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Drury is out of Saturday's lineup against the Giants.

Even with Chris Owings suffering a significant injury, Drury still seems locked into a role where he sits once or twice each week. Daniel Descalso will start at the keystone and hit sixth against righty Chris Stratton.

Andrus went 3-for-4 with three doubles and a run scored in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Twins.

After a fourth consecutive hitless performance July 20 dropped Andrus' season average to .282, the shortstop atoned for his post-All-Star-break slumber by going on an absolute tear. He's batting .371 over his subsequent 14 starts and has rattled off three multi-hit performances in a row. Just as importantly, Andrus is continuing to pack plenty of power into those hits. His 15 home runs on the season have nearly doubled up his previous career best, and his 29 doubles put him only six shy of matching his career-best mark from 2014.

Solarte went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Friday against the Pirates.

Solarte blasted his 11th home run of the year off Ivan Nova to extend the Padres' lead to two runs in the sixth inning of a losing effort. The bomb was his first hit in four games since returning from the disabled list, and his low batting average and slugging percentage damper some of this year's modest pop.

Marte was reinstated from the bereavement list prior to Friday's game against the Giants.

Marte missed three games following the passing of his mother, and returns to the team in San Francisco for the series opener. With Chris Owings (finger) on the disabled list, expect Marte to earn a bulk of the starts at shortstop moving forward.

Forsythe is not in Friday's lineup against the Mets, JP Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group reports.

Forsythe receives a standard day off after starting the past seven games, going 4-for-24 with two RBI and nine strikeouts during that span. While he spends the night on the bench to clear his head, Chase Utley draws the start at second base.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a run scored Thursday against the Reds.

After struggling prior to the All-Star break, Frazier has slashed .422/.460/.533 in his last 51 plate appearances. He's started the last three games, but that's because second baseman Josh Harrison (ankle) has been hurt. Harrison could return to action as soon as Friday, so Frazier will be limited to spot-starting at second base and in the outfield once the team is healthy.

Altuve is expected to be out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

It sounds like the Astros are planning to give their star second baseman the day off as the team opens up a weekend series against the Blue Jays. Altuve continued to dazzle at the plate Thursday, picking up three hits and a home run in his four at-bats against the Rays.

Albies went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk Thursday against the Dodgers.

Albies' first big league home run came with his team trailing by six runs in the ninth inning, but the inconsequential game situation won't make the memory any less special for the 20-year-old middle infielder. The long ball off Tony Cingrani was also his first major league hit, as Albies had gone 0-for-5 in his first two games after being promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Haggerty stole his league-leading 36th base in Wednesday's game with High-A Lynchburg, The News-Herald reports.

Not only does the second baseman lead the Carolina League in steals, Haggerty's league-leading 12 triples give him the most extra-base hits (38) among the group, too. Furthermore, the 23-year-old leads all Indians minor leaguers in doubles (24), runs (55) and ranks third in walks (50). Haggerty's .805 OPS and excellent speed should land him on dynasty radars in 2018.

Drury went 2-for-5 with a solo home run during Thursday's win over the Cubs.

Arizona is dealing with a number of injuries to its middle infield, so Drury should continue to receive consistent at-bats at second base moving forward. He sports a respectable .276/.327/.443 slash line with nine homers, 44 RBI and 32 runs for the campaign. Those numbers move the fantasy needle in deeper settings.