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Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus went 3 for 5 with a run and his seventh stolen base of the season in his team's 4-1 win over the Brewers Wednesday night. It was Andrus' sixth straight game with at least one hit and his first three-hit game since April 2.

Andrus has hit .266/.301/.331 in 149 plate appearances this season.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve homered as part of a 2-for-3 game Tuesday against the Angels.

Altuve scored twice and knocked in two runs. Altuve hit third for the first time this season, a spot that should serve him much better in terms of RBI chances than the leadoff role, where he's been slotted in 22 of 33 games. It will be worth watching if manager Bo Porter sticks with a similar lineup going forward.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham is hoping to start his minor-league rehab assignment at some point next week, according to MLB.com.

Beckham, who underwent surgery earlier in the month to remove the hamate bone from his left hand, has been sidelined since April 9. He started the season 6 for 19 with an RBI before getting hurt.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve again led his team in hitting Friday in a 4-3 loss at home to the Tigers. Altuve went 3 for 5, all singles.

He drove in a run in the seventh inning on an infield single that scored Marwin Gonzalez. Altuve has 15 RBI and is hitting .333. 

The 22-year-old has four multi-hit games in his last five and is 9 for 25 (.360) over that span with three RBI and two doubles. 

Mariners shortstop prospect Nick Franklin dominated the Triple-A competition in April, hitting .410/.538/.623 with three home runs and four stolen bases in 61 at-bats. His .538 OBP leads all Triple-A batters this season.

Franklin should eventually force himself onto the Mariners' roster if he continues to play at a high level.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has a nine-game hitting streak after going 1 for 5 in Wednesday's loss to the White Sox. However, he also struck out three times in the loss, including with two outs and two men on in the ninth inning of a three-run deficit.

Andrus has boosted his batting average from .194 to .248 during his hitting streak, but he left six men on base Wednesday out of the second spot in the order.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve singled in the fifth inning Tuesday in New York to set a team record for most hits in April by a player at his position, MLB.com reports. Altuve's 34 are one more than Craig Biggio had in 1998.

Altuve entered Tuesday batting .327 with a homer, six doubles and 12 RBI. The 22-year-old also two steals.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham, who underwent surgery earlier in the month to remove the hamate bone from his left hand, had his stitches removed Tuesday, according to MLB.com.

Beckham is waiting to be cleared for baseball-related activities. He hopes to start taking flips next week while accompanying the team in New York. Beckham was batting .316 in seven games before getting hurt.

The Rangers gave shortstop Elvis Andrus a scheduled day off Saturday against Minnesota. Leury Garcia got the start at short.

Andrus is sitting with a six-game hitting streak in which he's gone 10 for 28 (.357) with three doubles, an RBI and a stolen base. He's scored five runs over that span.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has put together a four-game hitting streak following a 0-for-13 slide that dropped his batting average to a season-low .194 April 20. Andrus has since hit .389 (7 for 18), lifting his season average to .235.