MLB Player News

Espinal isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

Espinal will get a breather after he went 4-for-8 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base across the last two games. Breyvic Valera will start at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Ibanez went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Mariners.

Ibanez homered off Tyler Anderson to lead off the third inning. That was the only run scored by the Rangers in the game. He has three long balls in August, but he is batting .188 in that stretch. The 28-year-old is slashing .211/.256/.348 with five home runs, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored in 172 plate appearances.

Gimenez isn't starting Wednesday against Minnesota.

Gimenez went 3-for-11 with two runs, a stolen base, four walks and a strikeout across the last four games. Ernie Clement will start at second base and bat ninth.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Cleveland.

After his second two-hit game in as many days, Polanco's season average now sits at .270. The stolen base was also his 10th of the season, allowing him to reach double figures in the category for only the second time in his career. He'll start at second base and bat third in Wednesday's series finale.

Miller is not starting Tuesday against Minnesota.

Miller has taken over as Cleveland's primary first baseman in recent weeks, but he'll get a rest Tuesday. Yu Chang will start at first base and bat sixth.

Polanco will start at second base and bat third Tuesday against Cleveland.

Nelson Cruz had typically served as Minnesota's No. 3 hitter before he was dealt to the Rays prior to the trade deadline, but since then, Polanco has seemingly seized hold of the lineup spot that most managers reserve for their team's top hitter. After going 2-for-6 with a walkoff RBI double in Monday's 5-4 series-opening win, Polanco now owns an .814 OPS on the season, and he's supplemented his good work at the plate with nine stolen bases. The 28-year-old has proven to be an outstanding value selection for fantasy managers that nabbed him in the later rounds of drafts.

Andrus was activated from the paternity list prior to Tuesday's game against the White Sox.

The veteran shortstop will rejoin the Athletics in Chicago after being away from the club since Saturday to attend the birth of his child. Vimael Machin, who filled Andrus' void at shortstop during his absence, was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding roster move.

Torres (thumb) was spotted Tuesday taking part in an on-field workout prior to the Yankees' doubleheader with the Red Sox, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

According to Kuty, Torres was sporting a protective guard over his sprained left thumb, but he didn't seem too inhibited during his workout. Manager Aaron Boone said just over a week ago that he expected Torres' injury would keep him on the shelf for 10-to-20 days, so the 24-year-old can't be considered a lock to make it back from the injured list when first eligible this week.

Altuve went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 7-6 loss to Kansas City.

The three hits are a hopeful sign that Atluve's putting a slump behind him. He's had a rough go in August, having entered Monday's game batting .191 (9-for-47) with one RBI and one extra-base hit during the month.

Lowe went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Monday's 9-2 win over the Orioles.

He took Matt Harvey deep in the fifth inning and then got to Paul Fry in the sixth. Lowe continues to enjoy a big August, slashing .291/.344/.673 through 14 games with six of his 28 homers on the season as well as 12 runs and 16 RBI.