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Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte went 2 for 4 with two doubles in a 10-1 loss to Texas on Saturday.

Marte is in the midst of a seven-game hit streak and he has four doubles over his last two games. The young shortstop has solidified a nice role with the Mariners as he bats atop the lineup nearly every day. While he has no pop, Marte provides nice production in average, runs scored and steals.

Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte went 2 for 4 with two doubles, two RBI and a run in Friday's win over Texas.

The young shortstop is coming into his own, batting .288 with with 14 runs and six steals since the middle of August. Though he has not provided much in the way of power, he has clubbed 11 doubles in that span, representing all of his extra-base hits.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe is not in the lineup Friday, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Tribune reports.

He's recorded just three hits in his last 21 at-bats, so it looks like he will get a night off to clear his head. Nick Franklin will take over at second base and hit eighth in the order.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus went 0 for 3 on Thursday, but drew a walk, stole two bases and scored a run against the Astros.

The shortstop's now hit 20 steals for the seventh consecutive season to open his career, but as they have the last few years, his hitting numbers have lagged thanks to a near-total lack of power.

It's hard to shake the feeling that Andrus -- a very good contact hitter -- should be better than this, but he's been very consistently unproductive with the bat for the last three seasons. He's also not a particularly good base stealer, having been caught eight times this year and 15 times in 42 tries last year.

Rays second baseman Nick Franklin entered midway through Tuesday's game and went 1 for 2 with a two-run homer against the Yankees.

 Asdrubal Cabrera left Tuesday's game with a knee strain, so Franklin could see more at-bats in the coming days as Cabrera recovers.

Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella (illness) took batting practice Tuesday for the first time since having vision issues, The Orange County Register's Jeff Fletcher reports.

He still has some work to do, but it is certainly good to see that Giavotella is progressing. There is not much time left in the season for Giavotella to make an impact in fantasy leagues, but it does sound like he will return sometime before the end of the season.

Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella is on the disabled list because he's had issues seeing, reports the Orange County Register. Giavotella has been seeing double, but he hopes the issue will be cleared up before the season ends so he can return. He was recently diagnosed with a cranial nerve condition, according to ESPN.com

"With this issue, it could last a couple of days to a couple of weeks. So I'm just being patient with it, just taking it a day at a time," Giavotella said. "I was concerned that it might be vertigo at first. It's nothing that they can go in there and fix. It just takes time for it to repair itself.

Kevin Cash has stated that the groin strain that forced Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe out of the game Tuesday night is not serious and that he is expected to play Wednesday.

Forsythe left the game in the fifth inning.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe was removed from the game Tuesday night in Baltimore with groin tightness, per the Baltimore Sun.

Forsythe singled and scored in the top of the fifth and was replaced on defense in the bottom of the inning.

Angels infielder Johnny Giavotella is not progressing well from his medical condition and the team is unsure if he can return this season, reports the Los Angeles Times. Giavotella was placed on the DL because of an illness.