MLB Player News

Solarte was designated for assignment Tuesday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Solarte struggled at the dish through 28 games in the big leagues, batting .205 with a homer and seven RBI. Pat Venditte was also designated for assignment, opening up roster spots for Mac Williamson and Donovan Solano.

Rosario isn't starting Monday's game against the Padres.

Rosario will receive the day off after collecting six hits over his last five games, including two extra-base hits and an RBI. Adeiny Hechavarria is starting at shortstop and batting seventh with Rosario out of the mix.

Hernandez isn't starting Monday's game against the Braves, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

Hernandez will get the day off after failing to record a base knock in each of his past two contests (0-for-9). Chris Taylor is starting at the keystone and will bat sixth in Hernandez's stead.

Frazier went 2-for-6 with an RBI and a run scored Sunday against the Athletics.

Frazier singled home a run in the 13th inning to cut the deficit to one, and Starling Marte would end the ballgame with a three-run blast to center. Frazier has now pieced together a modest three-game hitting streak, boosting his batting average to .257 through 29 contests in 2019.

McNeil is not in the lineup Sunday against Milwaukee, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.

McNeil gets a breather after playing all 18 innings of Saturday's loss. Brandon Nimmo slides over to left field in his absence, with Juan Lagares getting the start in center.

Albies went 2-for-6 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Marlins.

The Braves were trailing 2-1 when Albies came to the plate with the bases juiced and two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and he changed the complexion of the game with his 388-foot blast. The 22-year-old is slashing .291/.342/.511 with seven home runs and 27 runs scored in 33 games, entrenching himself in the leadoff spot for the Braves.

Marte went 3-for-5 with a pair of homers, three runs and four RBI in a 10-9 win over the Rockies on Friday.

The 25-year-old now has nine home runs on the season. Marte is off to an excellent start offensively, as this performance gives him a robust .901 OPS through 123 at-bats.

Frazier went 0-for-5 against Texas on Wednesday and is hitting just .225 in 80 at-bats since April 4.

Frazier has hit leadoff exclusively, and while his defense at second base has proven passable, the team expected more offensively from him: He has only two extra-base hits (both doubles) in his last 16 starts. By comparison, Frazier closed out 2018 with 27 extra-base hits in his final 39 starts. While that finish was unsustainable, he'll have to do better than his current .082 ISO. He was bothered by back spasms in the middle of April but didn't go on the injured list. Despite his struggles, Pittsburgh went out of its way to slot Frazier as its everyday second baseman, allowing former starter Josh Harrison to leave the team without making an offer in the offseason. As a result, Frazier will likely receive plenty of opportunities to break out of his current slump.

Albies went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Padres.

The 22-year-old has four multi-hit performances in the last six games, with six of his 10 hits (two doubles, a triple and three homers) over that stretch going for extra bases. Albies is locked in right now -- he's only struck out once in those six games -- and his .292/.344/.573 in 89 at-bats from the leadoff spot figures to keep him at the top of Atlanta's order for the foreseeable future.

Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in the Dodgers' 2-1 loss to the Giants on Wednesday.

The Dodgers couldn't get anything going against Madison Bumgarner, but Hernandez managed to score his team's only run and record his third multi-hit performance in his last four games. He's slowed down considerably after a torrid start, but he's got his slash line back up to a solid .267/.348/.515 to go along with six homers and 17 RBI through 101 at-bats following this recent stretch.