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The Yankees reinstated Stephen Drew from the paternity list Thursday, the team announced.

Drew missed the last two games while on the paternity list. Meanwhile, the team also recalled infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A. Petit hit .200 with five RBI in 35 at-bats for the Yankees earlier this season.

For the first time in the last 11 games, the Astros will have second baseman Jose Altuve in the leadoff spot for Wednesday's game at the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced.

Altuve will go against Andrew Heaney, who he has never faced in his career. Over his last 12 games, Altuve is hitting .244 with no home runs and three RBI.

The Astros are the favorites (-100) at Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien had his first multi-hit performance since May 30. On Tuesday, Semien went 3 for 4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in the 8-6 win over the Rangers. 

Despite the lack of multi-hit efforts, Semien has managed to maintain a .296 batting average over his last eight contests. 

Perhaps even more noteworthy for Semien is that he has not committed an error in his last seven games, his second-longest errorless streak of the season. He still leads the American League with 22 errors on the season. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus totaled three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI in five at-bats Tuesday against the Athletics. Andrus, who was held out of the lineup Sunday, also had one run and one strikeout.

Andrus is batting .265 (18 for 68) with one home run, one triple, two doubles, eight RBI, seven walks, eight runs, 12 strikeouts and two stolen bases in 19 June games.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe hit his eighth home run of the season in Monday night's 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays. 

Forsythe went yard in the bottom of the seventh inning on a solo shot. He finished the game 2 for 3 with a single and two walks. Forsythe's RBI from the solo home run gives him 32 for the season. 

This is the second consecutive multi-hit game for Forsythe as he now has five in the past two days. 

He now has a slash line of .293/.371/.455 this season. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve will be in the starting lineup for Monday's contest at the Los Angeles Angles, reports MLB.com.

Altuve has missed the last four games after sustaining a hamstring injury. He will bat third and play second base.

Altuve will face Hector Santiago, who he 2 for 8 against in his career with no extra-base hits. Over his last 14 games, Altuve is hitting .250 with three RBI.

The Astros are the underdogs (+125) at Los Angeles on Monday.

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien has committed four errors in his last 18 games. That might not seem like a positive development, but it is considering his previous struggles.

Semien made 12 errors in May and leads the majors this season with 22. But new infield instructor and former Rangers manager Ron Washington sees vast improvement during daily drills he runs with Semien that take precedence over work in the batting cage.

"I'm with him every day and I see the progress he makes," Washington told csnbayarea.com. "I'm sitting up there wanted balls to go to him because I want him to play the ball."

Semien appears more relaxed in the field and has been more adept converting routine plays. His throws are more forceful and accurate. Bob Melvin has noticed.

"We all know he has the ability to do it, and he's showing more consistency," Melvin said. "He just looked more confident, and I think success breeds confidence."

The improvement would be impossible if Semien allowed the errors to wreck that confidence. But that has not been the case.

"You pay attention to it, everybody does," he said. "But you just have to move on, be mentally tough and want the next ball hit to you no matter what. ... That's the professional mindset. That's what we're here to do, is bounce back from mistakes."

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe apparently doesn't like one-hit games. It's either multiple hits or forget it.

At least that's his recent trend. Forsythe has more than one hit in five of his last seven games and is hitless in the other two. It all adds up to a hot streak in which he is batting .481 (13-for-27).

Most of those hits, however, have gone to waste. He has scored just one run during that stretch and has only one RBI over his last six games.

Forsythe has been a pleasant surprise for a team that has also been a pleasant surprise. His .288 average is at its highest point since June 2.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve missed his fourth straight game on Sunday, with a hamstring injury. However, Altuve did a second straight day of pregame drills, and the hamstring passed all tests. 

Manager A.J. Hinch is confident that Altuve will be able to play in Monday's game. 

Altuve did striding drills on Saturday and side-to-side movement on Sunday.

“I think he’s answered probably every test,” Hinch said, per the Houston Chronicle. “There’s certain stuff we can’t do until you get into a game. But he’s making steady progress and we’re going to get him on the field pretty soon. He had his helmet on last night. Was going to pinch hit at one point. So he’s available. But I’m going to hold off staring him until at least tomorrow.”

Altuve reported no pain in the hamstring on Sunday. 

White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham hit a game-winning home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift his team past the Rangers on Sunday.

Beckham entered the game as a pinch-hitter and went 1 for 1 with the game-clinching blast, which was his fourth of the season.

Beckham is hitting .220 with four home runs and 15 RBI in 127 at-bats this season.