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Solarte (oblique) is receiving treatment and recently began rehab exercises, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Solarte landed on the disabled list over the weekend with a Grade 2 oblique strain. Given how difficult oblique injuries tend to be, it's tough to establish a concrete return timeline. He's set to be reevaluated at the beginning of September. Russell Martin and Aledmys Diaz are seeing time at third base with Solarte and Josh Donaldson (calf) both on the mend.

Forsythe is hitting second and starting at second base Thursday against the Tigers.

Forsythe will jump to second in the order with Eddie Rosario on the bench for Thursday's series opener. While he isn't likely to replace Rosario as the team's No. 2 hitter, Forsythe could start to see more favorable placement in the lineup if he continues to produce for the Twins (.386/.449/.432 slash line in 13 games with Minnesota).

McNeil is out of the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's twin bill versus Philadelphia.

McNeil will head to the bench after starting 10 of the past 11 games. In his place, Jose Reyes will man second base and bat seventh. Look for McNeil to rejoin the starting lineup for Game 2.

Lowe will start at second base and bat eighth Thursday against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

With Matt Duffy getting the day off, Lowe will enter the lineup for the sixth time in seven games. Lowe, who recorded the first two hits and RBI of his career in Wednesday's 6-1 win, has seen most of his action primarily in left field since being recalled from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 4. The 24-year-old may have a more difficult time picking up starts in the outfield going forward, however, after the Rays activated Tommy Pham (foot) from the 10-day disabled list Thursday.

Altuve (knee) participated in batting practice, took groundballs and ran the field prior to Wednesday's game, Hunter Atkins of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve will do more rehab during Thursday's off day. These are encouraging signs of progress, although Altuve does not have a set timetable for his return. Astros manager A.J. Hinch has not ruled out bringing Altuve on the team's road trip that begins Friday in Oakland and then Seattle after that.

Forsythe went 2-for-3 with a walk, a pair of singles, three RBI and one run scored during Wednesday's win over the Pirates.

Forsythe tied the score at 1-1 in the second inning with an RBI single before putting the Twins up for good in the sixth with a two-run knock. The veteran second baseman has done nothing but hit since joining the Twins, slashing an impressive .386/.449/.432 through 13 games.

Altuve (knee) will take the field for batting practice prior to Wednesday's game, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The Astros have yet to remark on any sort of timetable for Altuve, but this is another key step forward after he progressed to running on a treadmill in recent days. In addition, manager A.J. Hinch said Altuve was able to take groundballs and ran the bases Wednesday, but was non-committal when asked whether the second baseman will join the club on its upcoming three-city road trip starting Friday.

Bostick was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans on Wednesday, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

Bostick appeared in two games for the Marlins off the bench, grabbing a walk and an RBI double in his only plate appearances. He'll head to Triple-A, with Austin Dean heading the other way.

Torres is out of the lineup against the Rays on Wednesday.

Torres will head to the bench following five straight starts, during which he went just 1-for-21 (.048 average) with seven strikeouts. In his place, Ronald Torreyes will man the keystone and bat ninth.

Marte went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs Tuesday in the Diamondbacks' 6-4 win over the Rangers.

Marte had gone 0-for-15 over the Diamondbacks' previous four contests before connecting on his 39th extra-base knock of the season in his first at-bat Tuesday. The slump resulted in a 10-point drop in Marte's batting average, but the infielder has been trending upward on the whole since the beginning of June. During 64 appearances over that span, Marte has slashed .278/.359/.522 while supplying nine of his 10 home runs and three of his four steals on the season.