MLB Player News

Torres went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over Toronto.

Torres drove a ball over the left field wall in the sixth inning for his 37th long ball of the season, tying him for third place in the American League. Since the start of August, 17 of his 41 hits have left the yard. The 22-year-old is slashing .286/.347/.549 in 572 plate appearances this season.

Rodriguez remains on the bench Sunday against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

Rodriguez sits for the third straight game. It's hard to say his loss of playing time is undeserved, as he owns an awful .097/.152/.097 slash line in nine games in the month of September and just a .683 OPS on the season. Jordy Mercer will start at second base.

Castro went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run Saturday in the Tigers' 8-4 win over the Orioles in 12 innings.

Castro has now turned in multi-hit efforts in four straight games and in seven of his last eight starts, lifting his season-long batting average from .276 to .300 during the heat wave. The 25-year-old has slotted in first or second in the Tigers' batting order in each of his starts dating back to Aug. 31 and should continue to occupy a prominent spot over the final two weeks of the season.

Polanco went 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored in Saturday night's win over Cleveland.

Polanco singled and scored in the first inning, did the same in the sixth and scored again following an RBI double in the seventh. Factoring in his performance from the first game of the doubleheader, he finished the day 4-for-9 with four runs and three RBI.

Mayfield was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

With expanded rosters, Mayfield is at best the third option on the depth chart at the middle-infield positions. He is a decent defender, but his bat is a little light, especially by Houston's standards. Look for him to play sparingly down the stretch.

Rengifo is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rays.

He is 7-for-31 (.226) with one home run and one steal in 10 games this month. David Fletcher starts at second base and will hit second.

Polanco went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Indians.

Polanco provided the only runs of the game with his 391-foot blast off Mike Clevinger in the third inning. The 26-year-old has been hot over the past month, going 35-for-107 (.327) with five home runs since Aug. 15. He now sports a .298/.360/.492 slash line with 76 RBI over 583 at-bats this season.

Forsythe (ribs) is not in Saturday's lineup against the A's.

He has been out for almost a week with left intercostal tightness. Forsythe likely would have been placed on the injured list were it not for expanded rosters, so it's unclear if he is day-to-day or a little worse than that.

Semien went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run, a walk and two runs overall in a win over the Rangers on Friday.

Semien put a 414-foot exclamation point on the Athletics' 14-run barrage with his ninth-inning blast, which came with Sheldon Neuse aboard and qualified as Semien's career-best 29th homer. The 28-year-old is saving his best for last in what has already been a breakout season, with Friday's production pushing his September average to .375 (18-for-48) with four doubles, one triple, four home runs, 10 RBI, five walks, three stolen bases and 15 runs.

Rodriguez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Orioles.

He is hitting just .100 with 11 strikeouts in 30 at-bats this month. Harold Castro is starting at second base and batting second.