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Albies went 1-for-4 with a triple, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Phillies.

Albies' triple -- his second in as many days -- brought home Freddie Freeman during a four-run first inning that proved to be the difference in the series finale. Despite coming through with a decent day to close out the weekend, Albies is still off to a lackluster start to May with a .233/.343/.400 slash line, no home runs, no stolen bases, six runs and one RBI in eight games.

Herrera signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays on April 28, MiLB.com reports.

Toronto assigned Herrera to Triple-A Buffalo prior to the start of the minor-league season last week, and he's proceeded to go 2-for-12 with five total bases over his first three games with the affiliate. The 27-year-old Herrera has previously seen action in the big leagues over parts of four seasons with the Mets, Reds and Orioles, producing a .199/.290/.386 career slash line.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.

Altuve smashed his third home run of the season in the fourth inning, the second blast in the last four games for the second baseman. He's hit safely in five consecutive games, going 9-for-22 during that run and reversing a 2-for-29 slide that left him batting .247.

Mendick went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Royals.

Mendick, an infielder by trade, started in right field for a second straight day and knocked in three runs in the weekend games. Adam Eaton, the White Sox's primary right fielder, took a seat against two left-handers. It's unclear if there will be a platoon going forward, or if manager Tony La Russa was being overly cautious with Eaton, who was recently nagged by knee and hamstring issues. With an off-day Monday, Eaton will have three full days of rest before Chicago kicks off a series Tuesday at home against the Twins.

Marte (hamstring) will rejoin the Diamondbacks for an assessment Monday or Tuesday, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

The purpose of the evaluation is to determine how close Marte is to beginning a potential minor-league rehabilitation assignment. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo is "strongly in favor" of Marte playing games in the minors prior to returning from the injured list. Marte has been out since April 7.

Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.

Torres hit a walkoff single in Saturday's win over Washington, and he blasted his first home run of the season in the sixth inning Sunday. The 24-year-old hasn't displayed much power early in the season, as he's slashing .242/.336/.308 with a homer, 12 runs and 10 RBI in 32 games.

Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-3 loss to the White Sox.

Merrifield doubled and came around to score the game's first run in the first inning. He then singled and swiped his league-leading 11th base of the season. The 32-year-old is slashing .271/.327/.419 this season and has a hit in eight of nine games to begin May.

Cubs manager David Ross said Sunday that Hoerner (forearm) has checked out fine while taking part in light fielding and hitting work over the past few days, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Ross' positive report bodes well for Hoerner's chances of returning from the 10-day injured list when he's first eligible next weekend. David Bote and Ildemaro Vargas have been the primary replacements at second base while Hoerner has been on the shelf.

Rodgers (hamstring) will report to the Rockies' extended spring training facility in Arizona this week to continue playing in simulated games, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Rodgers had already progressed to playing in simulated games last week at Coors Field, but he should be able to pick up at-bats on a more regular basis in Arizona. Since Rodgers was idle for nearly a month due to the right hamstring strain he suffered in mid-March, he'll get some time to ramp up in Arizona before Colorado presumably sends him out for a rehab assignment at Triple-A Albuquerque. Whenever he's activated from the 10-day injured list, Rodgers could take over as the Rockies' everyday second baseman.

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

The lefty-hitting Lowe will bow out of the starting nine with southpaw Cole Irvin on the bump for Oakland. Mike Brosseau will get the nod at second base in Lowe's stead.