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Dubon was recalled by the Giants on Saturday.

Dubon has had a busy few days. He was recalled Thursday, optioned Friday and now recalled again Saturday. This time, he'll take the place of Alex Dickerson, who landed on the injured list with a strained hamstring. Dubon will head straight into the starting lineup, batting eighth and playing shortstop in a key divisional matchup against the Dodgers.

Altuve will sit Saturday against San Diego, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve has gone just 4-for-33 over his last eight games, though he's struck out just once over that stretch. He'll get a rest Saturday, with Aledmys Diaz taking over at second base.

Hernandez will not start Saturday's game against the Angels.

Hernandez has been in the lineup more often than not since making his big-league debut in early August, but he hasn't done much at the plate, hitting .247/.341/.288 in 85 plate appearances. While he's reaching base at an acceptable clip and has stolen four bases, he only has three extra-base hits, all of which have been doubles. Charlie Culberson starts at third base Saturday.

Biggio (elbow/back/neck) will resume his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Biggio has been on the injured list for just over a month. He was initially sidelined with back and neck problems but then suffered a sprained left UCL in a rehab game in late August. He resumed hitting Saturday after being shut down for a week. He should be able to return sometime in mid-September, though it's not yet clear how many more rehab games the Blue Jays want to see him play.

Biggio (elbow/back/neck) took batting practice on the field Saturday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Biggio hit the injured list with back and neck issues in early August and then sprained his left UCL in a rehab game. He was shut down for a week but is back on the path to recovery now, though exactly when the Blue Jays expect him to return from the injured list is not yet clear.

Motter was added to Boston's active roster Saturday.

Claimed off waivers from Colorado on Thursday after being designated for assignment, Motter will be up to provide depth for a Red Sox team down several regulars. He can play all over the field, but Motter has hit just .189/.261/.304 in parts of four big-league seasons.

India went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 15-5 loss to the Tigers.

The second baseman brought the Reds to within a run with a fifth-inning blast off Kyle Funkhouser that made the score 4-3, but it was as close as Cincinnati would get to tying things up. India has been fading down the stretch -- not surprising for a rookie who hadn't played more than 121 games in a season in the minors, a figure he's already surpassed in 2021 -- and the 24-year-old is slashing .175/.254/.333 over his last 16 games with two of his 18 homers on the year.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 11-10 win over the A's.

The veteran infielder came through when it counted for the Jays, launching a walkoff blast off Sergio Romo in the ninth inning of a game in which Toronto had been trailing 8-2 heading into the eighth. His heroics also gave Semien a new career high with 34 homers on the season, eight of which have come in his last 17 games.

Kemp went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Blue Jays.

His two-run shot in the sixth inning chased Alek Manoah from the game. Kemp is on a tear with four multi-hit performances in his last six games, going 9-for-22 (.409) over that stretch with two of his six homers on the year.

Torres is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Torres just returned to action Friday after missing three-plus weeks with a sprained left thumb, and it seems the Yankees are playing it safe and easing Torres back into action after he played in only three rehab games. Andrew Velazquez will start at shortstop and bat eighth against righty Chris Ellis.