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Altuve (hamstring) will play seven innings at Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve successfully ran the bases and made it through an on-field workout Tuesday, and he's since been given the green light to get at-bats in the minors. After playing seven innings Friday night, he'll get Saturday off and then play in back-to-back games, per Rome. If all goes according to plan, Altuve is expected to remain with the Express for 4-to-5 days before returning from the injured list, which would put him on track to be activated either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

Lowe is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Lowe will head to the bench as left-hander CC Sabathia takes the mound for New York. Joey Wendle (wrist) will make his return from the injured list and start at the keystone Friday.

Forsythe went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Red Sox.

Ronald Guzman took a seat against Boston left-hander David Price, so the right-handed hitting Forsythe took over at first base. The move by manager Chris Woodward was a prescient one, as Forsythe drilled a two-run single as part of the Rangers' four-run first inning. The single snapped a string of 17 at-bats without a hit for Forsythe, who has settled into a backup role since injured starters returned to action. He's appeared in eight of the last 15 games, with six of them starts.

Torres went 2-for-3 with with a walk and a run scored in the Yankees' 5-4 loss to the White Sox on Thursday.

Torres missed a couple games with a sore shoulder last week, but he's rattled off a multi-hit effort in back-to-back games, so he looks healthy and back on track at the dish. The 22-year-old infielder has done the majority of his damage against the Orioles this season, with 10 of his 14 long balls coming against the Yankees' divisional foes, but his overall numbers are still solid, as he's slashing .284/.336/.517 through 236 at-bats.

Biggio finished 2-for-4 with two solo home runs, a walk and three runs scored during Thursday's 12-3 win over the Orioles.

Biggio came in with one hit in his last 23 at-bats, but he ended that drought with a solo home run in the second inning. He later walked and scored before adding another solo shot in the seventh. Biggio hasn't yet enjoyed any sustained success at the MLB level and will hope to generate some momentum from this notable performance.

Lopez went 2-for-4 with a home run and another run scored in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Tigers.

Lopez got the ball rolling for the Royals offense with a solo home run off Matthew Boyd in the second inning, then singled and scored in the fourth. The long ball was Lopez's first in the big leagues, but his second at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha where the Royals and White Sox faced off to promote the upcoming College World Series. Lopez formerly played at Creighton University, just six blocks away from the stadium. The 24-year-old got off to a hot start following his promotion to the majors in May but has since slowed down. Through 25 games, he's hitting .216/.259/.314 along with 11 runs scored, five RBI and one stolen base.

Andrus went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored in the Rangers' 7-6 defeat to the Red Sox on Thursday.

Andrus is locked in at the dish at the moment, as he's now hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, posting six multi-hit efforts over that span. The hot streak brings the 30-year-old shortstop's slash line on the season to .313/.349/.469 to go along with six homers and 38 RBI through 243 at-bats.

Contrary to previous reports, Arroyo was not optioned to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday; he was placed on the 10-day injured list with an elbow injury, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Arroyo apparently picked up the injury during Wednesday's loss to the Athletics, during which he started at third base and went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Specifics regarding the issue are not yet known, leaving his return date unclear. Hunter Wood was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding roster move.

Arroyo was optioned to Triple-A Durham following Wednesday's loss to the Athletics, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Arroyo received the start at third base Wednesday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored, but he will nonetheless head back to Triple-A with Joey Wendle (wrist) returning from the injured list. Arroyo has struggled in the majors this season overall with a .220/.304/.380 slash line and 18 strikeouts in 57 plate appearances.

Lopez is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers.

Lopez is slashing just .133/.133/.200 through eight games this month, so he'll retreat to the bench to clear his head following a string of seven consecutive starts. In his place, Whit Merrifield is covering the keystone, with Terrance Gore sliding over to right field.