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Gorman went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI for Low-A Peoria in its 6-5 loss to Quad Cities on Monday.

The 18-year-old has tallied four home runs through his first 12 games at Peoria, bringing his season total to 15 after he previously raked with rookie-level Johnson City. True to his reputation heading into the 2018 first-year player draft, Gorman has showcased plenty of power in the lower rungs of the minors, but his poor contact rate bears watching. He's already struck out 21 times in 51 plate appearances (41.2 percent) with Peoria.

The Astros plan to activate Altuve (knee) prior to Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The team hasn't fully committed to this, and they will probably wait to see how Altuve feels when he gets to the ballpark, but it sounds like he will be back in time to only miss one game this week, which makes him a viable option in most weekly formats. Yuli Gurriel is starting at second base Monday.

McNeil is not in the starting nine versus San Francisco on Monday.

McNeil will take up a spot on the pine after starting the past four games, during which he's gone 7-for-18 with three extra-base hits and three RBI. In his absence, Jose Reyes will man the keystone and bat sixth in the order. Look for McNeil to rejoin the lineup Tuesday.

Forsythe is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox.

Forsythe started 16 straight games since arriving in Minnesota. He hit an excellent .458 in the first 13 contests of that stretch but has gone 0-for-12 in his last three. He'll get a day off Monday, with Ehire Adrianza starting at second base.

Frazier supplied a walkoff, pinch-hit solo home run in the Pirates' 2-1 victory over the Cubs on Sunday in 11 innings.

Though Frazier was out of the lineup for the third time in four games, it didn't prevent him from making an impact off the bench. He entered the contest in the bottom of the ninth and reached base after being hit by a pitch, then swapped in for Corey Dickerson in left field and delivered the decisive hit two innings later. Since being promoted from Triple-A Indianapolis in late July, Frazier is slashing .390/.422/.661 across 59 at-bats, but it doesn't look like he'll be in store for a full-time role with the Pirates committed to Josh Harrison as their everyday second baseman.

Rosario went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Sunday's 8-2 win over Philadelphia.

In the five-game series against the Phillies, Rosario racked up 10 hits, seven RBI and eight runs scored. He's slashing .247/.290/.372 in 431 plate appearances this season. Rosario has also collected 14 stolen bases with 32 extra-base hits.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 12-1 win over Seattle.

Hernandez's last home run came way back on July 20, the first game back from the All-Star break. This year, he's up to 18 long balls and 43 RBI as he continues setting new career highs in nearly every offensive category.

Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Sunday that it's "not out of the realm of possibility" that Altuve (knee) could be activated from the 10-day disabled list prior to Tuesday's game against the Mariners, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Sidelined since July 25 with a sore right knee, Altuve was cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment at Triple-A Fresno on Sunday. He's expected to get about three or four at-bats while playing six or seven innings in the field for the affiliate before rejoining the Astros in Seattle on Monday. If all goes well when he's examined by team doctors, Altuve would likely rest for the series opener before returning to action as soon as Tuesday. The return of the reigning AL MVP would provide a massive boon to an Astros squad that has squandered its huge lead in the AL West since Altuve hit the shelf.

Hernandez will start in center field and bat sixth Sunday against the Mariners, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Hernandez will remain in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, but all of those starts have come against left-handed pitching. The utility man still looks to be a short-side platoon man for the Dodgers, thereby hindering his rest-of-season fantasy outlook.

Kemp is out of the lineup Sunday against the Athletics.

Kemp will be withheld from the starting nine against Oakland left-hander Sean Manaea, enabling Marwin Gonzalez to pick up a turn in left field. The 26-year-old has delivered a .761 OPS over 20 appearances since the All-Star break, which has helped him retain a semi-regular spot in the Houston lineup.