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Torres went 2-for-5 with a double, run, RBI and stolen base in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

The shortstop maintained his recent hot hitting, notching his third multi-hit game over his past five contests. During that stretch, he has gone 7-for-18 with a homer, two doubles and four RBI. Sunday's stolen base was his fourth in six attempts this season.

Marte went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Milwaukee.

The Diamondbacks may be in a free fall, but Marte's offense isn't. The 27-year-old infielder/outfielder extended a hit streak to seven games, during which he's 15-for-30 with five extra-base hits, six RBI and six runs. The offense has been good, but Marte's defense in center field has slipped, per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. "It's not necessarily closing in on the ball or moving full speed, it's the first moves to the baseball, the angles to the baseball," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "Those are things we feel he could do a little better job with." Marte is near the bottom of the league among center fielders in defensive runs saved and ultimate zone rating. He already qualifies at second base this season, but he's yet to earn a start at the keystone in 2021. If the declining defense moves him to second base going forward, then fantasy managers can eke out another year of middle infield flexibility from Marte next season.

Rosario went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 18-5 loss to the Orioles.

Rosario hit his fourth home run of the year in the fifth inning Sunday, but Cleveland's offense was unable to keep up with the Orioles. The 25-year-old has recorded hits in seven of the last eight games and has gone 8-for-29 with two home runs, seven runs and six RBI during that time.

Altuve went 1-for-6 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-3 win over Toronto.

The second baseman led off the game with a solo shot off Toronto starter Steven Matz. Altuve was quiet after that, but Houston was able to rack up 12 hits and seven walks as a team in the win. The 31-year-old has a .302/.367/.467 slash line with nine homers, 27 RBI, 39 runs scored and two stolen bases through 226 plate appearances.

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

Drury will pick up his fourth start in five games Sunday, with the last three coming at third base in place of Jonathan Villar (hamstring). The Mets continue to view Villar as day-to-day, but Drury would likely settle in as the primary option at the position if Villar becomes the next player to join the team's lengthy injured list.

Kemp will start at second base and bat second Sunday against the Rockies.

Kemp will stick in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, with three of his starts coming in left field and two coming at second base. While Ramon Laureano (hip) is on the shelf and the likes of Seth Brown (.704 OPS) and Stephen Piscotty (.655 OPS) aren't lighting the world on fire at the plate, the Athletics could continue to find more steady work for Kemp in the outfield when the team opposes right-handed pitching. Kemp enters Sunday's contest with a seven-game hitting streak, and he's batting .395 across 38 at-bats dating back to May 20.

The Giants recalled Estrada from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Sunday's game against the Cubs, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

With Evan Longoria landing on the injured list Sunday with a shoulder sprain, Estrada is set for his first major-league action of 2021. The infielder, who's played a combined 61 games for the Yankees across 2019 and 2020, was hitting an impressive .381/.435/.629 with six homers at Sacramento prior to his promotion. He's not in the starting lineup Sunday, but he figures to be an option off the bench for manager Gabe Kapler.

Lopez will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.

With Adalberto Mondesi (hamstring) moving back to the injured list Sunday, Lopez should have a fairly clear path to an everyday role in the middle infield in the short term. Lopez had already started in three of the past four games for Mondesi, who was placed on the IL once it became apparent his injury was more than a day-to-day concern. Lopez has chipped in five stolen bases this season, but a .229 average, little power and a low placement in the batting order will render him mostly a one-category play in fantasy.

Biggio (neck) is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Biggio, who's been on the injured list since May 22 with a cervical spine ligament sprain, was declared day-to-day by manager Charlie Montoyo on Tuesday. The versatile 26-year-old will go on a rehab assignment, though it does not figure to be a very long trip to the minors. A Tuesday return against the White Sox figures to be a very realistic possibility at this point.

Miller is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Miller will be back on the bench after picking up starts in the first two games of the series and going 1-for-8 with five strikeouts. The newly recalled Bobby Bradley will crack the starting nine in the series finale, and he could end up bumping the struggling Miller from the lineup on a more regular basis. Since being promoted from Triple-A Columbus in late May, Miller is hitting .125 while striking out in 19 of his 41 plate appearances (46.3 percent).