MLB Player News

Giavotella homered, his first, as part of a 3-for-4 game with three runs scored and three RBI.

Giavotella had been utterly awful heading into this game. In 14 starts, he had just one multi-hit game, zero extra-base hits and a .136/.156/.136 batting line. Giavotella also doubled in Tuesday's win and is now hitting .188/.204/.271. After his start, any signs of life are a positive.

Semien hit his fifth homer of the season -- a two-run shot -- during Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Tigers.

The shortstop now leads the team in long balls, but is hitting just .197 for the season. The power is nice and he's currently on pace to surpass last year's career-high 15 home runs. However, until he gets more consistent with the bat, Semien isn't the most attractive fantasy option.

Solarte (hamstring) played catch on the field at Petco Park last weekend, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

The activity qualified as "baseball-related," although it's just one of several hurdles Solarte must clear on the road back from a strained hamstring. He will need to successfully run the bases before the team sends him out for a minor league rehab assignment. Brett Wallace and Adam Rosales have been sharing time at third base in Solarte's absence.

Polanco was recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Polanco has been hitting well in the minors, slashing .316/.357/.553 with a homer and three triples through 11 games, so he'll come back for his second major league stint of the season. There has yet to be a corresponding roster move, but Polanco figures to serve as depth up the middle of the infield.

Betancourt exited Tuesday's Double-A game with an apparent head injury, Chris Harris of the Biloxi Shuckers reports.

Betancourt was injured when he fouled a bunt attempt off his forehead in the second inning of Tuesday's game. The extent of his setback is not certain, so it remains to be seen if he will miss any further action. Betancourt is off to a fast start in 2016, hitting .340 (16-for-47) through 15 games.

Chavis tore a thumb ligament in Saturday's game against Single-A Columbia, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.

Chavis was off to a terrific start on the young season, batting .356 with a .415 OBP in 59 at-bats. An MRI will be needed to determine whether he'll need surgery, but either way, he's likely headed to the DL for significant time. A 2014 first-round pick, the 24-year-old is likely to be sidelined until June at the earliest.

Beckham (hamstring) will begin rehab Tuesday in Orlando, Kevin McAlpin of the Braves Radio Network reports.

Beckham began running Monday and will continue to progress to more rigorous rehab exercises as the week goes on. The former first-round pick was hitting .280/.357/.360 with three RBI in 10 games before suffering his hamstring injury.

Forsythe went 3-for-5 with a solo homer in Sunday's 8-1 victory over the Yankees.

After a one-game hiccup on Saturday in which he went hitless in four at-bats, Forsythe was back at it again Sunday. He tallied his fourth multi-hit game in his last six, and his second game over the last four with three hits. The homer was his first since April 12 versus the Indians, and he's now slashing .303/.370/.545 over 66 at-bats. He continues to serve as a strong source of offensive production at the top of the Rays' lineup even with the team as a whole struggling to impact the scoreboard in the early going.

Altuve went 2-for-6 with a double and two stolen bases during Sunday's loss to the Red Sox.

Altuve has been successful on 90 percent of his 10 stolen base attempts thus far after posting a 75 percent success rate in 51 attempts last season. He leads MLB in the category by three, with second-place Dee Gordon sitting on six right now.

Hernandez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rockies.

Hernandez has been splitting time in left field with Howie Kendrick while Carl Crawford (back) and Scott Van Slyke (back) deal with injuries. Although Hernandez had started two of the last three games, he'll sit Sunday in favor of Trayce Thompson, while Kendrick will move to the hot corner to cover for Justin Turner (finger). Hernandez has been cooling off a bit of late, collecting just one hit in his last six games to lower his season average to .325.