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Urias went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Reds.

Urias returned to the lineup after a scheduled rest day Saturday, and he cashed in with his second home run of the year. The 21-year-old is slashing just .205/.265/.364 over his first 49 major-league plate appearances, but his dynasty value remains high despite the early struggles.

Altuve went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Sunday against the Red Sox.

Altuve took Rick Porcello deep in the sixth inning to record his 11th home run of the season. It was his first home run since Aug. 24, though he is riding a modest four-game hitting streak, during which he's managed five hits across 16 at-bats. After swiping 11 bases between June and July, Altuve has also stopped running since returning from a knee injury on Aug. 21, going only 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts.

Lowe hit a three-run home run in the first inning while going 1-for-4 of Sunday's game.

Lowe went hitless in his first 19 at-bats after his callup in August, but he has hit .352/.444/.648 since breaking that slump. The home run was his fourth in his last 10 games.

Marte is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Braves, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Marte hits the bench for the second time in the series as he is 4-for-20 since the start of September. Daniel Descalso will start at second base and bat fifth for the Diamondbacks with Nick Ahmed back at shortstop.

Andrus is not in the lineup Sunday against the Athletics.

Andrus hasn't gotten a day off since late July, so he'll head to the bench to rest. Jurickson Profar will slide over to replace him at shortstop, allowing Willie Calhoun to fill the void.

Rodriguez is starting at shortstop and batting seventh in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

With regular shortstop Jose Iglesias (abdomen) still out of the lineup for at least one more day, Rodriguez will pick up the start Sunday. The 26-year-old is slashing just .217/.255/.336 this season, though he's shown surprising pop lately with four home runs in his last 12 games.

Solarte (oblique) was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Solarte wound up missing just under a month of action due to a Grade 2 oblique strain. With Josh Donaldson (calf) out of town, Solarte appears to hold regular playing time at third base. However, for Sunday's contest, Solarte will man the keystone and bat seventh.

McNeil went 3-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Saturday's 10-5 win over the Phillies.

It's his third straight contest with an extra-base hit, and McNeil has pushed his slash line with the Mets back up to .329/.389/.483 through 43 games. The 26-year-old rookie appears to be locking down a starting role at the keystone for 2019 with his impressive debut.

Manager John Gibbons said Saturday that Solarte (oblique) may return from the 10-day disabled list Sunday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Though Solarte might be back on the active roster as soon as Sunday for the series finale against Cleveland, he could require a bit more time to recover from this oblique issue before taking the field. Gibbons added that Tuesday is also being targeted for Solarte's reinstatement if the infielder isn't feeling ready by Sunday.

Urias is out of the lineup against Cincinnati on Saturday.

Urias will retreat to the bench for a standard day off following 10 straight starts after being called up in late August. During those contests, he's gone 7-for-39 (.179 average) with one home run and three RBI. Cory Spangenberg will man the keystone and bat seventh.