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Yarbrough went 1-for-4 with a double and a strikeout in Triple-A Arkansas' 1-0 loss to Midland on Friday.

Yarbrough only saw six at-bats this spring and went hitless in all of them. The second basemen's production has declined in every minor league season from 2013 to 2015 as he's hit .313, .285, and .236, respectively. However, he was promoted from High-A to Double-A to Triple-A in those seasons and faced tougher competition. If the 24-year-old can get back up to his career .279 minor league average this year at Triple-A Salt Lake, he might have a shot at getting promoted to the big leagues.

Giavotella is not in the lineup Saturday against the Twins, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Giavotella has been splitting time with Cliff Pennington at second base this season, and the Angels will go with Pennington on Saturday against Twins righty Ricky Nolasco. Pennington will bat ninth in the order.

Forythe was forced to exit Friday's matchup with the White Sox following a collision after chasing a fly ball, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Forsythe collided with Kevin Kiermaier while attempting to chase down a fly ball. The impact was severe enough to knock both players out of the game. Forsythe has been replaced by Brad Miller. There is currently no word on the severity of Forsythe's injury, so expect an update on his status when more information becomes available.

Altuve continued his torrid start to the season Thursday, launching a home run and a double in four at-bats against the Royals.

Altuve followed up his three XBH game Wednesday by knocking two more extra base hits in Thursday's contest. What's more, Altuve was the Astros hitter with multiple hits Thursday with the rest of the lineup failing to figure out Royals starter Ian Kennedy. Altuve looks locked in at the dish right now and although he hasn't stolen a base in his last three games, his power production in that span more than makes up for it.

Altuve doubled twice, homered and drove in two runs over five at-bats Wednesday in a loss to Kansas City.

This has been an all-or-nothing series for Altuve, who's collected two three-hit games as well as an 0-for-4 in the first three contests of this four-game set. Expect plenty more hits as well as steals and counting stats from Altuve as the season goes on.

Andrus is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Andrus has gotten off to an excellent start to the season, batting .357 through eight games, but he'll get the day off Wednesday regardless. Hanser Alberto will take his spot at shortstop and bat eighth.

Semine went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs Tuesday against the Angels.

Semien continues to bat ninth in the Athletics order, even though he now owns a team-leading .593 slugging percentage after this impressive outburst. The shortstop will move up if he can sustain this pace, but that's a big if.

Andrus went 3-for-4 with his first double of the season, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 shellacking of the Mariners.

Andrus' .387 OBP would set a new career high, which makes it all the more frustrating that the speedy Venezuelan is yet to nab a steal on three attempts after topping 20 in each of his first seven MLB campaigns. He's making up for it by contributing elsewhere for now, but history and his place in the bottom third of the Texas batting order suggest there's a ceiling on the 27-year-old's production.

Forsythe hit his second home run Tuesday against Cleveland, a two-run home run.

The home run came off Corey Kluber and broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. Forsythe is struggling to hit for average thus far, at .222 with six strikeouts in 30 plate appearances, but he has three extra-base hits and a .481 slugging percentage. Forsythe hit .281/.349/.444 in 153 games in 2015.

Marte is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Marte has been held without a hit over the last three games, as he's seen his average drop to .160 on the season. He'll get a day off while Luis Sardinas will take over the duties at shortstop and bat second against Derek Holland.