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Kemp (foot) will start in left field and bat eighth Sunday against the Dodgers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Kemp departed early in Saturday's 14-0 win after getting hit on the pitch by a foot, but it appears his removal was merely precautionary with the Astros enjoying a gigantic lead. The 26-year-old made it through warmups Sunday without incident and will reprise his starting role in the outfield in the series finale.

Drury is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mariners.

With four hits in 26 at-bats during his eight appearances for the Blue Jays, Drury hasn't made much of a positive impression for his new team. Those struggles are unlikely to result in Drury getting phased out of the Blue Jays' infield picture, though he might have to settle for a more restricted role until his bat begins to heat up.

Semien went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in a win over the Tigers on Saturday.

Semien's success from the eight hole continues, with the shortstop now hitting .381 over his 42 at-bats out of that slotting in the order. The shortstop also tied a career high by swiping his 12th base of the season, and he's just two doubles away from equaling the high-water mark in that category that he set in 2016.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the Diamondbacks' 9-3 win over the Giants on Saturday.

It was the fourth two-hit performance in seven starts for Marte, who also doubled up his previous career-high home-run total (five) from 2017 when he took Andrew Suarez deep for a two-run shot in the first inning. After delivering a lowly .582 OPS through the end of May, Marte has looked like a completely different player over the past two-plus months. Dating back to the beginning of June, Marte is slashing .296/.380/.575 with nine home runs, 31 RBI and 35 runs in 55 games, making him one of the more valuable fantasy commodities in the middle infield during that stretch.

McNeil went 4-for-4 with a double against the Braves on Saturday.

McNeil recorded the first multi-hit game of his career Saturday, the highlight coming when he doubled to deep left field. He's shown decent plate discipline -- he's walked four times in 25 at-bats -- but failed to hit for much power throughout most of his minor-league career. That changed in 2018, when he posted .299 and .232 ISOs across Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas respectively. That breakout makes him an interesting name to monitor as long as he's seeing regular at-bats at the major-league level.

Kemp was removed from Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch on the foot, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet reports.

Kemp was plunked in the eighth inning with Houston up by seven runs, so manager A.J. Hinch played it cautious and had Jake Marisnick run for Kemp.

Bostick was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday.

Bostick had been up since Tuesday, appearing twice off the bench and failing to get a hit in two at-bats. He was sent down to make room for the activation of Corey Dickerson (hamstring).

Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

In sporadic playing time with the Giants this season, the utility man is hitting just .226/.284/.290. He has multiple routes back to the Giants' roster but hasn't done much to suggest he'll be a viable fantasy option when he returns.

Lowe will be called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times reports.

Lowe will take the place of Daniel Robertson -- who is headed to the DL with a left thumb sprain -- on the active roster prior to Saturday's game against the White Sox. Across 46 games with Durham this year, Lowe slashed .304/.380/.613 with 14 home runs and 35 RBI. Look for him to receive regular time at the keystone during his first taste of the big leagues.

Frazier is 10-for-22 with five doubles and three RBI since he was called up July 25.

He resembles the solid hitter he was in 2016 and 2017 more than the one who batted just .239/.323/.355 through June. Manager Clint Hurdle will look for ways to get Frazier's bat in the lineup, but with Corey Dickerson (hamstring) expected to return Saturday, playing time won't come easy.