MLB Player News

The Yankees activated infielder Brendan Ryan from the disabled list Friday, the team announced. Ryan had been sidelined since June 21 with an upper back issue.

With Ryan back on the roster, the team optioned second baseman Gregorio Petit to Triple-A. Petit hit .167 in 42 at-bats this season.

With Rays starting shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera on the disabled list due to a hamstring injury, manager Kevin Cash said Tim Beckham and Jake Elmore will split time at shortstop, according to the Tampa Bay Times. 

"There won't be a constant," Cash said. "We'll try to find what we view as the better matchup for each guy. They both do a lot of things well.

"You look at Beck, he has the ability to hit the ball out of the ballpark and play good defense at short. You look at Jake as having the ability to be as consistent probably as anybody and be able to manufacture some things with a bunt, hit-and-run, stuff like that.

"We're going to miss Cabby while he's down, but we like the two options going forward."

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve started his first All Star Game and made his third appearance, on Tuesday. 

Altuve went 0 for 2 and is still looking for his first career All Star hit. He's 0 for 3 with an RBI in his career. 

Angels sluggers Mike Trout and Albert Pujols lead a powerful American League lineup for Tuesday's All-Star Game, which was announced Monday by AL manager Ned Yost. 

Trout will play center field and bat leadoff, while Pujols will hit third and play first base. Together, the pair of Los Angeles teammates have combined for 52 home runs and 111 RBIs to rally the Angels into first place at the break. 

Here's the full AL lineup:

1. Mike Trout, CF, Angels
2. Josh Donaldson, 3B, Blue Jays
3. Albert Pujols, 1B, Angels
4. Nelson Cruz, DH, Mariners
5. Lorenzo Cain, RF, Royals
6. Adam Jones, LF, Orioles
7. Salvador Perez, C, Royals
8. Jose Altuve, 2B, Astros
9. Alcides Escobar, SS, Royals 

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve hit a two-run game-tying home run in the fourth inning of Sunday's loss to Tampa. 

Altuve went 1 for 5, hitting in the fourth of his last five games. He drove in his first runs since July 6 and homered for the first time since June 29. 

Enrique Hernandez gets his fourth start of the season for the Dodgers in left field. Hernandez is in Sunday's starting lineup, batting ninth. 

Hernandez hasn't started in left since June 27. 

Padres third baseman Yangervis Solarte has been a one-hit wonder lately. He had exactly one hit in eight of his last nine starts heading into play Saturday in Texas.

That ended with a bang. Solarte doubled in the first, walked twice, then blasted a two-run homer off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson in the ninth to turn defeat into victory.

Solarte now owns a slash line on the year of .252/.306/.391.

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa had the biggest hit of the night in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Orioles. Espinosa launched a go-ahead, three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to give his club a 6-4 lead.

The home run was Espinosa's 10th of the year, making this the first time he's reached double digits in homers since 2012. 

Rays utility player Logan Forsythe homered during a 9-7 loss to the Royals on Wednesday. He connected for his ninth home run in the fourth inning -- a solo homer off Jeremy Guthrie.

Since June 2, Forsythe has hit four of his career-best nine home runs. He is batting .273 with a .364 on-base percentage, .397 slugging percentage and .761 OPS in his last 34 games. He has three doubles, 13 RBI, 14 runs, 13 walks, 28 strikeouts and four stolen bases in that span.

Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien almost brought his team back to a victory on Wednesday with one swing of his bat.

Semien hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning that cut the Yankees' lead down to 5-4, but that's as close as they would get. Semien finished the game 1 for 4 with two RBI.

Semien extended his hitting streak to six games with the home run, his eighth of the year. Over the hit streak he is hitting .286 with six hits, two home runs and four RBI.