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The Nationals are attempting to deal infielder Danny Espinosa , according to MLB.com. 

It seems unlikely Espinosa will be called up once rosters expand, making him expendable. He's hitting just .209 at Triple-A, however, which is hurting his trade value. Espinosa hit .158/.193/.272 in 158 at-bats in the majors. 

Scott Boras said teams are asking him about Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa , according to The Washington Post. 

Espinosa has been trying to turn things around at Triple-A Syracuse after losing his job to Anthony Rendon. While he's hitting just .209/.273/.281 in 69 games, Espinosa is still on the minds of other teams. "Believe me, every park I go into people ask me about Danny. They want to know what he’s doing. Other teams. This guy has real value," Boras said. Espinosa does not appear to be a candidate for a September callup. 

Espinosa is hitting .158/.193/.272 in 158 at-bats in the majors. 

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus reached base three times Monday against the Mariners.

Andrus picked up three singles, finishing the game 3 for 5. He had one run scored and one RBI. Andrus is hitting .261/.322/.312 in 510 at-bats.

Despite not being slotted into the starting lineup Saturday, Mariners infielder Nick Franklin went 0 for 2 with an RBI and played two innings at second base after pinch hitting for Brendan Ryan in the bottom of the seventh inning in his team's 5-1 loss to the Angels.

It was Franklin's first action since suffering a left knee laceration Tuesday. He has hit .239/.308/.424 with 11 home runs and 39 RBI in 264 at-bats.

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin was out of the team's starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels. Franklin suffered a lacerated left knee Tuesday and was expected to need four or five days of recovery time before rejoining the lineup.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus managed to be the hero in a game he didn't even pick up a base hit Wednesday against Houston.

Andrus' sacrifice fly to center in the ninth inning scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 victory. Andrus had another sacrifice RBI in the game in the seventh inning. He finished 0 for 3 and is batting .255.

The slick-fielding shortstop has been driving in runs with regularity of late. He has seven in his last seven games and 45 on the year.

After saying Wednesday that he'll treat the remainder situation as an evaluation period, including platooning more players, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said that infielder Danny Espinosa hasn't improved enough in Triple-A to warrant a call-up in September, the Washington Post reports.

After hitting .158/.193/.272 in 158 at-bats with the Nationals, Espinosa has hit .202/.267/.277 with two home runs, 15 RBI and five stolen bases in 238 at-bats with Triple-A Syracuse.

As expected, Mariners infielder Nick Franklin is not in the team's starting lineup Wednesday against the Athletics. 

Franklin is not expected to return until the weekend. He's hitting .240/.310/.427 through 262 at-bats. 

Mariners acting manager Robby Thompson said the hope is second baseman Nick Franklin will be able to return to the lineup Friday or Saturday against the Angels after suffering a lacerated left knee Tuesday against the A's. Franklin said the doctor told him he would be sidelined 4-5 days after needing five stitches to repair the gash.

"Looks like he caught a spike on his left knee," Thompson said, per MLB.com. "He wanted to stay in, just wanted a new pair of pants. But no, it was necessary for him to come out of the game. They needed to take care of that right away."

Mariners infielder Nick Franklin had a big game but picked up an injury Tuesday night in Oakland. Franklin left the game late with a laceration on his left knee that required stitches, The Seattle Times reports. 

Prior to leaving the game, Franklin went 2 for 4 with his 11th home run of the season. He went deep for a two-run shot in the third inning as the only runs scored off starter Sonny Gray. Franklin then added the game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning before scoring to make it 6-4 in an eventual 7-4 win. 

Franklin, who is day to day, is batting .240. The home run was his first in a while as he had just one hit in his previous three games.