MLB Player News

Biggio is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

The 26-year-old gets a day off after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts, a walk and a stolen base Friday night. Biggio has hit .273 with four doubles, four walks and eight RBI in his last 10 games and is certainly trending upward in the middle of what's been a rough, .229/.335/.376 season. Santiago Espinal will start at third base and bat eighth Saturday.

Mendick started once -- a fill-in start at shortstop -- over the last five games.

Mendick started at second base in 16 of the first 20 games following Nick Madrigal's season-ending hamstring injury, but he appears to have lost the role as the primary fill- in. Leury Garcia has started at second base the last five games.

Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Friday's 11-5 win over Philadelphia.

The 29-year-old got Boston off to a positive start, leading off the first inning with his 11th homer of the year. Hernandez added insurance in the fifth with a ground-rule double to plate Christian Vazquez. Through 307 plate appearances, Hernandez has maintained a .242/.316/.440 slash line with 30 RBI and 43 runs scored.

Wong was recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake prior to Friday's game against the Mariners, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

This will mark the third trip to the big leagues for Wong this season. He didn't find much success with the Angels in his previous stints, as he slashed .179/.200/.282 across 43 plate appearances. He figures to serve in a reserve role going forward.

Chavis was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

The 25-year-old was sent to the minors at the start of the week but will rejoin the Red Sox with Danny Santana (quadriceps) going to the injured list. Chavis is hitting .207/.230/.328 in 61 plate appearances this season and should provide infield depth for Boston.

Brujan was recalled by the Rays on Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Brujan has had a busy few days. He was called up Wednesday but was merely the extra man for a doubleheader against Cleveland, though he did appear in both contests, going 1-for-6 with a steal. He was sent back down Thursday but is back in the big leagues just one day later, with Mike Brosseau (oblique) hitting the injured list to clear a spot. Expect Brujan to feature frequently at several spots around the diamond, though he might have something short of a true everyday role.

Merrifield went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Thursday against Cleveland.

Merrifield opened the scoring in the third inning, singling home Michael Taylor for his 46th RBI of the season. He also reached base on an Amed Rosario throwing error in the fifth and promptly stole second base, his major league-leading 24th theft on the year. Merrifield's bat has gone cold over the last six contests -- Thursday's hit was just his second in his last 28 at-bats (.071) -- but the 32-year-old is still slashing a solid .275/.328/.414 overall in 2021.

Miller was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday.

Miller served as the 27th man in Wednesday's doubleheader against the Rays, and he went 0-for-1 with a walk in the nightcap. He'll now head back to the minors, where he's slashed .317/.404/.496 with four homers, 20 runs and 15 RBI in 33 games this year.

Brujan was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday.

Brujan served as the 27th man in Wednesday's doubleheader against Cleveland and went 1-for-6 with a run, an RBI, a stolen base and two strikeouts in his first taste of major-league action. The 23-year-old is a strong candidate to return to the major-league roster at some point, especially while Manuel Margot (hamstring) is sidelined. However, Brujan will return to the Triple-A club for now.

Altuve will skip the upcoming All-Star Game due to a leg injury, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

The leg issue hasn't affected Altuve enough to make him miss the games that count in the standings, as he's sat just once in the Astros' last 12 games and is riding a six-game hitting streak. He'll elect to rest for the full four-day break rather than appear in his seventh career All-Star Game, but there's little reason to treat the injury as anything other than a very minor one unless it starts keeping him out of regular-season contests.