MLB Player News

Hernandez is starting in left field Thursday and leading off against the Diamondbacks.

Hernandez is batting leadoff for the third time this season Thursday. In his other two games serving as the leadoff batter, Hernandez has gone 4-for-8 with a run and three strikeouts. He'll be facing left-hander Robbie Ray on Thursday, a pitcher he's gone 2-for-5 against with a pair of extra base hits.

Wall, 20, is batting .393/.414/.571 with one home run, eight RBI and one steal through six games with High-A Modesto.

Wall often gets lost in the shuffle among the likes of Trevor Story, David Dahl and Ryan McMahon. However, he hit .286/.366/.439 with seven home runs, 47 RBI and 25 steals in 2015, mostly at Low-A. He should be able to take full advantage of the friendly hitting confines of the California League this season.

Diaz went 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and three runs scored in a game with Low-A Wisconsin on Wednesday.

Wednesday's game was Diaz's best early this season, but he has impressed at the plate in other games as well, owning a .381/.519/.714 slash line and 6:4 BB:K ratio through seven contests. Diaz will turn 20 in May and is playing full-season ball for the first time this year, so he may spend all of 2016 with Wisconsin regardless of performance.

Albies currently has a six-game hitting streak, hitting .385 (10-for-26) with a stolen base and three runs for Double-A Mississippi.

He also hit .371 with a .907 OPS in 16 spring games with the Braves this year. The 19-year-old prospect could be in the majors as soon as the beginning of next season.

Altuve doubled twice, homered and drove in two runs over five at-bats Wednesday in a loss to Kansas City.

This has been an all-or-nothing series for Altuve, who's collected two three-hit games as well as an 0-for-4 in the first three contests of this four-game set. Expect plenty more hits as well as steals and counting stats from Altuve as the season goes on.

Beckham reached base three times and went 2-for-3 at the plate on Tuesday against the Nationals.

Beckham was given the start at second base and batted eighth in the Braves' lineup. The 29-year-old has only started in two of the Braves' first seven games and has been more of a utility backup for the club. He's 3-for-12 at the plate in his six appearances, four of which came as a pinch-hitter later on in the game.

Andrus is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Andrus has gotten off to an excellent start to the season, batting .357 through eight games, but he'll get the day off Wednesday regardless. Hanser Alberto will take his spot at shortstop and bat eighth.

Semine went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs Tuesday against the Angels.

Semien continues to bat ninth in the Athletics order, even though he now owns a team-leading .593 slugging percentage after this impressive outburst. The shortstop will move up if he can sustain this pace, but that's a big if.

Andrus went 3-for-4 with his first double of the season, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 shellacking of the Mariners.

Andrus' .387 OBP would set a new career high, which makes it all the more frustrating that the speedy Venezuelan is yet to nab a steal on three attempts after topping 20 in each of his first seven MLB campaigns. He's making up for it by contributing elsewhere for now, but history and his place in the bottom third of the Texas batting order suggest there's a ceiling on the 27-year-old's production.

Forsythe hit his second home run Tuesday against Cleveland, a two-run home run.

The home run came off Corey Kluber and broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. Forsythe is struggling to hit for average thus far, at .222 with six strikeouts in 30 plate appearances, but he has three extra-base hits and a .481 slugging percentage. Forsythe hit .281/.349/.444 in 153 games in 2015.