MLB Player News

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus is out of the lineup Friday night against Boston knuckleballer Stephen Wright for the first time this season. He had started all previous 48 games.

Andrus is hitless in his last two games with three strikeouts in five at-bats. He owns a slash line of .241/.298/.316.

Angels infielder Grant Green is getting the start at second base for Wednesday's contest with the Padres. Green was just recalled from Triple-A on Tuesday after starting the year with the big club.

"It’s nice," Green said, per the Orange County Register. "I feel comfortable there. I have felt comfortable there for a long time. It’s nice to get back in the infield and play kind of where I want to play."

Green is at the keystone position and batting ninth for manager Mike Scioscia, while Johnny Giavotella gets the day off. 

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien is getting the day off and is being held out of the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers. Semien is mired in a 7-for-38 slump over his last 10 games, and has played in every game this season.

Eric Sogard will spell Semien at shortstop and bat ninth on Wednesday afternoon. 

Rays shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and outfielder Steven Souza remain out of the lineup on Wednesday against the Mariners. Both players have been out since Monday, with Cabrera nursing a groin injury and Souza bothered by an injured wrist.

The team has not provided an update on the status of either player, but with the team off on Thursday, there's a chance they could return for Friday's game in Baltimore.

Brandon Guyer continues to handle right field, and Nick Franklin will grab the start at shortstop on Wednesday. 

Utility infielder Logan Forsythe will be the Rays starting first baseman with James Loney sidelined 4-6 weeks with a broken finger, manager Kevin Cash told reporters Monday, per the Tampa Bay Times.

Cash added Rene Rivera and Tim Beckham will fill in at first base as needed.

Forsythe started at first base Monday against the Mariners and hit his fifth home run of the season. He has a .323/.379/.527/.906 slash line in his last 25 games.

Rays first baseman Logan Forsythe scored his team's only run with a solo homer in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Mariners. 

Forsythe went yard in the sixth inning for his fifth home run of the season. Forsythe finished the game 1 for 3 and drew a walk. He's now hitting .299/.374/.487 for the season. 

Three of Forsythe's five home runs have come in the month of May. 

The White Sox managed just four hits in Monday's shutout loss to Toronto. 

Third baseman Gordon Beckham went 1 for 4. Left fielder Melky Cabrera went 1 for 3. Avisail Garcia went 1 for 1, and Emilio Bonifacio went 1 for 3. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus hit his second home run of the season in Monday afternoon's 10-8 victory over the Indians. 

This is the first homer for Andrus since an April 14 game against the Angels. It was a solo shot that he hit in the eighth inning. Andrus finished the game 2 for 4 and also hit a double, which scored Josh Hamilton and Mitch Moreland in the third. 

Andrus is now hitting .236/.293/.309. 

After missing his first game of the season and his first in 88 starts, Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is back in the lineup for Monday's matinee against the Orioles, hitting second. 

Altuve has had some success against Baltimore starter Wei-Yin Chen, going 4-for-10 with two RBIs against the pitcher. 

Altuve is hitting second behind leadoff man George Springer, who will get his second consective start at the top of the lineup, the first two times all year the right fielder has hit leadoff. 

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe drove in both of his team's runs in Sunday's loss to Oakland. 

Forsythe went 2 for 4 and reached 20 RBI on the season. He also stole two bases, giving him three for the season.

Forsythe saw his average climb to .298.