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Solarte went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI Sunday as the Blue Jays defeated the Rangers 7-2.

Solarte's seventh home run of the year came in the second inning as he hit a solo shot off Martin Perez. Solarte has been a sound source of power early this year, as he's on track to surpass last season's career-high 18 home runs. Although his .231 batting average is underwhelming, Solarte has struck out in just 15.5 percent of his plate appearances, leaving room for him to approach his .265 career batting average.

Drury (impaired vision) is participating in a rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre but remains without an estimated return date, Marc Carig of The Athletic New York reports.

Since beginning his rehab assignment on April 24, Drury has played in four games. Over said outings, he's gone 6-for-13 (.462) and scored three runs. However, it's unclear when the Yankees are looking to bring him off the disabled list. It remains to be seen what Drury's role will be once he returns to full health, as top prospects Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar have been sound options since being promoted to the big club.

Altuve went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Athletics.

Altuve continues to get on base at a prolific rate and is now hitting .351/.411/.450 after his four-hit performance Saturday. He also hit his second home run of the week, a positive sign after struggling to hit for power early in the season.

Semien went 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over the Astros on Friday.

Semien continued producing out of the leadoff spot Friday, posting his fifth two-hit effort of the last six games. The hot-hitting shortstop has reached safely in eight straight contests overall, a stretch during which he's raised his average 39 points to .286.

Merrifield is not in the lineup Thursday against the White Sox, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Merrifield is heating up at the plate, hitting safely in six of his last seven games and hitting three home runs in that span. He'll head to the bench for a night off Thursday however, allowing Ryan Goins to pick up a start at the keystone.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Rangers on Wednesday.

Semien's hitting streak now sits at five games, and he's reached safely in seven consecutive contests overall. The red-hot shortstop has boosted his average by 31 points to .278 since April 18, a stretch during which he's churned out five multi-hit efforts.

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.

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.