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Forsythe is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Forsythe appears to have fallen into a platoon. Ronald Guzman starts at first base against righties like Saturday's starter Aaron Brooks while Forsythe gets the call against lefties.

Rengifo went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the White Sox.

Rengifo got the Angels on the board in the third inning with a solo shot to left center field. The rookie is slashing .240/.325/.375 with seven homers, 32 RBI and 43 runs scored in 99 games this season.

Andrus went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's 7-6 win over the Orioles.

Andrus entered the game with just three RBI over his past 19 games and has been a tepid hitter over the second half. The shortstop is slugging just .307 since the All-Star break.

Estrada (hamstring) will join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Matt Kardos of MLB.com reports.

Estrada played five innings at second base in his first rehab appearance with Double-A Trenton on Friday, going 3-for-3 and tying a team postseason record with five RBI. Trenton will not play again until Tuesday, so Estrada will join Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, presumably for their playoff game Saturday. The RailRiders are down 0-2 in the best-of-five series, so the opportunity for Estrada to play additional games with the team is contingent on the outcome of Saturday's game.

Polanco went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in Friday's 6-2 extra-innings loss to the Indians.

The shortstop knocked a go-ahead single in the fifth inning, although the Twins bullpen couldn't make the lead hold up. Polanco is batting .302/.365/.491 with 70 RBI, 92 runs scored and 20 homers in a breakout season, missing just one game with a finger injury. He needs just four RBI to match his career high from 2017.

Rodriguez is not starting Friday against Oakland.

Rodriguez hits the bench for the second time in three games. Harold Castro will start at second base in his absence.

Polanco (finger) is back in the lineup Friday against Cleveland, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco missed Thursday's game against the Red Sox with a sore right middle finger, but the issue evidently wasn't particularly serious. He'll bat second and play shortstop Friday.

Biggio is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Tampa Bay.

Biggio will take a seat after starting the last 13 games and posting a .209/.382/.419 slash line in that stretch. Brandon Drury will start at the keystone in his place Friday.

Forsythe is not in the lineup for Friday's game at Baltimore.

Forsythe went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's contest but will return to the bench Friday. Danny Santana will cover the hot corner while Ronald Guzman starts at first base.

Semien went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a stolen base and three runs in a win over the Angels on Thursday.

Semien's stellar night at the plate was just the latest installment in what is shaping up as a career-best season. The veteran shortstop has racked up five multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, a stretch during which he's also impressively compiled 13 RBI.