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White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham returned to the starting lineup Saturday against Minnesota. Beckham, who left Thursday's game with a strained quad, was able to make a late-game appearance Friday. 

He picked up a single Friday and is batting .313 over 240 at-bats on the year entering play Saturday. 

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham made a late-game appearance Friday night against the Twins.

Beckham, who left Thursday's game with a strained right quad, entered the game in the eighth inning for an injured Conor Gillaspie. He lined a single in his only at-bat. He is hitting .313 in 240 at-bats.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura told the Chicago Sun-Times that second baseman Gordon Beckham (quad) could miss "a couple of days." Beckham left Thursday's game with a strained right quad.

"Yeah, just something that's been kind of nagging me but playing through," Beckham said. "I think it showed up more tonight than it had in the past, I guess."

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham was forced out of Thursday's game against the Twins in the fourth inning with a strained right quad. He finished 1 for 2 with a run scored and was replaced by Jeff Keppinger at second base. He will likely be re-evaluated Friday.

Beckham batted .310/.361/.418 with three homers and 17 RBI in 239 at-bats before the injury.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has cleared waivers, but he's unlikely to be dealt, according to CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler.

The fact that Andrus went unclaimed shouldn't come as a huge surprise. He's been a disappointment offensively after signing a $120 million extension in the offseason. There's also no reason to read into the Rangers' decision to put Andrus on waivers, as teams put a good amount of their players on waivers this time of year. While the team could replace him with Jurickson Profar, there's a sense they won't deal their everyday shortstop during the stretch run.

Andrus is hitting .255/.317/.306 in 470 at-bats. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus received some extra baserunning practice prior to Wednesday's game against the Brewers according to MLB.com, but it did not have the desired impact.

Andrus was caught stealing for the first time since June 25, a streak of 14 straight attempts without being caught. He had a solid game otherwise, finishing 2 for 3 with a walk and two runs driven in, in a 5-4 win.

Andrus has 30 stolen bases while being caught just four times. He has already stolen six bases in the month of August, while batting .273.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham registered three hits during a 6-4 loss at home to the Tigers Wednesday. Beckham finished 3 for 4. 

The infielder had three singles and added a walk in the contest. He's batting .308 on the season for Chicago. 

Beckham has gone 6 for 13 over his last three games and has hits in seven of his last 10 contests with five multi-hit games over that span. 

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham recorded three hits during a win over the Tigers Monday.

Beckham went 3 for 5 with an RBI and run scored for the White Sox. He's batting .306 on the year.

Beckham drove in his 17th run of the season but also grounded into a double play.

He's hit in seven of his last 10 games with four RBI over that stretch.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not expected to be placed on the disabled list, according to the Houston Chronicle. 

Altuve is dealing with some quad pain, and is not in the team's starting lineup Monday. He'll be rested regularly and may DH until he's 100 percent healthy, according to manager Bo Porter. Altuve is hitting .282/.321/.362 in 436 at-bats. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not in the club's starting lineup Monday against the Rangers. 

Altuve started the past three days, but is still playing through some pain. He'll take Monday to rest his sore quad. Altuve is hitting .282/.321/.362 in 436 at-bats.