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As expected, the Astros promoted outfielder Domingo Santana, infielder Enrique Hernandez and ptcher Kevin Chapman from Triple-A Oklahoma City Tuesday. All three players will be in uniform against the Mariners.

Rays infielder Logan Forsythe delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 12th inning Monday, sending Tampa Bay to a 4-3 win. He finished 2 for 5 with one walk and one strikeout.

Forsythe recorded his third straight multi-hit game and his sixth in his last 10 appearances. He is batting .457 (16 for 35) with one triple, two home runs, five RBI and five runs in his last 10 games. Forsythe hit his two homers over the weekend, as he homered in consecutive games Saturday and Sunday.

The Astros will promote infielder Enrique Hernandez and left-handed reliever Kevin Chapman from Triple-A Oklahoma City Tuesday, a source told MLB.com. 

Hernandez is batting .337 with a .380 on-base percentage, .506 slugging percentage and .887 OPS in 67 games at Triple-A. He has two triples, eight home runs, 17 doubles and 31 RBI.

Chapman is 1-1 with a 0.94 ERA and 1.40 WHIP in 26 relief appearances for Oklahoma City. He also has two saves and 37 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 0 for 3 with a stolen bases in his team's 10-4 loss to the Mariners Monday.

Altuve was dealing with a swollen left elbow after the game, but he said the injury won't keep him from playing Tuesday, MLB.com reports. His stolen base gives him a steal in a franchise-record seven straight games. Altuve has hit .344/.385/.448 with two home runs, 26 RBI and 37 stolen bases in 337 at-bats.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 3 for 5 with two stolen bases in his team's 6-4 win over the Tigers Sunday.

It was the fourth straight game in which Altuve swiped two bases and the sixth straight in which he recorded at least one steal. He also has four straight multihit efforts as he attempts to put together a darkhorse MVP candidacy. Altuve has hit .347/.386/.452 with two home runs, 26 RBI and 36 stolen bases in 334 at-bats.

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The number of RBI that Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe had in June heading into Saturday could be found in the middle of a donut. But Forsythe not only drove in two to help his team beat Baltimore, he managed his second three-hit performance in the last four games.

Forsythe began his big day with a two-run homer in the second inning and added two singles. He has 12 hits in his last eight games and has raised his average to .229, its highest point since April 2.

Matt Williams could be giving Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa a glimpse of his immediate future. He has been benched for the second game of the Saturday doubleheader after sitting out the first. Espinosa could make the pine his permanent spot upon the return of Bryce Harper to the lineup.

Espinosa had started 25 of the previous 27 games.

Struggling Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa could be the odd man out of the starting lineup when Bryce Harper returns off the disabled list, the Washington Post has speculated.

His presence would push Ryan Zimmerman back to third base and move Anthony Rendon to second, thereby benching Espinosa. Espinosa hasn't earned playing time with a .219/.286/.351 stat line and 91 strikeouts that ranks fifth in the major leagues. He is also hitless in his last 16 at-bats.

Nationals manager Matt Williams will not reveal how he'll employ his lineup once Bryce Harper returns, according to The Washington Post. 

Williams had previously outlined a situation where Ryan Zimmerman would shift back to third, pushing Danny Espinosa out of the lineup. Harper is expected to see time at all three outfield spots once he returns, which could give Williams more flexibility. It's unclear if Williams will stick with that plan moving forward, or if he has something else up his sleeve.