MLB Player News

Chavis went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Yankees.

Chavis started at first base in place of Mitch Moreland against a left-hander, the fifth southpaw the Red Sox have faced in eight games. After going hitless in the first three starts, Chavis is 3-for-7 in his last two appearances.

Altuve went 0-for-4 with a walk and two RBI and was caught stealing in Friday's 9-6 win over the Angels.

Altuve, who is hitless in his last 14 at-bats, managed a couple of productive outs Friday. After seven games, one of MLB's best hitters has a .620 OPS.

Marte started at shortstop and went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers.

Marte started at second base the first seven games before moving to shortstop Friday. The regular starter at short, the slumping Nick Ahmed, was given an off day. Marte's one of the few Diamondbacks making consistent contact to start the season. He's hit in seven of the first eight games, including multiple hits in four of them, with four extra-base hits and a slash line of .344/.371/.531.

Semien went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's loss to Seattle.

Semien finally got the A's on the board in the eighth inning with a two-run triple off Bryan Shaw. He then scored thanks to a sacrifice fly from Ramon Laureano. Unfortunately, the A's still came up short. The 29-year-old Semien has now hit safely in six straight games.

Dubon went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a run scored and a walk in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rangers.

Dubon made an impact from the No. 9 spot in the batting order, providing an insurance run when he scored catcher Chadwick Tromp with a single in the sixth inning. Dubon has hit .238/.273/.286 with two RBI and three runs scored in seven games. The 26-year-old will likely see the short-side role in a shortstop platoon with Brandon Crawford. Dubon can also get time at second base and center field.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Orioles.

He took Paul Fry deep in the fifth inning for his first homer of the year, knotting the score at 3-3 and taking Blake Snell off the hook for a loss. Lowe had gone 0-for-8 with four strikeouts over the prior two games, but the streaky infielder is still batting a robust .300 (9-for-30) to begin the season with six RBI in eight games.

Hernandez is not starting Friday against Arizona, Eric Stephen of TrueBlueLA.com reports.

Hernandez opened the year with five straight starts but now sits for the second time in the last three games. Chris Taylor takes over at second base.

McNeil will hit the bench for the first time this season Friday against Atlanta, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

McNeil started each of the Mets' first seven games, hitting .308 while driving in five runs. Andres Gimenez will start at the hot corner in his absence. McNeil's absence comes against a lefty (Sean Newcomb), but don't expect him to fall into a platoon role any time soon, as he's already started five times against southpaws so far this season.

Albies is battling a stiff right wrist but is available off the bench Friday, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.

The minor injury explains why Albies will be out of the lineup for the first time this season Friday against the Mets. He's expected to return to the lineup Saturday, pushing Adeiny Hechavarria back to the bench.

Hoerner is not in the lineup Friday against the Pirates.

Hoerner has started the year quite well, hitting .389 with five RBI through five games. He'll hit the bench for the second time this season Friday, with Jason Kipnis again starting at second base.