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Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Reds.

He crossed the plate with the winning run in the top of the ninth inning after being hit by a pitch to lead off the frame. Albies' homer was his seventh of the year, but he almost had an even better fantasy performance -- he appeared to steal third base easily in the first inning, only to have it waved off due to umpire interference on Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart's attempted throw. The 21-year-old is only 1-for-3 on steals through 23 games, but he has the speed and instincts to add a lot more value in that category as the season progresses.

Solarte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox.

The solo blast -- his sixth of the year -- put the Blue Jays ahead for the first time in the sixth inning, but the bullpen couldn't make it hold up. The 30-year-old is well on his way to topping last season's career-best 18 home runs, and his OPS sits at an .865 mark that ranks as a personal best by a wide margin.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Angels.

Altuve went 101 at-bats into 2018 without hitting a homer, but finally got off the schneid with a sixth-inning no-doubter over the left field wall. It was just the fifth extra-base hit of the season for Altuve, who is slugging .374, well off the .547 career-high mark he set in 2017.

Frazier is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Frazier will take a seat for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader after going just 1-for-6 in Game 1. Max Moroff will pick up a start at the keystone in his stead.

Forsythe (shoulder) still hasn't thrown but intends to restart his throwing program Friday, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The veteran infielder was initially scheduled to start his throwing program Monday, but he wound up waiting a bit longer since the inflammation in his shoulder had yet to subside. Forsythe reportedly feels better now, so he'll look ahead to Friday to get back on track.

Biggio homered in his third straight game Monday for Double-A New Hampshire and is now hitting .313/.414/.708 with four home runs and two steals in 48 at-bats.

The son of Craig Biggio often gets overshadowed by his teammates, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, who are also sons of former big-league mashers. However, it has been the old man for the Fisher Cats (relatively) who has been turning heads of late. He lacks the type of upside and track record that Guerrero and Bichette boast, but is a legitimate prospect in his own right.

Semien went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and two runs in a win over the Rangers on Monday.

Semien has three straight two-hit efforts and has accomplished the feat in four of the last five games overall. The 27-year-old also has a pair of round trippers in the last three games -- with Monday's blast snapping a 3-3 tie in the ninth -- and he's now compiled 10 of his 13 RBI for the season over the last 14 contests.

Altuve went 2-for-4 in Monday's 2-0 loss to the Angels, extending his hitting streak to seven games.

Altuve has gone hitless in just three of 24 games to start the season and is second to Oakland's Jed Lowrie with 33 hits. This is very typical of Altuve, who has hit streaks of eight, six and seven games already. We're still waiting on the power and speed aspects of his game -- Altuve hasn't homered yet and has just one stolen base.

Forsythe (shoulder) resumed throwing Monday, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

This is a big step for the infielder, as he's been in the no-throw section of his rehab program for a week already. He's eligible to return from the disabled list in the coming days, but it seems like he'll need another week or so to recover since he just started throwing.

Fontana was placed on the minor-league disabled list with an undisclosed injury, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Fontana was up with the Angels for a brief period early in the season but just made two pinch-hit appearances. He was 2-for-23 with nine walks for Triple-A Salt Lake before heading to the disabled list.