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Semien went 2-for-4 and recorded his 11th stolen base of the season in a win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

A recent move down the order seems to have agreed with Semien thus far, and he's now hitting .359 (14-for-39) with three doubles, one triple and two RBI when deployed out of the eighth spot this season. Nick Martini should continue to lead off while Semien bats in the bottom third against righties, but look for Semien to see starts atop the order against lefties.

Forsythe is not in the lineup against Cleveland on Wednesday, LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune reports.

Forsythe is expected to be available off the bench but won't be in the starting lineup since he still has yet to arrive in Minnesota after being dealt from the Dodgers on Tuesday. Ehire Adrianza will man second base and bat ninth.

McNeil is out of the lineup against Washington on Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

McNeil will receive a breather after five straight starts in the lineup. In his place, Phillip Evans will man the keystone and bat seventh.

Sweeney was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Sweeney was removed from the 40-man roster in early July after a brief stint in the majors, and now makes his return to the Blue Jays following the trades of John Axford and Aaron Loup. Sweeney should serve in a utility role for Toronto and is unlikely to garner consistent opportunities.

Drury is not in Tuesday's lineup versus Oakland, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Drury went 0-for-4 during Monday's series opener and will retreat to the bench while Devon Travis (back) and Yangervis Solarte get starts in the infield.

Marte is out of the lineup against Texas on Tuesday.

Marte will head to the bench after starting the past eight games, during which he's gone 8-for-29 (.276 average) with an .814 OPS. In his place, Daniel Descalso will man second base and bat sixth.

Bostick was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.

Bostick has the ability to play second base and all around the outfield. He'll likely serve in a utility role in his time with the team. The 25-year-old has hit a solid .295/.351/.436 for Indianapolis so far this season and went 8-for-27 at the big-league level last year.

Forsythe was traded from the Dodgers to the Twins on Tuesday along with Luke Raley and Devin Smeltzer in exchange for Brian Dozier, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

With Forsythe's salary matching Dozier's almost perfectly, it allowed the Dodgers to stay under the luxury tax. Forsythe was hitting just .207 and was worth negative-0.6 fWAR in 211 plate appearances, so it would not be surprising if he didn't play much with the rebuilding Twins.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a win over the Blue Jays on Monday.

Semien operated out of the eight hole, ceding the leadoff role to the hot-hitting Nick Martini. The shortstop is wrapping up July wielding a hot bat, as he's now generated four two-hit efforts over his last eight games, a span during which he's laced a quartet of two-baggers and driven in five of his eight runs for the month.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a triple Monday in the Diamondbacks' 9-5 loss to the Rangers.

The triple was Marte's 10th of the season, giving him the MLB lead in the category. While that output seemingly supports Marte's status as one of the majors' fastest players -- he ranks in the 85th percentile among all players with at least 10 running opportunities in terms of sprint speed, per Baseball Savant -- he remains curiously inactive on the basepaths. Marte has logged just three stolen-base attempts this season and seven total across 656 career plate appearances with Arizona.