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Altuve left Monday's game after taking a pitch off the left wrist, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros have clinched, so this move may have been precautionary, but all the small bones in the hand and wrist make any hit-by-pitch scary. Consider Altuve day-to-day pending evaluation.

Marte is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

The Diamondbacks are resting their starters after clinching home-field advantage for the wild-card game, so Marte will head to the bench as Kris Negron draws the start at shortstop.

Solarte went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to Colorado.

The utility infielder has bounced around the diamond over his last eight starts, batting .313 with two homers and five RBI over that span. While Solarte is currently swinging a hot bat, the Padres are scheduled to face three lefties over their next four contests, and the switch-hitter has struggled against southpaws to the tune of .208 batting average this season. With every at-bat having increased significance this late in the year, fantasy owners may want to have a backup plan ready after Monday's tilt against the Dodgers.

Albies is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Albies turned in an 0-for-5 showing during Saturday's contest and will be given the day off after starting every game during the month of September. Johan Camargo will slide over to second base with Rio Ruiz drawing the start at third.

Drury went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Marlins.

With the Marlins bringing a lefty (Dillon Peters) to the hill for a second straight day, Drury drew the start at the keystone, resulting in Daniel Descalso moving to the bench. The duo will continue to share time at the position, as Drury hasn't done enough in a platoon role to warrant a larger slate of at-bats. He's batting an unremarkable .226/.281/.434 in September.

Frazier is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Cardinals, but he'll be given the afternoon off with Chris Bostick taking over at the keystone.

Hernandez is in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants, according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.

Hernandez is the rare hitter with an eye-popping track record against Giants southpaw Madison Bumgarner, but he is indeed 13-for-27 (.481) with four doubles and three home runs against Bumgarner in his career. Those numbers earned Hernandez a start Saturday, and he will man left field while hitting third in the Dodgers' batting order.

Marte is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.

Marte will head to the bench for a breather after starting five straight games for the Diamondbacks, going 5-for-19 over that stretch. Adam Rosales will start at shortstop and bat eighth in his place.

Altuve is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.

Manager A.J. Hinch is giving several of his top players the day off Saturday, and Altuve is included in that group. Marwin Gonzalez will man the keystone in Altuve's place.

Marte went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and a run scored in Friday's 13-11 win over the Marlins.

Marte has churned out a.270/.352/.365 batting line in September while chipping in 12 runs and two steals in 18 games, offering the Diamondbacks quality production while serving as the team's starting shortstop. Though Marte's power numbers have dipped since the All-Star break, his solid on-base skills and capable glove should lock him into an everyday role the rest of the way.