MLB Player News

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has no concussion-like symptoms, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. "We feel like we dodged a little bit of a bullet there. Maybe something went our way," said manager A.J Hinch following Friday's loss.

Altuve was involved in a scary collision with Carlos Correa during Friday's contest and left the game after being examined by team trainers. While it's certainly a positive sign that Altuve appears to have avoided suffering a concussion, his availability for Saturday may be in question.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve exited Friday's game after colliding with teammate Carlos Correa, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Correa and Altuve collided in shallow center field going after an Elvis Andrus blooper. Altuve made the catch but remained down on the field after taking a forearm to the head. He was replaced by Jonathan Villar at second base and further information on the extent of Altuve's injury should be made available following Friday's contest.

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte (hamstring) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Solarte was initially in Thursday's lineup, but was a late scratch due to the lingering hamstring issue. The injury doesn't seem overly serious, but the team will likely take things relatively slow with him to avoid re-injury. Cory Spangenberg will once again receive the start at third base, while Alexi Amarista wil join the lineup at shortstop.

Angels second baseman Johnny Giavotella (illness) is back in the lineup Friday against the Mariners.

Giavotella was placed on the disabled toward the end of August with a condition known as fourth nerve palsy, but he has apparently been progressing well despite the issue. He's back in the lineup as the second baseman, batting ninth, and figures to see the majority of the starts down the stretch.

Diamondbacks rookie third baseman Brandon Drury will likely remember his second career homer more fondly than he will his first. His second came Thursday against no less than Dodgers stud lefty Clayton Kershaw. Drury finished 2 for 4 with a solo home run and a double in the loss.

Drury has been on a tear. Over the last four games, he is 7 for 16 with two homers. two doubles and five RBI. After it appeared Jake Lamb would be the third baseman of the future for the Diamondbacks, Drury is now giving him a run for his money.

Padres infielder Yangervis Solarte was a late scratch from Thursday's lineup against the Giants.

Solarte was likely scratched due to a hamstring injury he suffered during Wednesday's contest. As a result, Cory Spangenberg will replace him at third base.

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa (hamstring) is done for the season, CSN Mid-Atlantic's Mark Zuckerman reports. 

It will require four weeks of rehab for Espinosa to be able to return from the slight tear of his hamsting, so his season is over.

It will be interesting to see what his role is in 2016 with Ian Desmond likely leaving in free agency and Trea Turner and Wilmer Difo seemingly ready to step into significant roles in the middle infield. Espinosa had a .753 OPS against lefties and a .709 OPS against righties while playing above average defense this season.

Padres third baseman Yangervis Solarte left Wednesday's game with a right hamstring injury, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Solarte collected two hits and two RBI in Wednesday's game before exiting the contest. The extent of his setback is uncertain, so it remains to been seen if he will be available for the Padres' next game Thursday.

Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte stayed hot Wednesday, going 3 for 5 with a triple, two RBI and a run against the Royals.

He's now on a 10-game hitting streak, and Marte's racked up multiple hits in six of the last seven, lifting his average back into the neighborhood of .300 -- .298, to be specific -- after a cooling period that saw it fall as far as .261. There've been no signs of power for Marte, and his stolen-base success rate (7-for-11) isn't as good as you'd like to see, but the young shortstop's shown plenty of promise in his first taste of the big leagues.

Diamondbacks third baseman Brandon Drury went 2 for 4 with his first major league home run, a three-run shot, Tuesday in a win over the Dodgers. 

Drury started for the second consecutive game and has posted a .303/.343/.455 line in 35 plate appearances since being called up at the start of September. His power potential has always been the big question mark about him for fantasy and he posted just five home runs in the minors this year.

He may get to compete for either the second or third base job in spring training next year, but the D-Backs would probably have to clear out some of the veterans ahead of him in order for him to make the club.