MLB Player News

Drury is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

Drury went just 2-for-11 with five strikeouts over his last three games, so manager Chip Hale decided to give him a day off Friday. Drury has played several positions of late but has seen most of his action in right field.

Beckham (hamstring) was placed on the 15-day DL Thursday, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Jorunal Constitution reports.

Beckham was forced to exit Wednesday's matchup due to what was later described as a hamstring strain, and it turns out the ailment will cost him a stint on the DL. While he's on the shelf, both Daniel Castro and Chas d'Arnaud will be candidates to earn extra playing time for the Braves. In the meantime, the Braves will promote utility player Brandon Snyder from Triple-A Gwinnett.

Beckham (hamstring) is out of the lineup Thursday against the Giants.

Beckham would have likely been in the lineup against lefty Madison Bumgarner, but the infielder sustained a hamstring strain in Wednesday's contest. Rather than make his eighth consecutive start, Beckham will instead take a seat in favor of Daniel Castro at shortstop. Consider Beckham questionable for Friday's series opener in St. Louis.

Solarte went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in a 14-6 blowout of the Mariners on Wednesday.

It's a tiny sample (54 at-bats) and past performance should not be considered an indicator of future results, but with those disclaimers out of the way, Solarte can currently lay claim to being a .333 hitter with an OPS north of 1.000. He's not that kind of hitter, so we'll see his results fade toward the .270/.320/.428 line he posted in 2015, but the 28-year-old does make a lot of contact and is only in his second year as a full-time player, so we haven't necessarily seen the best campaign(s) of his career yet.

Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a home run and a strikeout against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Hernandez's homer was all the offense the Dodgers could muster against Jon Lester, but it was nice to see the infielder going deep against a lefty. Prior to this game, Hernandez had hit .220 against southpaws this season, so perhaps he will boost his confidence after this performance. He's hit safely in three of the last four games.

Beckham is day-to-day after sustaining a left hamstring strain in Wednesday's matchup with the Giants.

Beckham was forced to leave Wednesday's contest early. He was 0-for-3 with one RBI before exiting. The Giants have listed him as day-to-day, so his status for Thursday's series finale is certainly up in the air.

Hernandez is in the lineup and leading off for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Hernandez is likely starting to optimize the matchups with lefty Jon Lester on the mound. However, the 24-year-old is still hitting just .220 with two home runs against lefties this season and is facing one of the best in Lester, so his fantasy value is limited.

Tomlinson is in the lineup and batting eighth for Wednesday's game against the Braves.

Tomlinson will start for Brandon Crawford at shortstop and is having an excellent season in a reserve role for the Giants, hitting .324/.395/.368 with three RBI, eight runs, and five stolen bases.

Espinosa went 1-for-4 with a two-run shot, his sixth home run of the season, in Tuesday's win over the Phillies.

His batting average is still hovering right around the Mendoza Line, but Espinosa at least finished up the month of May by hitting three home runs in his last six games. The clock is probably ticking on his stint as the Nats' starting shortstop, though, as Trea Turner continues to play well at Triple-A (.314/.378/.479 and a perfect 16-for-16 on stolen base attempts) and could get the call at any moment.

Tomlinson could see a few starts at third base as Matt Duffy recovers from a wrist injury.

Tomlinson was brought in as a defensive replacement after Duffy was forced to leave Monday's game when he was hit by a pitch. Duffy isn't expected to miss an extended period of time after X-rays came back negative on his wrist, but he should miss a game or two. During that span, Tomlinson will be a cheap play for steals. In 68 at-bats this season, Tomlinson has a .324 average and five steals.