MLB Player News

Altuve went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 4-2 win over the Angels.

This was the third straight game in which Altuve has scored two runs as he continues to be effective atop the Astros' order. The steal was his first in over two weeks since he swiped a pair of bags versus the White Sox on Aug. 17. The second baseman is up to 13 steals in 14 attempts while adding 22 home runs, 48 RBI, 78 runs scored and a .286/.374/.512 slash line through 114 contests.

Haggerty is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Guardians, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Haggerty missed a few contests with a finger injury before rejoining the lineup Wednesday, and he'll take a seat Friday after going 2-for-7 with a double, a walk and a run over the past two games. Mitch Haniger will move to right field while Carlos Santana serves as the designated hitter.

Polanco (kneecap) is not in the lineup Friday against the White Sox.

Friday will mark Polanco's fifth consecutive absence due to left patellar tendinitis. It's possible he will have to spend some time on the injured list if he can't return soon.

Miller is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Mariners.

Miller is 2-for-12 with five strikeouts over his past five games and will head to the bench for the second time in Cleveland's last four contests. Richie Palacios will bat seventh as the designated hitter Friday.

Mathias is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Boston.

Mathias went 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Thursday's series opener versus the Red Sox and will take a seat Friday. Kole Calhoun will serve as the designated hitter while Bubba Thompson starts in left field. Mathias has now sat against three straight right-handed pitchers and could be stuck in a short-side platoon role at DH.

Lopez will sit Friday against the Tigers.

Lopez owns a poor .571 OPS since the start of August, though that's barely a downgrade from the .584 OPS he posted through the end of July. He continues to start regularly thanks to his glove, but it will be Bobby Witt who slides to shortstop Friday, with Hunter Dozier entering the lineup at third base.

Castro is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus Kansas City.

Castro started Detroit's last 10 games and will head to the bench after he posted a .603 OPS during that stretch. Spencer Torkelson will start at first base and bat seventh Friday.

Massey went 3-for-3 with a double and a walk in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the White Sox.

Massey went 5-for-10 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored in this week's three-game series versus Chicago. The second baseman has handled a near-everyday role lately, though he slumped in the latter half of August. Overall, he's posted a .281/.350/.404 slash line with a home run, two stolen bases, nine RBI and six runs scored through his first 101 big-league plate appearances.

Arroyo started at second base and went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and three RBI in Thursday's 9-8 win over the Rangers.

Arroyo picked up the start in place of a resting Trevor Story, and his bat remained scorching hot. He owns a .346/.370/.442 line over the last 12 games while driving in nine during that span. Arroyo shifted to first base for the final inning after Enrique Hernandez pinch hit for starting first baseman Franchy Cordero. With news that Eric Hosmer had a planned rehab assignment scrapped amid lingering back soreness, first base remains the likeliest path to playing time for Arroyo.

Clement was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Clement was demoted to Columbus in early August and will return to Cleveland with big-league rosters expanding to 28 players. The 26-year-old has a .492 OPS in 158 plate appearances in the bigs this season and should fill a utility role while up in the majors.