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Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Polanco will sit for the first time all season, opening up a spot in the lineup at shortstop for Ehire Adrianza. The 25-year-old turned in one of the best performances of his career earlier in the weekend, recording his first cycle as part of a 5-for-5 showing at the plate.

Forsythe moved to first base when Ronald Guzman left Saturday's game with a hamstring injury.

Forsythe started the game at third base, spelling Asdrubal Cabrera, but he moved across the diamond after Guzman's injury. Forsythe is a utility infielder more familiar with the other three infield spots, so it's uncertain if the Rangers would have him serve as a full-time first baseman if Guzman's injury lingers. If Guzman needs a stint on the injured list, Texas could call up Matt Davidson, who is playing first base at Triple-A Nashville.

Estrada has been optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

It was a short stint at the big-league level for the 23-year-old, who was initially called up earlier this week after Troy Tulowitzki (calf) hit the injured list, but he won't end up logging a big-league at-bat before getting sent back down. Infielder Giovanny Urshela was called up in a corresponding move.

Altuve went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.

The Astros' offense has scuffled to start the season, leaving bushels of runners on base, but the team's stars did just enough to eke out a home-opening win. Alex Bregman had a two-out RBI in the third, Carlos Correa bashed a solo home run in the fourth, and Altuve delivered a run-scoring double in the seventh to support Collin McHugh's quality start. Altuve has put together two consecutive multi-hit games, raising his season average to .258.

Polanco hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 with a solo home run in a 10-4 loss to the Phillies on Friday.

Hitting for the cycle is hard -- recording a cycle with one RBI and one run scored has to be nearly impossible, but Polanco was able to do it Friday night. Despite the historic night, owners will have to settle for Polanco's batting average seeing the only major bump. His average rose from .286 to .423 after his five-hit night.

Biggio went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a stolen base in Triple-A Buffalo's home opener Thursday.

The 23-year-old put together a 20-20 campaign for Double-A New Hampshire last season, and he wasted no time flashing his power and speed upside to begin 2019. Biggio isn't yet on the 40-man roster, which complicates his chances of making his big-league debut any time soon, but if he puts up big numbers in Buffalo he could factor heavily into the Jays' plans for 2020.

Forsythe started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Thursday's 11-4 win over the Angels.

Forsythe spelled Elvis Andrus, who served as the designated hitter for the game. Forsythe made the Rangers' roster as a utility infielder, winning the last position spot over Matt Davidson. This was his second start of the season with the first one coming at first base.

Andrus went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBI in the Rangers' 11-4 victory over the Angels on Thursday.

Andrus continued his red-hot hitting to start the season, rattling off three more hits to bring his slash line up to .414/.433/.552 over 29 at-bats. That's already four multi-hit efforts in seven games for the 30-year-old veteran, who is off to a great start as he looks to bounce back from an injury-shortened 2018 that saw him limited to 97 games.

Chavis went 3-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and two runs scored for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday.

Chavis belted a game-tying homer in the eighth inning, setting the stage for the PawSox's win on minor-league Opening Day. He started the game at first base, a position on Boston's roster that should be available for Chavis in 2020.

Torres went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs, a double, two runs and four RBI in the Yankees' 8-4 win over the Orioles on Thursday.

It was a monster day at the dish for the young infielder, who picked up his first two long balls of the season, touching up Baltimore's Alex Cobb with a solo shot in the third inning before adding another against Mike Wright in the sixth. Torres was hitting seventh in this contest, but he's now slashing .357/.379/.643 over 28 at-bats and was deployed in the cleanup spot earlier this week. If he continues to rake, it could compel manager Aaron Boone to increase his opportunities hitting higher in the order, especially with Miguel Andujar (shoulder) on the injured list.