MLB Player News

Diaz is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

This is a tough break for those who started Diaz this weekend hoping for three games at Coors Field. Diaz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the series opener and is now batting .179 (7-for-39) in 10 games since homering in his big-league debut. Starlin Castro will shift back to second base to cover for Diaz, opening up third base for Neil Walker.

Marte was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Giants.

Wilmer Flores will replace Marte both at second base and in the two hole in the batting order. A reason for Marte's scratch has not yet been provided.

Rojas is not in Saturday's lineup against the Giants.

He is hitting .278 with a double, three strikeouts and a walk in five games since getting the call to the big leagues. Adam Jones is starting in right field and hitting sixth.

Torres went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday.

Torres has seven multi-homer games and 29 total home runs this season. The 22-year-old lifted his first shot out to right field in the fourth inning off Zach Plesac to increase the lead to 4-2 and then smashed another round-tripper to left off Nick Wittgren in the sixth to restore the lead to two runs at 6-4. Torres is slashing .284/.348/.537 with 73 RBI in 423 at-bats this season.

Lux went 0-for-4 against Triple-A Round Rock on Friday, ending a streak of 50 consecutive games in which he reached base.

Prior to Friday, the last game in which Lux did not reach base took place on June 8 while he was still playing Double-A ball. During the impressive streak, Lux hit .417 with 13 homers and 41 RBI between 37 games with Oklahoma City and 13 with Tulsa. The Dodgers' No. 1 prospect is expected to spend time with the big club when rosters expand in September, though he may not be added to the active roster.

Castro is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rays.

He is hitting .246 with one home run and one steal in 57 at-bats this month. Niko Goodrum will start at second base, hitting cleanup.

Urias went 0-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Phillies.

The 22-year-old was batting leadoff in the absence of Fernando Tatis Jr. (back), which Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune described as "the new normal" with Tatis likely done for the season. Even with the 0-fer, Urias is still batting .314/.442/.400 in August. He has shifted over to shortstop, opening up second base for Ty France.

Frazier is not in Saturday's lineup against the Cubs.

He will sit with southpaw Jon Lester on the hill for Chicago. Erik Gonzalez will start at shortstop with Kevin Newman shifting over to second base.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 3-2 extra-innings win over the Astros.

Both of Semien's hits came off Astros starter Justin Verlander, including the sixth-inning solo shot that tied the game at 2-2. He also stole second base in the eighth inning after reaching on a walk. The shortstop is only 7-for-14 in stolen base attempts this season after recording 10-plus steals in each of the last four years. Semien has also added a .271/.357/.474 slash line with 20 homers, 57 RBI and 88 runs scored as the Athletics' regular leadoff hitter.

Marte went 2-for-6 with a solo home run in Friday's 10-9 loss to the Giants.

Marte wasted no time getting the scoring started in the first inning with a shot off Jeff Samardzija. It was his third leadoff homer and 25th long ball of the season. The 25-year-old continues to deliver as the Diamondbacks top hitter, batting .320/.381/.568 with 82 runs scored and 71 RBI.