MLB Player News

Solarte went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in Friday's 8-5 win over the Rockies.

It was his fourth home run of the season and Solarte's first in exactly a month. The 29-year-old's on pace to fall short of last season's power output, but he's still been productive recently, posting a .405/.500/.541 slash line over his last 10 games.

Arroyo is out of Friday's lineup against the Nationals, Alec Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This will be the fourth time in the last six games that Arroyo has been held out of the lineup, so it looks like he has lost his starting job at third base. Eduardo Nunez is starting at the hot corner while recent call-ups Orlando Calixte and Austin Slater man the outfield corners. Considering Arroyo had not been producing and now appears to have seen his playing time slashed, he can be cut loose in the majority of mixed leagues.

Frazier will bat leadoff and play in left field Friday against the Mets, Adam Berry of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

He's hit just two singles in his last 22 at-bats, including an 0-for-7 in Wednesday's 14-innings tilt. Frazier went hitless in four at-bats against Friday starter Matt Harvey on Sunday, though he did see a respectable 14 pitches. Frazier is hitting 50 points higher on the road (.340) than at PNC Park (.290), so perhaps he'll break out of his recent funk.

Franklin started Thursday for the first time since May 15 and went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI.

Franklin has remained in a reserve role even with Ryan Braun (calf) on the disabled list, but he came through Thursday when his name was called. That could earn him an extra opportunity or two in the near future, but expect him to remain in a super-utility role moving forward.

Forsythe is not in the Dodgers' lineup Thursday against the Cardinals, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers are giving him his second straight Thursday off since he returned from the disabled list May 23. Enrique Hernandez takes his place at the hot corner. Forsythe probably will be subject to such conservative management for at least another week. Still, he's someone fantasy owners should start when active, as he should recover from his slow start to 2017 with more reps.

Rodgers, 20, is batting a blistering .455 over his last 10 games for High-A Lancaster. The shortstop has accumulated five home runs and 15 RBI over that span.

The power that Rodgers possesses has been on full display of late, and he has now bashed eight home runs in 33 games in 2017. Rodgers is slashing .393/.416/.693 over that span, and the Rockies may have no choice but to promote him to Double-A sooner rather than later.

Ngoepe was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Ngoepe was slashing just .222/.323/.296 across 54 at-bats (27 games) with the big club before being sent back to Indianapolis. He could see another opportunity with the Pirates later in the season should the team need an extra bench bat. A corresponding move should be announced before Friday's series opener against the Mets.

Arroyo is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Despite picking up a hit in the past two games, Arroyo will head to the bench for another night off. Eduardo Nunez will move back to third base to take his place.

Drury is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Pirates.

After delivering a 3-for-3 performance Sunday in Milwaukee, Drury wasn't able to carry that momentum over to the first two games of the series with the Pirates, going 1-for-8 with two strikeouts. He'll get a breather in the day game after a night game, allowing Nick Ahmed to pick up a start at shortstop while Chris Owings shifts over to the keystone.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.

The 25-year-old has been heating up at the plate recently, batting .300 (9-for-30) with two home runs and seven RBI over his last 11 games (seven starts). Hernandez has gained some deep-league value while he moves around the diamond filling in for injured and resting starters. Despite his recent hot stretch, the utility man will likely move back into a reserve role when Justin Turner (hamstring) and Joc Pederson (concussion) return from their respective DL stints.