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Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella is on the disabled list because he's had issues seeing, reports the Orange County Register. Giavotella has been seeing double, but he hopes the issue will be cleared up before the season ends so he can return. He was recently diagnosed with a cranial nerve condition, according to ESPN.com

"With this issue, it could last a couple of days to a couple of weeks. So I'm just being patient with it, just taking it a day at a time," Giavotella said. "I was concerned that it might be vertigo at first. It's nothing that they can go in there and fix. It just takes time for it to repair itself.

Padres utility man Yangervis Solarte had quite a night at the plate on Thursday. Batting from the lead-off spot in the order, Solarte went 4 for 5 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored.

Solarte saved his biggest hits for late in the game. In the seventh inning, he crushed a pitch to deep left field for his 12th homer of the season--a solo shot which brought the Padres to within a run. 

In the next inning, he laced an RBI-double to pad the Padres' lead to their final score of 10-7 in the victory over the Dodgers. 

Solarte was in need of a big offensive performance, as he entered the game stuck in a 4-for-26 skid.

Kevin Cash has stated that the groin strain that forced Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe out of the game Tuesday night is not serious and that he is expected to play Wednesday.

Forsythe left the game in the fifth inning.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe was removed from the game Tuesday night in Baltimore with groin tightness, per the Baltimore Sun.

Forsythe singled and scored in the top of the fifth and was replaced on defense in the bottom of the inning.

Angels infielder Johnny Giavotella is not progressing well from his medical condition and the team is unsure if he can return this season, reports the Los Angeles Times. Giavotella was placed on the DL because of an illness.

Dodgers utility man Enrique Hernandez has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain. Hernandez suffered the injury during Sunday's game, forcing him to leave the game early. 

To replace him on the roster, the Dodgers recalled catcher Austin Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.

Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte returned to the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Astros. Marte left Saturday's contest with a mild hamstring strain and did not play on Sunday.

He was initially out of Monday's starting nine, but with Austin Jackson traded to the Cubs, Marte will bat lead-off while playing shortstop Monday.

Dodgers infielder Enrique Hernandez will miss the next few games after sustaining a strained hamstring, reports the Los Angeles Times. Hernandez suffered the injury during Sunday's game.

Dodgers infielder Enrique Hernandez left Sunday's game against the Cubs due to left hamstring tightness, per MLB.com. The injury popped up as he was trying to leg out a grounder in the bottom of the eighth inning.

"I'll wake up (Monday) and see how it feels and go from there," Hernandez said.

Hernandez is batting .364 (24 for 66) with a .545 slugging percentage and .945 OPS in his last 20 games (18 starts). He has three doubles, three home runs and nine RBI in that span.

Dodgers infielder Enrique Hernandez appeared to roll his ankle trying to beat out a ground ball in the eighth inning of the game Sunday night against the Cubs. He was replaced by Justin Turner.

The team has yet to determine the severity of the potential injury.