MLB Player News

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien totaled two singles in four at-bats Tuesday against the Angels for his eighth multihit game this season. He also had one run and one stolen base.

Semien is batting .360 (9 for 25) over his last six games following a 3-for-24 slump from April 14-21. He also has one double, one home run, three RBI, three runs and two stolen bases in his last six games.

Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday due to right wrist tendinitis and a right forearm strain, the team announced.

To take his spot on the roster, the Yankees recalled infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Jose Altuve went 4 for 6 in the Astros' thumping of the Padres on Tuesday.

Altuve is now 14 for his last 30 (.467 avg.).

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe is back in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Yankees with Tim Beckham sliding to designated hitter and Brandon Guyer moving to the bench, the team announced per the Tampa Bay Times.

Forsythe got the day off Monday with Beckham moving to second. He is hitting .262 with two home runs in 61 at-bats this season. Guyer had started the last four games in a row before getting Tuesday off.

The Yankees recalled pitcher Chase Whitley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. To clear a roster spot, infielder Gregorio Petit was optioned to Triple-A.

Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury will return to the starting lineup Monday against the Rays, the team announced. Ellsbury was pulled in Saturday's game with hip tightness and missed Sunday's game with the injury. Ellsbury is hitting .282 with a home run in 71 at-bats. 

Alex Rodriguez will also slide over to third base from designated hitter and move Chase Headley to the bench. Didi Gregorius also returns to the lineup at shortstop with Stephen Drew shifting to second base and Gregorio Petit moving to the bench.

The Yankees are currently the favorites (-140) against Tampa Bay.

White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez will get his first day off of the season Monday against the Orioles, with Conor Gillaspie shifting to third and Gordon Beckham taking over at short, the team announced.

Ramirez is hitting .203 with five doubles and nine RBI in 59 at-bats. Gillaspie has equally struggled, hitting just .205 with four RBI in 44 at-bats. He is hitting .455 in 11 career at-bats against Ubaldo Jimenez, who takes the hill for Baltimore Monday.

The White Sox are currently the underdogs (+135) against Baltimore.

Rays infielder Nick Franklin has told the Tampa Bay Times that he is set to begin a rehab assignment this week at Port Charlotte. No date was specified.

Franklin, who has been sidelined all season with an oblique injury, hit just .160 in 81 at-bats a year ago.

Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius is not in the team's lineup for Sunday night's game. 

Stephen Drew will move over from second to start at shortstop for the fourth time this year. Gregorio Petit plays second, batting ninth. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hit a three-run home run to help lead a 9-3 win at Oakland on Saturday. Altuve went 2 for 5, lifting his average to .315. 

Altuve's homer was his second of the year and gave him nine RBI.