MLB Player News

Torres went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in the a 6-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday.

Torres has seven multi-homer games and 29 total home runs this season. The 22-year-old lifted his first shot out to right field in the fourth inning off Zach Plesac to increase the lead to 4-2 and then smashed another round-tripper to left off Nick Wittgren in the sixth to restore the lead to two runs at 6-4. Torres is slashing .284/.348/.537 with 73 RBI in 423 at-bats this season.

Castro is not in Saturday's lineup against the Rays.

He is hitting .246 with one home run and one steal in 57 at-bats this month. Niko Goodrum will start at second base, hitting cleanup.

Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 3-2 extra-innings win over the Astros.

Both of Semien's hits came off Astros starter Justin Verlander, including the sixth-inning solo shot that tied the game at 2-2. He also stole second base in the eighth inning after reaching on a walk. The shortstop is only 7-for-14 in stolen base attempts this season after recording 10-plus steals in each of the last four years. Semien has also added a .271/.357/.474 slash line with 20 homers, 57 RBI and 88 runs scored as the Athletics' regular leadoff hitter.

Lowe (lower leg), who is currently on a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast League Rays, is expected to see time in the field and in the designated hitter slot over the next few days before receiving Monday off. He'll then move his rehab stint to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe was placed on the injured list July 4 due to a shin injury, and he was finally cleared to begin a rehab assignment Thursday. He's spent a considerable amount of time on the IL, but assuming all goes well, he could potentially rejoin the big-league roster by next weekend.

Torres went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 19-5 loss to Cleveland on Thursday.

Torres capped the blowout loss with a solo shot to right field in the eighth inning, his 27th of the season. After going deep only once in 23 games in July, Torres has turned on the power in August, smashing seven long balls through his first 12 games this month. The power has also produced 14 RBI to push his total to 70 on the season.

Arraez went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and three RBI in a 13-6 win over the Rangers on Thursday.

Arraez ignited the Twins' explosive performance with a two-run homer to right field in the second inning and later plated their 13th and final run with a single in the eighth. The multi-hit performance was his sixth in August, pushing his average to .349 (16-for-46) this month. In his rookie season, the 22-year-old is hitting a robust .355 while scoring 34 runs in 55 games.

Joseph went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Astros.

Joseph swung at the first pitch he saw from Aaron Sanchez in the fourth inning and launched his first major league home run. The 30-year-old, now with his fifth organization, joined the A's on Wednesday in place of Jurickson Profar at second base. Joseph batted .371/.421/.585 with 13 home runs across 425 plate appearances at the Triple-A level this season.

Lowe (lower leg) started at second base for the Gulf Coast League Rays against the Orioles on Thursday and logged four innings while going 0-for-2.

Lowe was able to jump back into game action for the first time since July 2, as his recovery has taken much longer than initially anticipated. Lowe will eventually move his rehab assignment up to a higher level of the minors, but he might need to put in a full game in the field first before that comes to pass. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Lowe will be reevaluated at Tropicana Field on Friday before resuming his rehab assignment Saturday at a to-be-determined minor-league affiliate.

Jackson went 3-for-5 with three homers and five RBI in a victory over Idaho Falls on Thursday.

Jackson, currently the Angels' fifth-ranked prospect, crushed homers in the first, third, and sixth innings. He has now hit 20 long balls in 203 at-bats for rookie-level Orem this season.

Beckham will start at second base and bat ninth Thursday against the Mariners.

He'll crack the lineup for just the second time in eight games as a de facto replacement for shortstop Jordy Mercer, who is receiving a maintenance day. As a 32-year-old on an expiring deal for a club that enters Thursday 45 games under .500, Beckham isn't expected to see an uptick in opportunities in the final few weeks of the season.