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Altuve went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 11-2 win over the Mariners.

Altuve doubled and scored in the second and then doubled once more in the fourth. He then drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the fifth to extend the Astros' lead to 8-2. The 31-year-old has put together consecutive multi-hit games since taking a breather Saturday and is slashing .273/.348/.473 with 25 homers, 69 RBI, 91 runs scored, four steals and 58:80 BB:K over 572 plate appearances this season.

Arauz went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 11-10 loss to the Rays.

Arauz homered for the second time in four games. He continues to fill in at middle infield while Enrique Hernandez and Xander Bogaerts are on the COVID-19 protocols list. Hernandez is due back as early as Tuesday, while Bogaerts could return by the middle of this week.

Motter started at second base, batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, one RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 11-10 loss to the Rays.

Motter provided a spark atop the order, but his glove did as much damage to the Red Sox as the Rays did. He committed throwing and fielding errors that led to a pair of unearned runs -- Tampa Bay scored six unearned runs in all. With Enrique Hernandez (COVID-19 protocols) expected back as early as Tuesday, Motter's roster spot or role will be impacted.

Dubon went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 10-5 win over Colorado.

Mike Yastrzemski (illness) was scratched from the lineup and Dubon slotted into the No. 7 spot in the order. The 27-year-old delivered arguably his best game of the season on short notice, which included a two-run single in the sixth inning for San Francisco's last runs. He's slashing .241/.280/.382 with five home runs, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases through 182 plate appearances. With center field a sudden point of weakness for the Giants, Dubon and Steven Duggar could both see short-term increases in playing time.

Polanco went 4-for-5 with a solo home run, three doubles and two total runs scored in Monday's 5-2 win over Cleveland.

The infielder has collected nine hits in his last four games, and all but one of them have gone for extra bases. Polanco's recent surge has lifted his slash line to .283/.340/.519 across 547 plate appearances. He's added 27 homers, 83 RBI, 84 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and 32 doubles in 128 contests.

Estrada went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's victory over the Rockies.

The 25-year-old went deep off of Kyle Freeland in back-to-back innings with a solo shot in the fourth and then a two-run homer in the fifth inning. Estrada has operated mostly as a bench bat this season and had struggled to a .108 batting average while posting zero multi-hit performances in 14 games and 37 at-bats since the beginning of August prior to Monday. On the bright side, he has now hit three home runs in his last five games after having only three homers on the season before this recent hot streak.

Semien went 2-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Monday's 8-0 win over the Yankees.

The Jays only managed seven hits on the afternoon but four of them left the yard, with Semien leading the barrage. The 30-year-old is locked in right now, going deep five times during Toronto's current five-game winning streak with 10 RBI, and Semien's 37 homers on the season have established a new franchise record for most home runs in a season by a middle infielder.

Clement (undisclosed) began a rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Saturday and has appeared in two games, going 1-for-7 with a double and three strikeouts between those contests.

Cleveland didn't provide an explanation behind Clement's placement on the injured list Aug. 26, but the transaction was presumably the result of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Now that he's playing in rehab games, Clement looks to be on the cusp of rejoining Cleveland's active roster. He'll serve as a utility infielder once he's formally reinstated.

Gimenez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Twins.

After going 4-for-11 with a double and three stolen bases while starting in all three of Cleveland's games during its weekend series with the Red Sox, Gimenez will get a breather as the team kicks off a seven-game week. Owen Miller checks in at the keystone for Gimenez, who is hitting .245 with zero home runs, five runs, four RBI and six steals in 20 games since his Aug. 7 call-up from Triple-A Columbus.

Estrada will start at second base and bat sixth Monday in Colorado.

Estrada will stick in the lineup for the fifth time in six games, despite recording only two hits in 19 at-bats across the previous four contests. Considering that top second baseman Tommy La Stella was sidelined for most of that stretch while battling a side injury, Estrada looks like he'll be limited to a short-side platoon role moving forward. The lefty-hitting La Stella returned to action in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Dodgers, but he'll be on the bench Monday with a southpaw (Kyle Freeland) on the hill for Colorado.