MLB Player News

Lux (hamstring) will be placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list retroactive to Wednesday, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.

Lux went down with a hamstring injury after sliding into second base during Tuesday's game with High-A Rancho Cucamonga. The club hasn't provided any sort of timetable for his return, but it's unlikely that he will need an extended stay on the shelf. Through 58 games this season, he's hitting .312/.396/.515 with eight home runs, 35 RBI and seven stolen bases.

Rosario went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

Rosario got a hold of his fourth home run of the season, this one coming off right-hander Archie Bradley. It was his first home run since May 25 and just his third extra-base hit in that span. It's been a disappointing campaign for Rosario, as he is hitting just .238/.268/.357 across 210 at-bats.

Marte went 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Marte was productive in all four plate appearances, notching a triple, single, walk and sacrifice fly. The 24-year-old got off to a slow start, but he's now hitting .400 in June and has been even hotter of late. In the last three games, Marte's 6-for-11 with three extra-base hits, a steal and six RBI.

Albies went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Tuesday's win over the Mets.

Albies entered the month of June with a .278 average but has seen that figure tumble to .255 as he's now gone 6-for-45 (.133) over his last 10 games. Tuesday marked his first multi-RBI performance since May 19, but due to his strong start, the second baseman has now tallied 40 RBI on the season, good for the fourth-most among second basemen.

Lux exited Tuesday's game with High-A Rancho Cucamonga with an apparent hamstring injury.

Lux suffered the injury on a hard slide into second base during the fifth inning and attempted to remain in the game. The 20-year-old was removed when the Quakes took the field in the bottom of the frame, and the severity of the injury is currently unknown.

Forsythe is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Despite going 2-for-4 with a homer in Sunday's win over the Braves, Forsythe will retreat to the bench for Tuesday's series opener against the Rangers. Max Muncy will start at second base and hit second in his stead.

Rodgers went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double for Double-A Hartford in its 6-1 win over Altoona on Sunday.

The 21-year-old has homered in back-to-back contests and has gone deep 13 times through 59 games. Rodgers was solid enough in his first taste of the Eastern League in the second half of last season, but he has emerged as one of the standout performers on the circuit in 2018, with his .287/.339/.538 line translating to a 140 wRC+. The shortstop certainly looks like he could be major-league ready, but the Rockies may not entertain a promotion until 2019 so long as everyday middle infielders DJ LeMahieu and Trevor Story are healthy and performing effectively.

Hernandez started in center field and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's victory over the Braves.

Hernandez started his third game over the Dodgers' last four contests after being used off the bench in the previous four. The 26-year-old has been used primarily as a weak-side platoon player this year (21 of 33 starts against southpaws), despite sporting fairly even splits against righties (.214 with four homers) and lefties (.203 with four homers). Hernandez's improved splits could lead to a regular role should another spot in the lineup open up due to injury or lack of production, but his inconsistent playing time limits his fantasy value to very deep or NL-only formats.

Forsythe went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and a pair of RBI in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Braves.

The long ball was Forsythe's first since April 2, and only his second in 123 plate appearances this season. The veteran has been able to maintain a fairly regular role at the keystone despite carrying an atrocious .212/.268/.327 slash line, due in large part to a couple of injuries to key members of the Dodgers' infield this year. There is a risk that his playing time could dwindle once Justin Turner (wrist) is able to fully recover from his injury, given the emergence of Max Muncy (who played 21 games at second base in 2016) and the presence of super-utility man Enrique Hernandez.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Braves' 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday.

After a red-hot start to the season, Albies' average had dipped all the way down to .253 coming into this contest, but he got his first long ball since May 22 with this fourth-inning solo blast off Ross Stripling. He's now at 15 homers on the season, and he showed earlier this year that he can hit them in bunches, so hopefully this is a sign Albies is gearing up to go on another hot streak.