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Albies went 1-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Indians.

Albies is only getting on base a .300 clip while serving as the Braves' leadoff man in each of the past eight games, but with Ender Inciarte still off to an ugly start to the season, don't expect manager Brian Snitker to change things up anytime soon. Despite his meager .705 OPS in the eight-game span, Albies has reaped the rewards of batting in front of Josh Donaldson, Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna by scoring 10 runs during that stretch.

Rosario went 1-for-4 and committed two errors in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.

The shortstop is suddenly fighting the ball in the field -- Rosario's committed five errors on the year, and all five have come in the last five games. The 23-year-old does have an eight-game hitting streak going, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see manager Mickey Callaway give Rosario a day off sometime soon to clear his head.

Turang is 15-for-52 (.288) with five RBI, four stolen bases and an 8:9 BB:K through 14 games with Low-A Wisconsin.

Turang has just three extra-base hits thus far -- all doubles -- but the 19-year-old is getting the job done in the contact and on-base departments, and is showing some speed. He has demonstrated quality plate discipline and has been efficient swiping bases since being taken in the first round last year, posting a 39:43 BB:K and 18 steals in 21 attempts over 56 minor-league games.

Forsythe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 11-10 win over the Astros.

Forsythe has been getting regular playing time at first base while Ronald Guzman (hamstring) is sidelined, but he hasn't seized the opportunity. He's hitting .212 (7-for-33) with one homer and five RBI in the 10 games since taking over. Guzman is on the verge of a rehabilitation assignment, so Forsythe's window should last about another week.

Frazier (back) popped out to right field as a pinch hitter Sunday against San Francisco.

He ran sprints and took grounders at second base prior to Sunday's game. Frazier hasn't started since Wednesday, but his pinch-hitting appearance suggests he could return to the starting lineup as soon as Monday.

Beckham went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.

Beckham hit his third home run of the season in the seventh inning to make it 4-0, and the run proved critical as Chicago rallied for three runs in the eighth. The 32-year-old infielder has been effective filling in for Jordy Mercer (quadriceps), though the latter is eligible to return from the injured list Wednesday, which could push Beckham back into a reserve role.

Urias has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.

Urias struggled during spring training and out of the gate to start the season, so the Padres will option him to Triple-A in the hopes that regular at-bats will help him get on track at the dish, per Cassavell. He had just two hits in 24 at-bats with the big club this season before this move. In a corresponding move, Manuel Margot has been activated from the paternity list.

Lowe is a candidate to lead off against right-handed pitchers while Austin Meadows (thumb sprain) is on the injured list, Josh Tolentino of The Athletic reports.

Joey Wendle, who was just activated from the injured list, is manager Kevin Cash's other option atop the lineup while Meadows is out. Lowe was providing excellent counting stats (15 RBI, 11 runs) in the middle of the order. A move up would hurt his RBI chances while giving him a slight bump up in runs scored.

Altuve is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

He is hitting .345 with seven home runs and 14 strikeouts over his last 14 games, and will get some well-deserved rest in this one. Aledmys Diaz will start at the keystone, hitting seventh.

Frazier (back) is out of the lineup for the third straight game Sunday against San Francisco.

Back spasms have kept Frazier out of the lineup for the entirety of the weekend series. Colin Moran starts at second base in his absence.