MLB Player News

Semine went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs Tuesday against the Angels.

Semien continues to bat ninth in the Athletics order, even though he now owns a team-leading .593 slugging percentage after this impressive outburst. The shortstop will move up if he can sustain this pace, but that's a big if.

Andrus went 3-for-4 with his first double of the season, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 shellacking of the Mariners.

Andrus' .387 OBP would set a new career high, which makes it all the more frustrating that the speedy Venezuelan is yet to nab a steal on three attempts after topping 20 in each of his first seven MLB campaigns. He's making up for it by contributing elsewhere for now, but history and his place in the bottom third of the Texas batting order suggest there's a ceiling on the 27-year-old's production.

Forsythe hit his second home run Tuesday against Cleveland, a two-run home run.

The home run came off Corey Kluber and broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. Forsythe is struggling to hit for average thus far, at .222 with six strikeouts in 30 plate appearances, but he has three extra-base hits and a .481 slugging percentage. Forsythe hit .281/.349/.444 in 153 games in 2015.

Marte is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Rangers, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

Marte has been held without a hit over the last three games, as he's seen his average drop to .160 on the season. He'll get a day off while Luis Sardinas will take over the duties at shortstop and bat second against Derek Holland.

Altuve went 3-for-4 with two steals, an RBI and three runs Monday against the Royals.

With six steals in seven games, Altuve's off to a rip-roaring start to 2016. Six of his eight hits have been singles, but that's just given him extra chances to run. Of course, we should expect more pop to come after Altuve ripped 15 homers and 40 doubles last year. He's well on his way to another box-score-stuffing campaign.

Giavotella is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the A's, reports MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez.

Giavotella has three hits and two RBI in nine career at-bats against A's starter Sonny Gray, but manager Mike Scioscia won't rely on the small sample size, and will instead start Cliff Pennington at second base Monday in order to get another left-handed hitter in the lineup against Gray.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo Homer and a walk Sunday against the Brewers.

Altuve led off the game with his first homer of the season, and gave the Astros a lead they'd never relinquish. Despite picking up his fourth steal of the season, he otherwise struggled on the base paths, as he was caught stealing third and was also picked off of second base. He's now collected hits in five of his first six games while adding a stolen base in each of his last three.

Chavis went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI for Low-A Greenville on Friday.

Chavis, a first-round pick in 2014, had a rough year for Greenville in 2015, his first year in full-season ball, but showed some promise late in the year. He's repeating Low-A to start 2016, but no longer needs to share third base with the highly touted Rafael Devers, who is with High-A Salem in 2016. Some polish is needed here, but Chavis projects as an above-average power hitter.

Giavotella is out of Friday's lineup against the Rangers.

He is 2-for-10 with zero extra-base hits and zero walks to start the season, so he will start Friday's game on the bench. Cliff Pennington will start at the keystone and bat ninth.

Andrus went 0-for-1 at the plate but had a sacrifice fly and a walk in Thursday's loss to the Angels. He was also caught stealing for the second time this season.

Hitting eighth in the lineup, Andrus is making the most of his at-bats thus far despite a .686 OPS. He will need to continue his strong production as he battles for playing time at shortstop with Hanser Alberto.