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Drury is not in the starting lineup for the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

The Diamondbacks outfield consists of Yasmany Tomas in left, Chris Owings in center and David Peralta in right. Assuming all four of these players stay healthy the rest of the season, Drury looks like he will be the odd man out the majority of the time. The 23-year-old is hitting .207 in his last 29 at-bats.

Green has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento.

Green was designated for assignment by the Giants last Thursday as they activated second baseman Joe Panik from the disabled list. The 28-year-old will head back to Triple-A where he owns a .294/.321/.437 line with six home runs and 33 RBI in 238 at-bats.

Renda was promoted from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday.

Renda has played just 23 games with Louisville since being promoted from Double-A Pensacola, but is headed up to the show for the first time in his career. He posted a .280 batting average with Louisville and will likely be used occasionally at second base to give 35-year-old Brandon Phillips extra time off.

Altuve homered and scored twice in a 2-for-6 game in a win Monday over the Blue Jays.

Altuve continues to extend his career high in home runs. After hitting 15 in 154 games last year, he now has 19 in just 105 this season. He already has 25 steals this year, so his next home run will add him to the 20-20 club. If he can get that home run soon, he might be the first to reach 20-20 this season -- however, he'll have to be quick, as Wil Myers is just one stolen base away.

Solarte went 2-for-5 with a two-run single and a run scored in his return from the Family Leave List during Monday's 6-3 victory over the Padres.

Solarte picked up right where he left off, extending his hitting streak to seven games. The cleanup hitter was the key cog in Milwaukee's five-run fifth inning, driving in two with a single before coming around to score himself on a Ryan Schimpf triple. This has been by far Solarte's best campaign on a per-game basis, as he has played in just 62 games this season, yet is still two-thirds of the way to last year's career-high total of 63 RBI set in 152 games.

Motter will be recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.

Motter becomes the ultimate beneficiary of the trade that sent Brandon Guyer to Cleveland. Despite slashing just .188/.290/.300 this season, he'll serve as outfield depth for the Rays. The rookie hasn't fared much better in Triple-A this year, hitting just .217 through 57 games, so it's hard to expect much out of him.

Marte (illness) is expected to begin a brief rehab assignment Wednesday for Triple-A Tacoma, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Marte has sidelined since July 17 due to mono. While he should be able to return within a week or so, it's unclear how much strength he has lost to the illness. That said, neither Shawn O'Malley nor Luis Sardinas have set the world on fire in Marte's absence, so if he shows well in his rehab assignment, he should be able to work his way back into the starting lineup quickly.

Solarte was reinstated from the Family Leave List by the Padres on Monday, Carlos Collazo of MLB.com reports.

Solarte will rejoin the Padres and regain his starting spot at third base. Solarte is having a nice season, hitting .290/.356/.856 in 224 at-bats. Jose Rondon was sent back to Double-A to make room for Solarte.

The Mets agreed to trade Herrera to the Reds on Monday as part of the package for Jay Bruce, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.

Herrera's name was not included in initial reports of the deal, but the Reds and Mets reworked the trade after one of the minors leaguers involved was flagged during the medical review process. Herrera has hit .276/.327/.462 with 13 homers and six steals in 86 games with Triple-A Las Vegas this season, but is limited defensively to second base.

Drury is out of the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.

Drury has gone just 10-for-46 (.217 average) in 14 appearances since the All-Star break, and could see his at-bats decline with the Diamondbacks activating David Peralta from the DL earlier this weekend. Fortunately, Drury's ability to play some infield won't completely close his pathway to playing regularly, but he may need to show improvement with his hitting in order to remain a mainstay in the lineup.