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Yankees third baseman Yangervis Solarte contributed a sac fly and RBI single during a 6-5 loss Sunday against the Brewers. He also had one walk.

Solarte has hit safely in six straight games. He is batting .450 (9 for 20) with one double, one home run and seven RBI during his hitting streak.

Royals second baseman Johnny Giavotella smashed a three-run, seventh-inning homer that lifted Kansas City to a 9-7 win over the Mariners on Sunday. It was Giavotella's first homer since being called up last week, and it traveled 393 feet.

Giavotella went 1 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and three RBI and has upped his average to .214.

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa went 1 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 4-3 loss to the A's Saturday.

Espinosa kicked off the scoring with his third-inning home run, and after the Nationals scored two more runs in the inning, they were held scoreless the rest of the way before losing the game in 10 innings. Espinosa has flashed a little power with his increased playing time, hitting .250/.293/.454 with five home runs, nine RBI and four stolen bases in 108 at-bats.

Yankees infielder Yangervis Solarte hit his second home run Friday against the Brewers.

Solarte collected just one hit during the game, but made it count. With two men on in the top of the fourth, Solarte hit a home run on a first-pitch slider from Yovani Gallardo. He finished the day 1 for 4, with one run scored and three RBI.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus clubbed four hits Friday against the Red Sox.

Andrus got things started early, reaching in his first four at-bats. He singled his first three times up, and doubled in his fourth at-bat. Andrus made his first out of the game in the bottom of the eighth, striking out against Craig Breslow.

He finished 4 for 5, with three runs scored and no RBI.

The Royals recalled infielder Johnny Giavotella from Triple-A Omaha Friday, using the roster spot cleared by Michael Mariot's option to Omaha.

Mariot had a 5.91 ERA in 10 2/3 innings for the Royals.  

Heading into Friday's game at Milwaukee, Yankees infielder Yangervis Solarte has managed two-hit games in his last two appearances. He is also batting .313 (10 for 32) with three doubles, four runs, six RBI, six walks and three strikeouts in his last nine games.

However, it's been 13 games since Solarte hit his only home run of the season April 17 against the Rays. He is hitting .306 through 28 games, but is slugging just .439.

 White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham homered in his second straight game Wednesday, an 8-3 win over the Cubs.

Beckham, who went 11 games before hitting his first, clubbed his second in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game. He drove in three runs in the game, while finishing 1 for 5 in the win.

Beckham is hitting just .231/.273/.385, but had been below .200 prior to Tuesday's four-hit effort. 

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham broke a 1-all tie in the eighth inning Monday against the Cubs with a solo home run off Neil Ramirez, which propelled Chicago to a 5-1 win. Beckham had a season-high four hits in five at-bats and scored twice.

Beckham entered play Tuesday sporting a .167 average (7 for 42) in his first 11 games. He also homered for the first time this season in the win.

"Great night, completely blessed to have it and definitely comes at a good time. Good win," Beckham said, per MLB.com. "I got a better feel today. I mean, it was bound to happen. I was bound to get more than, do better than like 1-for-6 or so. It was one of those things. I've kind of been here before, so just had a good game. Glad I happened to do it."

White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham has struggled to find his way since returning from the disabled list, and he admitted Tuesday the lingering effects of the injury are still being felt.

"Obviously, it has affected my swing a little bit as I've come back and not hit much at all," Beckham said. "It's just a matter of time before I start getting the feel of bringing my hands through more than my body."

Beckham said that before Tuesday's game against the Cubs. He went 3 for 3 in his first three trips to the plate Tuesday, proving his comments prophetic. He is still looking for his first home run of the season, however.