MLB Player News

Marte went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's win over the Marlins.

Marte clubbed a home run off lefty Jarlin Garcia in the fifth, and hit another solo shot -- his third of the year -- off righty Brad Ziegler in the eighth. It was Marte's first multi-homer game of his big-league career, and he now has 15 RBI and 19 runs scored to go along with 14 extra-base hits.

Frazier went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Cardinals.

Frazier recorded the hits off starter Miles Mikolas, bringing his total of extra-base hits to eight on the season. The 26-year-old is hitting .242/.322/.367 with three home runs, eight RBI and 23 runs on the year.

Tomlinson was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Joe Panik (thumb) came off the disabled list in a corresponding move, so Tomlinson was the obvious roster casualty. He will serve as organizational middle-infield depth at Triple-A.

Barreto was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

It was more of the same for Barreto during his latest big-league stint -- he rode the pine for most of his stay and went hitless in six at-bats. He's still just 22 and is far from a lost cause, but some of the prospect shine has worn off over the last year or so. It looks like Barreto will need a long-term injury in the middle infield in order to get an extended look with the big club at any point this season.

Semien was reinstated from the paternity list Friday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

He's back on the active roster but Semien hasn't yet arrived to the ballpark and is not listed in the lineup Friday. The hope is that Semien will arrive shortly before game time and serve off the bench before resuming his role as the A's primary shortstop Saturday.

Altuve went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

Altuve hit safely for a seventh consecutive game, a ridiculous run that's seen him go 17-for-31 (.548) with six extra-base hits, seven RBI and eight runs scored. The power component of Altuve's game is still missing in action, but he leads MLB in hits (80) and is fifth in average (.338).

Beckham was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday.

Beckham was sent back to the minors in order to clear a spot on the roster for Dee Gordon (toe), who was activated from the disabled list in a corresponding move. This isn't all too surprising, as Beckham hit just .206/.270/.235 across 12 games with the Mariners while filling in for Gordon. He'll report back to the Rainiers where he'll continue to serve as organizational depth.

Forsythe is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.

Forsythe is hitting .303/.362/.394 over his last 11 games, but he'll give way to Breyvic Velera at the keystone for Thursday's series finale. While he's starting to see the ball better recently, the veteran is still hitting just .205/.255/.295 across 94 plate appearances this season.

Rosario went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Braves.

It's his third straight multi-hit game, and Rosario now boasts a .350/.381/.650 slash line over his last dozen contests. The 22-year-old also contributed with his glove Wednesday, starting a double play in the eighth inning that snuffed out an Atlanta rally. His overall fantasy production on the season remains flimsy, but Rosario has the tools to put together a big summer if things are beginning to click for him.

Barreto, who struck out in a pinch-hit at-bat during Wednesday's loss to the Rays, is 0-for-6 since returning to the big leagues May 23.

Barreto's return to the big leagues essentially coincided with Khris Davis' placement on the disabled list with a groin injury. With the latter expected to return Thursday, the 22-year-old could find himself heading back down to Triple-A Nashville, where he was slashing .228/.350/.447 before his promotion. Barreto has been bedeviled by big-league arms thus far in young career, as he also generated an unsightly .197/.250/.352 line over 76 plate appearances during his initial major-league cup of coffee in 2017.