MLB Player News

Andrus will undergo X-rays after feeling a pop in his left ankle during Saturday's win against the Astros, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Andrus suffered the injury while scoring the game-winning run as the A's walked off the Astros in the ninth inning. The veteran shortstop should be considered day-to-day until the results of the X-rays are known, though he at least seems unlikely to be in the lineup for Sunday's series finale.

Arraez is not in Saturday's lineup against the Blue Jays.

He is hitting .203/.273/.275 with zero home runs and zero steals in 69 at-bats this month. Josh Donaldson will start at third base while Mitch Garver starts at designated hitter.

Ibanez will sit Saturday against the Orioles.

Ibanez hits the bench after starting seven straight games. He recorded seven hits in the first four games of that stretch before going hitless in his last three, bringing his season slash line down to .261/.309/.403.

Chavis (elbow) is expected to be activated for Tuesday's game against the Cubs, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

The Pirates will finish up a road trip Monday, and Chavis will be ready to rejoin the team when it returns home for a three-game series against Chicago that begins Tuesday. He had been playing regularly for six games in late August before suffering the injury. Chavis hit .364 with one home run and four strikeouts in 22 at-bats over that stretch. Kevin Newman has been seeing most of the starts at the keystone recently, and it's unclear how the playing time will be split over the final six games of the season once Chavis is activated.

Kemp is not in Saturday's lineup against the Astros.

He'll head to the bench with lefty Framber Valdez on the hill for Houston. Chad Pinder will start in right field while Mark Canha starts in left.

Hoerner was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals with general soreness, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

Sergio Alcantara will slot into the lineup at shortstop, batting eighth. Hoerner played in both games of Friday's doubleheader and is available off the bench.

Torres went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 8-3 win over the Red Sox.

His solo shot in the seventh inning off Martin Perez capped the scoring on the night. Torres extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the performance, a stretch during which he's batting .389 (14-for-36), but Friday's homer was only his eighth of the year and second in 20 contests since he returned to the lineup in early September.

Rodgers went 3-for-5 with a double and a run in Friday's loss to the Giants.

Though Colorado managed 11 hits in the contest, only one went for extra bases -- Rodgers' third-inning double. The infielder has enjoyed a standout September offensively, notching nine multi-hit performances across 20 games. On the month, he is batting .322 (28-for-87) with five homers, 14 runs and 13 RBI.

Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and an additional run scored in Friday's 14-2 loss to the Athletics.

Altuve slammed a solo shot in the third inning off Frankie Montas. In addition, he reached base on an error and scored in the first frame. He extended his hitting streak to 12 games and is batting .333 in that stretch. The second baseman is slashing .278/.354/.490 with 30 home runs, 81 RBI and a team-leading 113 runs scored in 647 plate appearances this season.

Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in a loss to the Twins on Friday.

Toronto managed only four hits in the loss, with half of those coming off Semien's bat. The infielder accounted for the team's only run of the game with his 439-foot solo shot in the sixth inning. Semien has gone deep in three of his past seven contests and ranks fourth in the majors with 42 long balls on the campaign. He is one homer away from tying Davey Johnson's all-time single-season mark for a second baseman.