MLB Player News

The Rays activated shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera after Monday's win over the Tigers, reports the Tampa Bay Times. Cabrera has been out since July 11 with a hamstring injury.

To make room for Cabrera, the team optioned first baseman Jake Elmore to Triple-A. Prior to Monday's game, Elmore was hitting .206 with two home runs and 16 RBI in 141 at-bats.

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe went 2 for 3 with a walk, a home run and a RBI in Sunday's loss to the Orioles.

Forsythe, who had his six-game hit streak snapped on Saturday, is hitting .385 with 10 hits, three doubles, two home runs and six RBI over his last eight games.

Dodgers outfielder Alex Guerrero was scratched from Friday's lineup due to back stiffness. Guerrero had been scheduled to play left field and bat fifth against the Mets.

Instead, Enrique Hernandez will enter the lineup in left field and bat sixth. It is not clear if Guerrero would be available for a possible late-inning appearance. 

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series-opener against the Giants. Semien had started 19 straight games for Oakland, batting just .227 (15 for 66) with two home runs over that stretch.

Eric Sogard will slide over and get the start at shortstop, with Ben Zobrist covering second base against the crosstown rivals on Friday. 

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe will not have a chance to extend his hitting streak to seven unless he emerges from the bench Friday against Baltimore. He is out of the lineup.

Forsythe is 3-for-14 lifetime against scheduled Orioles starter Chris Tillman.

His .283/.369/.438 slash line has been helped by his recent roll in which he has produced eight hits and five RBI in 19 at-bats.

Forsythe has started all but two games since June 2.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve came through in the clutch, as he launched a game-winning, walk-off home run to beat the Red Sox 5-4 on Thursday. 

The home run, his ninth of the year, was part of a four-hit night for the All-Star second baseman. Altuve singled twice and doubled and scored a run earlier in the game. He also swiped his 28th base of the year, as he successfully filled up the scoresheet on Thursday.

This was the first walk-off home run of Altuve's career, and just the second walk-off hit of any kind.

Altuve is batting .414 with four doubles and two homers over his current seven-game hitting streak.

Angels infielder Grant Green was optioned back to Triple-A on Thursday. The Angels recalled him last week, and he registered one plate-appearance.

The Angels will be making a corresponding move, likely to add a pitcher to the roster, at a later time.

Those waiting for Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe to spiral back into the mediocrity that had marked his career before 2015 may have a long wait. He continued to rake Wednesday in Philadelphia.

His effort not only extended his hitting streak to six games, but it included his 10th homer of the season, a solo shot in the seventh. Forsythe also slammed his third double in the last five games, scoring a run in the fifth.

The performance sweetened his slash line on the season to .283/.369/.438.

Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa was able to start Sunday against the Dodgers after leaving Saturday's game due to cramping in his calves. 

Espinosa is batting .233 (10 for 43) with one double, two home runs, five RBI, four runs, three walks and 13 strikeouts in 12 July games.

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa left Saturday's game against the Dodgers after diving after a ground ball in the ninth inning, per The Washington Post.

Espinosa had both of his calves cramp up when he made a play for the ball, but he is expected to be fine.

Espinosa went 1 for 3 with two strikeouts before leaving the game.