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Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus hit a two-run home run to wipe out a one-run deficit in the seventh inning of Friday's win over Minnesota. 

Andrus went 2 for 4 and drove in four runs. 

Andrus now has three home runs and 24 RBI on the season. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left Friday's game after the first inning with discomfort in his right hamstring. Altuve had a hit and scored a run in two at-bats during the Astros' eight-run first inning, but did not come back out for the top of the second.

Marwin Gonzalez entered the game to play second base in place of Altuve. Manager A.J. Hinch said after the game that Altuve is day-to-day and will not play on Saturday.

The Yankees have announced that infielder Gregorio Petit has been reinstated from the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre.

Petit had been sidelined for six weeks with a right hand contusion. He began the season in the big leagues but managed just seven hits in 35 at-bats before going down.

Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella had two hits in his previous five games prior to Thursday's 6-2 win over the Rays.

Giavotella went 3 for 5 in the game, boosting his batting average to .276 on the season with two home runs and 21 RBI in 185 at-bats.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve may just not know how to struggle with the bat. Altuve hasn't quite been on the same pace from a year ago, but he's still been very productive at the top of the order.

Altuve has been held hitless in three of nine games in June, but still 10 hits in 35 at-bats this month. He hasn't had two consecutive hitless games since May 22-23. Overall this season, Altuve is slashing .295/.335/.402. He is currently ranked seventh in the American League with 71 hits, and his 17 stolen bases are tops in the league. 

Rays third baseman Jake Elmore is batting leadoff on Sunday, while designated hitter Joey Butler is batting third in his team's matchup with the Mariners.

It's the first time in each role for both players. Elmore has yet to bat higher than sixth in the lineup, but he'll lead off against Mariners lefty Mike Montgomery. Butler has been entrenched in the No. 2 spot in the lineup but will shift down with the team missing Evan Longoria for a second straight game.

The Rays are road favorites (-129) in Seattle, per VegasInsider.com.

The Rays juggled their lineup for Saturday's game with the Mariners, giving Nick Franklin, who has played primarily second base in his brief stint with Tampa Bay, his first start of the season at first base. 

Franklin has been practicing at first base as the Rays have been searching for an answer at the position with normal first baseman James Loney on the DL. 

Franklin, who is hitting eighth in the Rays lineup, is batting just .091 on the in 12 games this year. He previously played two seasons with the Mariners. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus went 2 for 3 in Friday's win over Kansas City. He walked and scored in the game. 

Andrus also stole two bases, giving him eight on the season. 

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a scoreless game. 

Forsythe's blast provided all the offense in a 1-0 win over Seattle. He went 1 for 4 on the day with his seventh homer and 25th RBI. 

The Rangers moved third baseman Joey Gallo to the No. 5 spot in the order Friday night against the Royals, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Manager Jeff Banister swapped Gallo and Elvis Andrus in the lineup, batting Andrus sixth in the order.

Gallo is off to a monster start with a .417 batting average (5 for 12) with two homers and five RBI in his first three career games.