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For the second straight game, Justin Turner replaces Juan Uribe at third base for the Dodgers. 

Turner will make his fourth start of the year at the hot corner, batting second in the lineup. 

The Dodgers also gave a rest to shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who is out of the lineup for just the third time this year. Enrique Hernandez will start just his fourth career game at short, batting eighth in the lineup. 

"JT's been swinging good. Alex has been swinging good. Van Slyke's been swinging good. We’ve got a number of guys that are swinging good which is a good problem," manager Don Mattingly said per the Orange County Register." ... It’s a lot easier when you’re winning. I think guys are happier with what’s going on when the team’s playing well."

Mets third baseman Eric Campbell is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game on Saturday. Campbell is hitting .204 this season.

Just like Friday, the Mets replace Campbell by moving David Murphy over from second base. Dilson Herrera replaces Murphy at second, batting sixth in the order. 

First baseman Albert Pujols (hamstring) will return to the Angels' lineup Saturday in San Fransico after missing two games with a hamstring issue.

Pujols exited Wednesday's game with the injury and sat out Thursday's and Friday's contest.

The move will shift center fielder Mike Trout back to the second spot in the lineup while Kole Calhoun stays in the cleanup role.

During Pujols' two-game absence, second baseman Johnny Giavotella moved from ninth to leadoff but will bat seventh on Saturday for the first time this season.

Padres second baseman Yangervis Solarte had one his best performances at the plate during Friday's 14-3 win over the Rockies.

Solarte went 2 for 5 with a season-high four RBI during the win. Solarte has at least two hits in three of his last four games. He is now batting .328 on the season.

Second baseman Jose Altuve went 2 for 3 in the Astros' win on Friday, extending his multi-game hitting streak to nine.

Altuve is 21 for 42 (.500 avg.) over those nine games.

Rays infielder Nick Franklin said Friday he is feeling better and could begin a rehab assignment as soon as Monday, per the Tampa Bay Times. Franklin has been out all season after suffering an oblique injury toward the end of spring training.

The Mets have wasted no time getting second baseman Dilson Herrera in the lineup upon his promotion Friday. He is batting seventh against the host Nationals. Daniel Murphy is set to play third while David Wright recovers from injury.

The odd man out is Eric Campbell, who managed a slash line of .204/.328/.327 in Wright's place. His absence Friday marks his first after 15 straight starts.

Herrera was sizzling at Triple-A Las Vegas before his call-up. He slammed at least two hits in seven of his last eight starts.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was the hero of Thursday evening's 3-2 win over the Mariners in extra innings. 

In the bottom of the 10th inning and with runners on first and second, Altuve hit a walk-off single to left field, scoring Marwin Gonzalez. This was the first walk-off of Altuve's career. 

Altuve had the most productive night of any member of the Astros as he went 3 for 5 in the game. 

Altuve is now hitting .367/.400/.500. 

The Mets announced after Thursday's game that second baseman Dilson Herrera will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas Friday.

Rated the No. 46 prospect in baseball by Baseball America, Herrera received his first exposure to major-league pitching last season, hitting .220/.303/.407 with three home runs in 59 at-bats. He shot out to a .375/.407/.513 line in his first 80 at-bats at Las Vegas this season before being recalled. Herrera's presence could push Daniel Murphy over to third base while David Wright continues to recover.

With Albert Pujols sidelined Thursday, the Angels moved Kole Calhoun to the cleanup spot, according to MLB.com. Mike Trout was moved from second to third, while Erick Aybar was inserted to the leadoff spot, with Johnny Giavotella moving from ninth to second.

Calhoun, who was the team's leadoff hitter 17 of the first 21 games, is hitting .406 (13 for 32) with six runs scored, two homers, five RBI four walks and six strikeouts over his last his last eight games, raising his batting average from .222 to .309 over that span.