MLB Player News

Drury is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

With just three hits in his previous 19 at-bats, Drury will head to the bench while Daniel Descalso takes over at second base. Expect to see Drury back in the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.

Forsythe is being held out of Saturday's lineup due to right hip flexor tightness, according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.

It appeared Forsythe was getting a simple day off Saturday when he was not listed in the Dodgers' starting lineup, but it is now apparent that he was held out to give his ailing hip a break. Forsythe is considered day-to-day, so it remains to be seen if he will miss any further action.

Forsythe is out of the lineup Saturday against the Brewers, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

It has been a struggle for Forsythe since coming off the DL, as he is hitting .129/.289/.258 with one home run and a 28.9 percent strikeout rate in those 10 games. Chase Utley will start at second base with Chris Taylor getting the nod at the hot corner.

Solarte went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in Friday's 8-5 win over the Rockies.

It was his fourth home run of the season and Solarte's first in exactly a month. The 29-year-old's on pace to fall short of last season's power output, but he's still been productive recently, posting a .405/.500/.541 slash line over his last 10 games.

Arroyo is out of Friday's lineup against the Nationals, Alec Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This will be the fourth time in the last six games that Arroyo has been held out of the lineup, so it looks like he has lost his starting job at third base. Eduardo Nunez is starting at the hot corner while recent call-ups Orlando Calixte and Austin Slater man the outfield corners. Considering Arroyo had not been producing and now appears to have seen his playing time slashed, he can be cut loose in the majority of mixed leagues.

Frazier will bat leadoff and play in left field Friday against the Mets, Adam Berry of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

He's hit just two singles in his last 22 at-bats, including an 0-for-7 in Wednesday's 14-innings tilt. Frazier went hitless in four at-bats against Friday starter Matt Harvey on Sunday, though he did see a respectable 14 pitches. Frazier is hitting 50 points higher on the road (.340) than at PNC Park (.290), so perhaps he'll break out of his recent funk.

Franklin started Thursday for the first time since May 15 and went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI.

Franklin has remained in a reserve role even with Ryan Braun (calf) on the disabled list, but he came through Thursday when his name was called. That could earn him an extra opportunity or two in the near future, but expect him to remain in a super-utility role moving forward.

Forsythe is not in the Dodgers' lineup Thursday against the Cardinals, Andy McCullough of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The Dodgers are giving him his second straight Thursday off since he returned from the disabled list May 23. Enrique Hernandez takes his place at the hot corner. Forsythe probably will be subject to such conservative management for at least another week. Still, he's someone fantasy owners should start when active, as he should recover from his slow start to 2017 with more reps.

Rodgers, 20, is batting a blistering .455 over his last 10 games for High-A Lancaster. The shortstop has accumulated five home runs and 15 RBI over that span.

The power that Rodgers possesses has been on full display of late, and he has now bashed eight home runs in 33 games in 2017. Rodgers is slashing .393/.416/.693 over that span, and the Rockies may have no choice but to promote him to Double-A sooner rather than later.

Ngoepe was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Ngoepe was slashing just .222/.323/.296 across 54 at-bats (27 games) with the big club before being sent back to Indianapolis. He could see another opportunity with the Pirates later in the season should the team need an extra bench bat. A corresponding move should be announced before Friday's series opener against the Mets.