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Drury went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 10-1 win over the Padres.

Drury supplied one of the Diamondbacks' two homers during an eight-run first inning, smacking a 391-foot blast to left center to bring around Yasmany Tomas. He would go on to add a base hit later in the contest to earn his fifth two-hit performance of May, propping his average up to .296 for the month. Drury did strike out in each of his other three at-bats on the evening, however, and his swing-and-miss tendencies could eventually put him at risk of seeing his average drop precipitously once his .382 BABIP normalizes.

Forsythe (toe) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday if his rehab appearances Friday and Saturday go well, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

With Justin Turner headed to the disabled list with a hamstring strain, the starting job at third base will belong to Forsythe upon his return. Even though he was light on power in his 14 games for the Dodgers thus far in 2017, he walked six times and posted a .407 OBP, a boon to any lineup. He hit 37 home runs over the past two seasons for the Rays, so expect the power to show up at some point as well.

Semien had the cast on his injured wrist removed Friday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Semien will work with trainers over the next few days to determine his timetable for getting back into baseball activity. He will likely require a substantial rehab assignment before he can return to the diamond, so it would still be a surprise if he suits up for the Athletics by the end of May.

Barreto went 3-for-6 with five RBI from a double and three-run home run in Triple-A Nashville's 13-3 win over Fresno on Thursday. He also scored twice.

Barreto is now slashing .320/.369/.510 with six homers and 27 RBI over 37 games with the Sounds. The 21-year-old shorstop is one of several promising prospects simmering just below the big-league level for Oakland, although the team currently appears committed to having him continue to get regular reps in the minors despite Marcus Semien's extended absence with a wrist injury.

Frazier is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Phillies.

Frazier has been scorching in six games since returning from the DL, going 11-for-26 with five RBI, but gets a routine day of rest Friday. The recently recalled Danny Ortiz takes over in right field for the series opener.

Forsythe (toe) could come off the DL prior to Sunday's game against the Marlins, Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reports.

The Dodgers have Monday off, so Forsythe would likely be activated for Tuesday if he's not ready over the weekend. Forsythe, who's been out since April 18, has gone 2-for-11 over four games during his rehab assignment at High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

Frazier went 3-for-5 with a double, four RBI and two runs during Thursday's win over Washington.

Frazier has set the table from the leadoff spot in each of the past five games, and with a .347 batting average and .395 on-base percentage, his fantasy value is on the rise. His ceiling is low because of his lack of power, but Frazier shouldn't be overlooked in deep seasonal leagues or daily contests while hitting well.

Polanco is not in the lineup for the second game of the Twins' doubleheader against the Rockies.

Polanco went 1-for-4 in the first game to raise his batting average to .248 on the season, but he'll head to the bench for the nightcap. Ehire Adrianza will man shortstop in his place.

Solarte went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the Padres' 3-1 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday.

The Padres were stymied by Milwaukee's pitching all evening, but Solarte managed to crack the code one time with a first-pitch double off Matt Garza to tie the game in the sixth inning. Despite the nice rip Wednesday, Solarte is slumping at the plate right now, batting just .133 over his past 14 games.

Altuve went 4-for-5 with two triples and two doubles in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Marlins.

The last time a player hit two triples and doubles in the same game was in 2005 when Carl Crawford did it for Tampa Bay. Altuve's feat was just the 14th time it's occurred in MLB history. Making the accomplishment even odder was that he didn't score a run despite being in scoring position four times. Altuve, who leads the AL with a road batting average of .403, finished Houston's current trip hitting .379 (11-for-29) with six extra-base hits, five runs scored and four RBI in seven games.