MLB Player News

Arraez (hamstring) isn't starting Thursday against the Royals.

Arraez exited Wednesday's win over the Royals due to hamstring tightness, but he underwent an MRI that came back clean. He's considered day-to-day but will be out of the lineup for at least one matchup while Kyle Garlick serves as the designated hitter and bats leadoff Thursday.

Altuve isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Athletics.

Altuve will receive a rare day off after he hit .364 with five runs, two steals, a walk and five strikeouts over the last five games. Aledmys Diaz will take over at the keystone and bat second Thursday.

Kemp went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Kemp's sixth-inning blast plated Nick Allen and brought the A's within a run at the time. The 30-year-old has now gone deep in back-to-back games and is on a late-season tear that shows no sign of abating -- factoring in Wednesday's production, Kemp boasts a .328 average, .905 OPS, six extra-base hits (three doubles, one triple, two home runs) and 12 RBI across his last 16 games.

Gonzalez is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.

Gonzalez is hitting an even .300 on the season, but he went just 2-for-14 (.143) over his last four games, so acting manager Miguel Cairo decided to give him a mental break. Josh Harrison will man the keystone Thursday in Gonzalez's place.

Haggerty went 0-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in a win over the Padres on Wednesday.

Haggerty was able to make some modest contributions out of the No. 8 spot in the order, with his stolen base extending his career-best total to 12 in that category. The 28-year-old now has reached safely in five of his last six games, and he's carrying an impressive .284/.346/.461 slash line across 157 plate appearances.

Miller is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

Miller is riding a seven-game hitting streak and has gone 10-for-27 (.370) during that stretch, but he will open on the bench Thursday with manager Terry Francona wanting to get another left-hander in the lineup against opposing starter Lance Lynn.

Torres went 3-for-5 with one RBI, one run scored and one steal in Wednesday's 5-3 victory over Boston.

Torres drove in a run on a single with two outs in the fifth before a throwing error allowed him and Aaron Judge to score. The second baseman has been heating up in his last five games with a .667 slugging percentage and nine RBI over 24 at-bats. The 25-year-old has also recorded three steals in his last seven games.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to Oakland.

Semien gave the Rangers an early lead with a second-inning homer, his 23rd of the season and the second three-run shot in the last four games. He's hit safely in four straight and has a .952 OPS through 14 games in September.

Mathias went 2-for-5 with a home run, an additional RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to Oakland.

Mathias plated the Rangers' first run with a solo homer to left field in the second inning and added an RBI single in the following frame. The long ball came one day after Mathias went deep twice, and he's gone 5-for-10 with four runs and six RBI over his past two games. The hot stretch has pushed his season slash line to .306/371/.645 through 70 plate appearances.

Gimenez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Angels.

Gimenez entered Wednesday in a 1-for-17 skid, though that one hit was a home run. The second baseman was able to score in the fifth and seventh innings, with the second of his runs tying the game at 3-3. He's produced four multi-hit efforts in September and is now slashing .300/.370/.475 with 16 home runs, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and 18 stolen bases through 128 contests this year.