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Since being demoted to Triple-A Sacramento, Tomlinson has started all three games in center field, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

This is an interesting development when you consider the Giants' struggles to produce consistent options in center behind Denard Span (thumb), who has proven to be an injury risk this season. Tomlinson has spent the majority of his early career as an infield utility option, but he did log 25 major-league innings in left field over the past two seasons, so he may not need an extended period of time to get comfortable to the new position. If he were to be recalled in the event Span landed on the disabled list, the 26-year-old would profile as a traditional center fielder based on his ability to hit for contact (.294) and generate steals (12) in 340 career plate appearances.

Alvarez is on the 7-day DL at Double-A Springfield with a high-ankle sprain and is expected to miss 3-to-4 weeks, Derek Shore of TheCardinalNation.com reports.

He was hitting .231/.324/.341 with two home runs and five steals (on six attempts) in 105 plate appearances prior to the injury. This was a pretty aggressive assignment for Alvarez, as he skipped High-A completely. His 32.4 percent strikeout rate shows that he was having significant growing pains against Double-A pitching, as he had never posted a strikeout rate north of 20 percent prior to this season. The move is retroactive to May 16, so Alvarez could return sometime in early to mid June.

Young is on the 7-day DL at Triple-A Iowa with an undisclosed injury.

A 24-year-old second baseman, Young has a knack for making consistent content, but his hit-over-power profile is unlikely to ever profile in a regular role for a first-division team like the Cubs. He was hitting .297/.329/.342 with zero home runs and three steals (on five attempts) in 155 at-bats.

Drury is not in the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Drury is slumping at the plate as of late (4-for-25 in his past seven games), so he'll get a night off to right the ship. Daniel Descalso will take a turn at the keystone in his stead.

Solarte is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Solarte has recorded only five hits in 45 at-bats (.111 average) while starting 12 of the past 13 games, so manager Andy Green will give the infielder the day off with the hope of rejuvenating his bat. With Solarte checking out of the lineup, Cory Spangenberg will start at the keystone, opening up left field for Allen Cordoba.

Arroyo went 1-for-5 with a two-run double during Saturday's extra-innings win over the Cardinals.

The rookie has cooled after a hot start and sports an underwhelming .221/.279/.347 slash line. While Saturday's dramatics were great for the Giants, Arroyo is hardly moving the fantasy needle, and the 21-year-old freshman probably will benefit from more seasoning in the minor leagues. He has just 69 plate appearances at the Triple-A level, after all.

Frazier went 3-for-5 with two RBI and stole his first base of the season Saturday.

He's hitting .438 in 32 at-bats since returning from a hamstring injury eight games ago. Frazier continues to bat leadoff and play left field, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the team give him another crack at second base. Regardless of where he plays, Frazier is one of Pittsburgh's few reliable offensive producers.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's win over the Marlins.

With the Dodgers having multiple starters sidelined due to injury, the utility man has been seeing more playing time across the diamond of late. Even with a slightly increased role, Hernandez hasn't done much at the plate, going 4-for-16 with one RBI over his last seven contests. The 25-year-old will likely fall back into a reserve role against southpaws once Logan Forsythe (toe) returns from the disabled list next week.

Drury went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 10-1 win over the Padres.

Drury supplied one of the Diamondbacks' two homers during an eight-run first inning, smacking a 391-foot blast to left center to bring around Yasmany Tomas. He would go on to add a base hit later in the contest to earn his fifth two-hit performance of May, propping his average up to .296 for the month. Drury did strike out in each of his other three at-bats on the evening, however, and his swing-and-miss tendencies could eventually put him at risk of seeing his average drop precipitously once his .382 BABIP normalizes.

Forsythe (toe) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Tuesday if his rehab appearances Friday and Saturday go well, Eric Stephen of SB Nation reports.

With Justin Turner headed to the disabled list with a hamstring strain, the starting job at third base will belong to Forsythe upon his return. Even though he was light on power in his 14 games for the Dodgers thus far in 2017, he walked six times and posted a .407 OBP, a boon to any lineup. He hit 37 home runs over the past two seasons for the Rays, so expect the power to show up at some point as well.