MLB Player News

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus received some extra baserunning practice prior to Wednesday's game against the Brewers according to MLB.com, but it did not have the desired impact.

Andrus was caught stealing for the first time since June 25, a streak of 14 straight attempts without being caught. He had a solid game otherwise, finishing 2 for 3 with a walk and two runs driven in, in a 5-4 win.

Andrus has 30 stolen bases while being caught just four times. He has already stolen six bases in the month of August, while batting .273.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham registered three hits during a 6-4 loss at home to the Tigers Wednesday. Beckham finished 3 for 4. 

The infielder had three singles and added a walk in the contest. He's batting .308 on the season for Chicago. 

Beckham has gone 6 for 13 over his last three games and has hits in seven of his last 10 contests with five multi-hit games over that span. 

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham recorded three hits during a win over the Tigers Monday.

Beckham went 3 for 5 with an RBI and run scored for the White Sox. He's batting .306 on the year.

Beckham drove in his 17th run of the season but also grounded into a double play.

He's hit in seven of his last 10 games with four RBI over that stretch.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not expected to be placed on the disabled list, according to the Houston Chronicle. 

Altuve is dealing with some quad pain, and is not in the team's starting lineup Monday. He'll be rested regularly and may DH until he's 100 percent healthy, according to manager Bo Porter. Altuve is hitting .282/.321/.362 in 436 at-bats. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not in the club's starting lineup Monday against the Rangers. 

Altuve started the past three days, but is still playing through some pain. He'll take Monday to rest his sore quad. Altuve is hitting .282/.321/.362 in 436 at-bats. 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is not 100 percent healthy and continuing to play through a sore left quad, MLB.com reports Sunday. 

"He doesn't have that burst of speed we're used to seeing," manager Bo Porter said. "You look at the [double] last night, that probably would have been a triple if he's completely healthy. I think he scores from second base easy on that single, too. At the same time, he's not coming out of the lineup. As the manager and the training staff, we do have to monitor it and protect him from himself."

Altuve went 1 for 4 Sunday in a loss to the Rangers. He doubled and is batting .282 on the season. 

Royals infielder Johnny Giavotella is tentatively scheduled to rejoin the Triple-A Omaha lineup Sunday, the Kansas City Star reports. Giavotella, who has been out since July 23 with a hip injury, was just 1 for 6 in two games after joining Omaha before going on the disabled list.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus hit his first home run of the season in his team's 5-4 win over the Astros Saturday. The two-run homer was his only hit in five at-bats, giving him a .260/.322/.313 line with 38 RBI and 30 stolen bases in 454 at-bats.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 1 for 4 with one walk, one run, one RBI and his 18th double of the season in his team's 5-4 loss to the Rangers Saturday. After the loss, manager Bo Porter said that Altuve's left quad is not 100 percent but that the second baseman is "gutting it out," the Houston Chronicle reports.

Altuve has picked up hits in 10 of his last 11 games while missing three games during that stretch. He owns a .282/.321/.261 line with four home runs, 40 RBI and 29 stolen bases in 432 at-bats.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham clubbed his third home run Wednesday against the Yankees.

In the bottom of the fifth, Beckham took a CC Sabathia slider out to left for a solo shot. Beckham later doubled, finishing the game 2 for 4. He drove in and scored two runs. 

Beckham is hitting .310/.348/.429 in 210 at-bats.