so he may not necessarily have a stranglehold on an everyday role. Rengifo and third baseman Matt Thaiss may be fighting for one spot in the everyday lineup, with leadoff man David Fletcher slotting in at the other position.

Drury will start at third base and bat sixth Sunday against the Rays.

Drury will be rewarded with a fourth consecutive start after he starred in Saturday's 10-9 win in 12 innings. The veteran delivered perhaps his best performance of the season, going 4-for-6 with two home runs and three RBI in the come-from-behind victory. While Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is locked in as the Jays' everyday third baseman, Drury's ability to play multiple infield and outfield spots could continue to allow him to see steady at-bats.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Rangers.

Semien went yard in the third inning and then scored again when Matt Chapman launched a two-run homer in the fifth inning. Semien is 6-for-15 over his last four games, scoring six runs in that span. For the year, the shortstop has posted a .272/.353/.461 line with 16 homers, 51 RBI and 77 runs scored from his spot as the Athletics' usual leadoff man.

Biggio went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two walks in Saturday's 10-9 win over the Rays.

Biggio cut the Tampa Bay lead to 6-2 in the second inning with a 429-foot shot to right-center off Andrew Kittredge. This was the 24-year-old's first homer since June 29, and he had been just 10-for-63 in July. He now has a .205/.345/.367 slash line with seven home runs over 166 at-bats.

Drury went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored as the Blue Jays scored a 10-9 comeback win Saturday over the Rays.

Drury drew the Blue Jays to 9-4 with his eighth-inning homer off Hunter Wood, and then connected off Colin Poche with two outs in the ninth inning to send the contest to extra innings. The 26-year-old utility man started out hot with five homers in April, but he then slumped with just one in May and June combined before hitting five more this month. He holds a .225/.268/.407 slash line over 275 at-bats this season.

Castro is out of the lineup Saturday against the Mariners.

It appears to be just a routine day off for Castro, who has recorded a .143 on-base percentage with nine strikeouts over his last six games. Gordon Beckham is starting at second base, batting ninth.

Semien went 2-for-4 with two runs in a loss to the Rangers on Friday.

Semien crossed the plate with the only pair of runs the Athletics were able to get on the scoreboard against Lance Lynn and three surprisingly effective relievers. The veteran shortstop has reached safely in seven of his last eight games, and he now sports a solid .348 on-base percentage during a month of July in which he's also racked up 12 extra-base hits (six doubles, two triples, four home runs).