MLB Player News

Dodgers second baseman Enrique Hernandez went 2 for 3 in his team's 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. 

Hernandez improved his batting average to .295 with two home runs and five RBI in 61 at-bats this season.

Injured Mets Travis d'Arnaud and Dilson Herrera played full games at Class A St. Lucie on Saturday, taking another step in their rehab, per ESPN.com. 

d'Arnaud was 3-for-4 with an RBI as the catcher attempts to recover from a pinky injury and bone bruise. He caught the entire contest. 

Herrera has been on the disabled list since mid-May while recovering from a broken right middle finger. He was 1-for-4 on the night and also played the entire game at second base.

Both players are expected to move their rehab assignments to Triple-A Las Vegas and could be activated as early as Tuesday, according to ESPN.com.

The Rays juggled their lineup for Saturday's game with the Mariners, giving Nick Franklin, who has played primarily second base in his brief stint with Tampa Bay, his first start of the season at first base. 

Franklin has been practicing at first base as the Rays have been searching for an answer at the position with normal first baseman James Loney on the DL. 

Franklin, who is hitting eighth in the Rays lineup, is batting just .091 on the in 12 games this year. He previously played two seasons with the Mariners. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus went 2 for 3 in Friday's win over Kansas City. He walked and scored in the game. 

Andrus also stole two bases, giving him eight on the season. 

Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe hit a solo home run in the ninth inning of a scoreless game. 

Forsythe's blast provided all the offense in a 1-0 win over Seattle. He went 1 for 4 on the day with his seventh homer and 25th RBI. 

Nationals infielder Danny Espinosa had a big night in the 7-5 win over the Cubs on Friday. Espinosa, starting at second base for the injured Yunel Escobar, went 2 for 4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Espinosa launched his seventh home run of the season, a key three-run shot in the second inning.

Espinosa also doubled in the game and has seven hits over his last 26 at-bats. 

The Rangers moved third baseman Joey Gallo to the No. 5 spot in the order Friday night against the Royals, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Manager Jeff Banister swapped Gallo and Elvis Andrus in the lineup, batting Andrus sixth in the order.

Gallo is off to a monster start with a .417 batting average (5 for 12) with two homers and five RBI in his first three career games.

With Stephen Vogt sidelined with a leg issue, Athletics manager Bob Melvin shuffled the lineup, moving Marcus Semien back to the No. 2 hole, and moving Ben Zobrist to the No. 3 hole, which was normally occupied by Vogt.

Semien has started a team-high 28 games at the No. 2 spot. He is hitting .277 with six homers and 16 RBI in 55 games. Zobrist has 17 starts at the No. 3 hole. He is hitting .222 with two homers and 14 RBI in 23 games.

White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham delivered an RBI single in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. Beckham has been seeing regular playing time lately, and has been making the most of it. He has started 10 of the last 11 games for manager Robin Ventura, batting .333 (14 for 42) over that span.

"It's him playing well," said Ventura, per MLB.com. "He's been in the middle of a lot of stuff we've had. At times you have to [play the hot hand].

Beckham is back with the club who originally drafted him in 2008. Beckham spent the end of the 2014 season with the Angels after being traded to Anaheim in August.

"Some guys, you go away from where you originally were, and there's a different perspective," said manager Robin Ventura. "You might hear the same things but from different voices and a different set of eyes, and all of a sudden, you become a different person.

Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera went 1 for 3 with a double in his rehab debut with Class A St. Lucie on Thursday. Both Herrera and catcher Travis d'Arnaud were replaced in the field after their third at-bats, with both having played five innings on defense.

Herrera has been on the disabled list since mid-May while recovering from a broken right middle finger. He's 8 for 34 with one home run and three RBI in 10 appearances with the Mets.