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Altuve (foot) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, and manager joe Espada said that the 35-year-old is still feeling "pretty sore" as he continues to be evaluated by team doctors, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The 35-year-old exited Saturday's 6-2 win due to right foot discomfort and continues to manage the injury Sunday. Altuve will miss at least one start, and it remains to be seen if he'll be available off the bench for the series finale. Yordan Alvarez will serve as Houston's designated hitter Sunday, and Zach Cole will pick up a start in left field.

Hoerner went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Rays.

Hoerner extended his hitting streak to eight games, and he has multiple hits in each of his last three contests. The speedy infielder is now batting .297 for the season, which would be his best average since he hit .302 across only 44 games back in 2021. Hoerner is also up to 27 stolen bases this year, and if he swipes three more bags he'll reach the 30-steal plateau for the third straight season.

Freeman started at second base and went 2-for-4 with a double in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mets.

After leading off the top of ninth inning with a single, Freeman was replaced by a pinch runner (Dustin Harris) that eventually scored the game-winning run. The start at second base was the fourth consecutive for Freeman, who has been part of the rotation replacing an injured Marcus Semien (foot), which includes Dylan Moore and Ezequiel Duran. Freeman has also helped out in right field due to Adolis Garcia (quadriceps) being on the mend. Since being called up to Texas in August, Freeman's slashed .235/.254/.353 with two home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored over 20 games.

Jimenez (undisclosed) went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run in his return to action for Triple-A Buffalo on Friday after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.

Jimenez spent just over a month on the shelf at Triple-A due to the unspecified injury. The 24-year-old infielder maintains a spot on Toronto's 40-man roster but has logged just 32 plate appearances at the big-league level this season.

Saggese went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during the Cardinals' 9-8 extra-inning loss to the Brewers on Saturday.

Saturday marked Saggese's fourth game this season with at least three hits, two of which have come over his last three games. Saggese has started at shortstop in four consecutive games and will be the starter moving forward after Masyn Winn (knee) was shut down for the rest of the season. Saggese has gone 11-for-39 (.282) with four RBI, three doubles and a steal since Sept. 1.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 13-7 win over the Giants.

Rojas has logged two steals over his last five games, and he's up to four thefts on the season. The utility infielder has gone 12-for-36 (.333) over his last 11 games, seeing time mainly between second base and third base. Rojas has a decent .262/.321/.393 slash line on the year while adding six home runs, 24 RBI, 31 runs scored and 15 doubles through 276 plate appearances.

Altuve was removed from Saturday's game against Atlanta due to right foot discomfort, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Altuve was replaced at second base by Ramon Urias in the bottom of the third inning. Prior to his exit, Altuve went 1-for-2 with a single. More will likely be known about the extent of his injury after he's further evaluated.

Chisholm went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Red Sox.

The infielder drove in runs with singles in the first and third innings before launching a solo shot off Brayan Bello in the fifth. It was Chisholm's 29th homer of the season, putting him one long ball away from his first career 30-30 campaign. His 75 RBI on the year are also a new career high, and he's three runs away from tying the career-high 74 he set in 2024.

Kingery was designated for assignment Saturday.

This is the second time Kingery has been DFA'd this season, with the previous move taking place Aug. 11. The veteran infielder has struggled at the plate during his time with the Angels, slashing a measly .148/.207/.185 with one stolen base and 11 strikeouts over 29 plate appearances. Kingery's 40-man roster spot has been assumed by Denzer Guzman, who had his contract selected from Triple-A Salt Lake in a corresponding move.

The Angels recalled Moore from Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.

Moore struggled in his first taste of the majors earlier this season, slashing .195/.287/.336 with four home runs, 12 RBI, 14 runs and no stolen bases over 130 plate appearances. He posted a meager .561 OPS over 10 games with Salt Lake after getting sent down Sept. 1 but will nonetheless get another look with the major-league squad. Moore is starting at second base and batting fifth Saturday versus Seattle, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com.