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Slumping Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien is getting the day off on Tuesday, as he is being held out of the lineup against the Padres. Semien had started 12 of 13 games for the A's this month, but is batting .195 with one extra-base hit over that span. He has also committed four errors this month.

Eric Sogard will get the start at shortstop and bat second on Tuesday, in what is likely just a rest day for Semien. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was back in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rockies after missing three games due to a hamstring injury.

Altuve heads into Tuesday's game batting .262 (11 for 42) with one double, two RBI, three runs, seven strikeouts and two stolen bases in 11 June games.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe went 3 for 5 at the plate to help lead the Rays to a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Monday.

Forsythe also drove in two runs during the contest. Over his last 15 games, Forsythe is 12 for 52 with two home runs and nine RBI.

The weekend absence of Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has now extended beyond the weekend. He is sidelined again Monday against Colorado with a hamstring problem.

Altuve, who sustained the injury Friday, has not played since. But he is available off the bench Monday and should return to action Tuesday, per MLB.com.

He was in a rare slump before going down with just three hits in his last 20 at-bats.

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien's recent struggles at the plate continued during an 8-1 win Sunday against the Angels. Semien went hitless in five at-bats, which included three strikeouts.

Semien is batting just .184 (7 for 38) with one double, no RBI, four walks, one run and 12 strikeouts in 11 June games. 

Unfortunately, Semien's hitting woes have lasted nearly a month. In his last 25 games, he has just a .189/.247/.233/.481 slash line. He has one triple, two doubles and one RBI in that span.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not starting for the second consecutive game due to a hamstring injury. 

Altuve sustained the tweak on Friday, though it's not a serious injury. Altuve is expected to be back in the Astros lineup this week. This season, Altuve is hitting .290 with 27 RBI. 

"He'll be day to day for the next couple days until he feels back to 100 percent," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said Saturday, via MLB.com. "But I know he and our trainer were encouraged by how he was evaluated today. We avoided a worse injury."

As expected, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Mariners. Altuve left Friday's game after one inning due to discomfort in his left hamstring.

Though Altuve reported improvement in his hamstring on Saturday, manager A.J. Hinch was non-committal on whether Altuve would be available for the remainder of the weekend series.

"He'll be day to day for the next couple days until he feels back to 100 percent," Hinch said, per MLB.com "But I know he and our trainer were encouraged by how he was evaluated today. We avoided a worse injury."

For his part, Altuve does not mind having time off to completely heal.

"I'd rather lose one or two games than lose a month. I have to be smart about this and it's not going to be easy for me to sit on the bench, but I have to support my team from here," Altuve said.

White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham will be in the starting lineup on Saturday against the Rays.

Beckham is hitting .236 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 110 at-bats this season.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe is not in Saturday's starting lineup. Forsythe, who has started 40 games this season, including the last 10, will be replaced by Nick Franklin. 

Franklin is starting at second base for the seventh time this year and first since June 1. He's started games at shortstop and first base since then. He'll bat eighth in the lineup. 

The Astros will put a shuffled lineup up against the Mariners on Saturday, the team announced.

Right fielder George Springer will return to the leadoff role after teammate Jose Altuve, who hit leadoff in Friday's game, hurt his hamstring. Rookie shortstop Carlos Correa will bat second, despite not hitting any higher than fifth in the lineup since being called up to the majors.

Jake Marisnik will make his first start in left field, giving Preston Tucker a day off. He will bat sixth in the lineup.

First baseman Chris Carter, who hit a home run out of the ninth spot on Friday, will bat in the cleanup spot on Saturday.

Marwin Gonzalez will fill Altuve's void at second base and bat eighth.