MLB Player News

Semien went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, an additional run scored and a double in Tuesday's 10-3 win over the Rangers.

Semien swatted his fifth homer of the year in the fifth inning, accounting for what would be the winning run. In the seventh, the shortstop got aboard on a fielder's choice and later scored on Stephen Piscotty three-run double. Semien has back-to-back three-hit games, raising his batting average to .233 across 143 plate appearances. He's added 12 RBI, 18 runs scored and three stolen bases in 31 games this year.

Urias is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Reds.

He has cooled off a bit after notching back-to-back three-hit games in the middle of the month. Urias is now 2-for-22 with seven strikeouts over his last six games. Keston Hiura will start at second base while Christian Yelich starts at designated hitter and Jace Peterson gets his first start in left field.

Hoerner is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

Hoerner started Monday but returns to the bench in favor of Jason Kipnis on Tuesday. Kipnis has outperformed Hoerner so far offensively, and that figures to keep the latter out of the lineup more often than not, at least in the short term.

Albies (wrist) hit from both sides of the plate without incident Tuesday and is getting closer to a return, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.

Atlanta just got Ronald Acuna and Nick Markakis back Tuesday, so Albies is the lone lineup regular still on the injured list. There isn't a firm timetable for his return, but those who are stashing him should probably remain patient for another week or two.

McNeil is starting at second base and hitting eighth during Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Marlins.

He has not played since Aug. 18 due to the Mets' COVID-19 postponements and due to a knee issue that had bothered him dating back a couple weeks. McNeil has not batted lower than third in the order this season and is 2-for-18 over his last six games.

Gimenez was placed on the injured list for an undisclosed reason Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The team is not specifying which injured list Gimenez is going on, so this could be COVID-19 related. He should be considered out indefinitely.

Semien went 3-for-4 with three singles and a walk in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

After an outstanding 2019 in which he hit .285/.369/.522 with 33 home runs, Semien has struggled a bit in the first half of the shortened 2020 campaign. He will hope that his three singles Monday can get him going on the right track after hitting just .219/.275/.352 through the first 30 games. Despite his struggles, Semien appears to still have a stranglehold on everyday leadoff duties atop the Oakland lineup.

Biggio went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored Monday against the Rays.

Biggio provided Toronto with an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning, coming through with an RBI double to right field. He's now reached base safely in 17 straight games, batting .350 with 11 extra-base hits and 11 RBI over that stretch.

Rodgers is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

The Rockies brought Rodgers up from their alternate site last Wednesday, but the team is living up to its reputation, tempering excitement over the 24-year-old's arrival. Rodgers has now been out of the lineup for three of the Rockies' last five games. He's struggled to get going with the sporadic playing time, recording just one hit in 12 plate appearances.

The Yankees placed Torres (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list Monday.

Torres' move to the IL was a forgone conclusion after manager Aaron Boone told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com on Saturday that the shortstop would be sidelined for 2-to-3 weeks, but the Yankees waited a few days to make the transaction official after the team had its weekend series versus the Mets postponed. Boone said that Tyler Wade will serve as the Yankees' primary shortstop until Torres is deemed ready to return from the IL.