MLB Player News

Franklin exited Friday's game against Atlanta with hamstring tightness, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports.

Franklin slipped trying to exit the slick batters box in Atlanta and appeared to tweak his hamstring. The severity of the injury is unclear, but Franklin had only started once in the past week anyway, so don't expect him to make a swift return to the Milwaukee lineup.

Polanco went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer Friday against the Indians.

Polanco launched his third homer of the season as part of a four-run second inning that helped lead the Twins to a road victory. With his current slash line of .254/.302/.366, he's barely a fantasy option in most standard leagues.

Solarte was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left oblique strain, Dennis Lin of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

As expected, Solarte was shifted to the disabled list after injuring his oblique while taking a swing during pre-game warmups Wednesday. It's unclear how long the injury will keep him out, but it could be an extended absence as oblique injuries tend to linger. This is a tough blow for the Padres, as Solarte was slashing a sizzling .370/.463/.783 with six homers and a 5:7 K:BB over his last 13 contests. Carlos Asuaje was recalled from Triple-A to take his place on the roster.

Espinosa is out of the lineup again Friday.

This marks Espinosa's second straight absence after starting nine of the past 10 contests. This is likely due to Cliff Pennington's big day at the plate, as the backup second baseman went 3-for-3 with a double and a walk against the Yankees on Thursday, matching the amount of hits that he had collected throughout the rest of the month combined. Barring another breakout performance, Espinosa is likely to be back at the keystone Saturday.

Herrera (concussion) has been placed on Triple-A Louisville's DL, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

As always with concussions, there's no return date set in stone yet. As mentioned by Enquirer writer Zach Buchanan, Herrera is out of options after this season, so if he can recover from this concussion look for him to get more than a September callup, just so that the Reds can get a better idea of whether to keep him on the 40-man roster.

Andrus went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, two stolen bases and a run in Thursday's 11-4 win over the Blue Jays.

The two steals bring Andrus' total up to 17 on the season, good for a tie for second place in the American League with the Mariners' Jarrod Dyson and teammate Delino DeShields. Unlike those two rabbits, however, Andrus has shown a more well-rounded fantasy profile, as he's also chipped in a .288 average, seven home runs, 38 RBI and 41 runs to go with all the steals. The veteran shortstop is making a compelling case for his third career All-Star nod.

Chavis was promoted to Double-A Portland on Thursday, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.

Chavis was ready for this promotion a month ago but the Red Sox waited until after the third-baseman's MVP turn in the High-A Carolina League All-Star game Tuesday. After a couple of injury-marred seasons, Chavis is breaking out in 2017 with 17 home runs, a .318 batting average and 1.029 OPS at High-A Salem. His promotion is also newsworthy because the organization's top prospect, Rafael Devers, plays the same position for the Sea Dogs. The two will co-exist there for a stretch of time, alternating between the field and designated hitter, but we presume Devers will be headed to Triple-A Pawtucket before too long.

Ngoepe was placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list Thursday with a left hamstring strain.

It's unclear how long the injury will keep Ngoepe sidelined at this point, but he'll be eligible to return June 30 if he is ready. The 27-year-old has struggled since returning to Triple-A Indianapolis from the Pirates at the beginning of June; he's slashing .193/.281/.333 in 16 games (64 plate appearances).

Espinosa will get a day off Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports.

Espinosa currently has a six-game hit streak going, but takes the day off Thursday in favor of Cliff Pennington at second base. On the year, Espinosa is hitting just .176/.247/.307 with six home runs and 27 RBI, but due to Pennington's lack of production, will continue to get a majority of starts at the keystone.

Altuve is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the A's, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

It's a rare absence for Altuve, his fifth this year and first since May 13. He will be replaced by Marwin Gonzalez at second base. Altuve is walking at a career-high clip and he continues to provide across-the-board production, although he is on pace to fall short of 30 steals for the first time in a full season.