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McNeil went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Marlins.

After leading off the game with his eighth homer of the year, McNeil picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. The 27-year-old has played at least 15 games at four different positions for the Mets so far -- second base, third base and both outfield corners -- but wherever he's been stationed, he's collected hits by the bushel. McNeil has hit safely in all three games since the All-Star break and nine of his last 10 overall, pushing his MLB-leading batting average up to .349.

Altuve went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and three runs in a 12-4 victory against the Rangers on Sunday.

The 29-year-old started the four-game set against the Rangers 1-for-9, but in the last two games, he was 7-for-11 (.636) with five RBI and six runs. Altuve has really been hitting well over the last 10 games, posting five multi-hit contests during that stretch. He is batting .274 with 12 home runs, 31 RBI, 37 runs and two steals in 234 at-bats this season.

Castro went 4-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Sunday's 12-8 win over the Royals.

Batting second, Castro found himself in a great spot to produce in a game that featured 19 Detroit hits. The versatile 25-year-old has earned regular playing time for the Tigers, and his bat should keep him in the lineup for the foreseeable future, as he's slashing .315/.333/.432 this season in 111 at-bats.

Beckham will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Regular shortstop Jordy Mercer is getting a breather, allowing Beckham to enter the lineup. The 32-year-old hasn't done much with the bat this year, as he's slashing just .216/.292/.388 with seven RBI in 50 games.

Rosario is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins in what amounts to a maintenance day, Justin Toscano of The Bergen Record reports.

Rosario went 3-for-8 and was caught stealing once in the first two games out of the All-Star break. The 23-year-old has an .838 OPS in his last nine contests, but he'll head to the bench Sunday while Adeiny Hechavarria enters the lineup at shortstop in the series finale. Rosario's struggles on the defensive end this season fueled discussion of him eventually moving to center field, but manager Mickey Callaway said Sunday that a position change for Rosario wasn't imminent, per Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports.

Altuve went 4-for-6 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs in Saturday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Rangers.

Altuve doubled in George Springer in the 11th inning, then scored on a Myles Straw single, giving the Astros the cushion needed to win. With the four hits, Altuve added 10 points to his average and is now batting .266.

Ablies went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in a 7-5 win over the Padres on Saturday.

Albies came up clutch, as the second baseman singled to score Josh Donaldson in the tenth inning. He then stole second base and scored what would stand as the winning run on a Tyler Flowers double. Albies is slashing .291/.350/.482 with seven steals, 57 runs scored and 50 RBI in 92 games this season.

Rengifo went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Mariners.

The second baseman did a good job of keeping the line moving from the nine-hole in this contest. Rengifo came around to score on a David Fletcher triple in the third inning after leading off the inning with a double. The 22-year-old has appeared in eight games in July, going 9-for-22 with two doubles and three runs scored. Overall, he's hitting .271 with 24 runs scored and 19 RBI in 54 games this season, and he should see regular playing time with Tommy La Stella (leg) out.

Barreto went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk during a 13-2 victory over the White Sox on Saturday.

The second baseman capped off a seven-run first inning with the home run out of the nine spot in the lineup. Barreto has two home runs in eight MLB games this season, but he's also batting just .115. He has four RBI, four runs and a steal over 26 at-bats this season.

Urias is dealing with a minor left shoulder injury but is expected to rejoin the lineup Sunday for Triple-A El Paso, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.

Urias exited Friday's contest in the middle of the at-bat after tweaking something in his left shoulder, but he'll apparently be good to go after one day off. The 22-year-old has a healthy .316/.400/.595 slash line with 18 home runs at Triple-A this season.