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Solarte went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, two RBI and two runs in Saturday's loss to the Tigers.

Solarte tied the game up at 1-1 with his RBI double in the third inning, while his solo homer in the fifth inning put the Blue Jays ahead 4-2 (though it would be the final run Toronto scored en route to a 7-4 loss). The 30-year-old is now hitting a solid .256/.316/.479 with 12 homers and 35 RBI this season.

Forsythe is out of Saturday's lineup against the Rockies, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

This is his second day out of the lineup over the last three games. He is hitting .244/.300/.311 with zero home runs over his last 45 at-bats. Breyvic Valera is starting at second base and hitting eighth against righty German Marquez.

Alvarez was assigned outright to Double-A Frisco on Saturday, John Blake of the Texas Rangers reports.

Alvarez was designated for assignment by the Rangers on Tuesday to make room for Ricardo Rodriguez on the 40-man roster, and will remain at Double-A Frisco. The 23-year-old has an unsightly .189/.279/.283 slash line with 53 strikeouts in 159 at-bats for the RoughRiders this season.

Marte went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's win over the Marlins.

Marte clubbed a home run off lefty Jarlin Garcia in the fifth, and hit another solo shot -- his third of the year -- off righty Brad Ziegler in the eighth. It was Marte's first multi-homer game of his big-league career, and he now has 15 RBI and 19 runs scored to go along with 14 extra-base hits.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Cardinals.

Frazier recorded the hits off starter Miles Mikolas, bringing his total of extra-base hits to eight on the season. The 26-year-old is hitting .242/.322/.367 with three home runs, eight RBI and 23 runs on the year.

Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Joe Panik (thumb) came off the disabled list in a corresponding move, so Tomlinson was the obvious roster casualty. He will serve as organizational middle-infield depth at Triple-A.

Barreto was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

It was more of the same for Barreto during his latest big-league stint -- he rode the pine for most of his stay and went hitless in six at-bats. He's still just 22 and is far from a lost cause, but some of the prospect shine has worn off over the last year or so. It looks like Barreto will need a long-term injury in the middle infield in order to get an extended look with the big club at any point this season.

Semien was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He's back on the active roster but Semien hasn't yet arrived to the ballpark and is not listed in the lineup Friday. The hope is that Semien will arrive shortly before game time and serve off the bench before resuming his role as the A's primary shortstop Saturday.

Altuve went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

Altuve hit safely for a seventh consecutive game, a ridiculous run that's seen him go 17-for-31 (.548) with six extra-base hits, seven RBI and eight runs scored. The power component of Altuve's game is still missing in action, but he leads MLB in hits (80) and is fifth in average (.338).

Beckham was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

Beckham was sent back to the minors in order to clear a spot on the roster for Dee Gordon (toe), who was activated from the disabled list in a corresponding move. This isn't all too surprising, as Beckham hit just .206/.270/.235 across 12 games with the Mariners while filling in for Gordon. He'll report back to the Rainiers where he'll continue to serve as organizational depth.