MLB Player News

Gimenez went 2-for-5 with one RBI and a stolen base in Monday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Giants.

Gimenez has gone 10-for-24 (.417) with three steals across his last six games. The second baseman supplied a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning Monday, but the Giants answered with two runs in their half of the frame. Gimenez has had an uneven year at the plate, batting .242 with a .692 OPS, but his strong hitting in September is a good sign. He's added 12 home runs, 51 RBI, 64 runs scored, 27 steals, 25 doubles and four triples through 138 contests overall.

Drury went 1-for-6 with a two-run home run in Monday's 8-5 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

Drury put the Angels ahead 5-3 in the 10th inning, though Julio Rodriguez answered a half-inning later. It's been a spotty start to September for Drury, who has gone 8-for-45 (.178) over 11 contests this month, though six of those hits have gone for extra bases. The infielder is at a .259/.300/.480 slash line with 21 long balls, 69 RBI, 52 runs scored, 24 doubles and three triples over 109 games.

Rojas is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.

As has been the case since joining the Mariners, Rojas will be held out with a southpaw -- in this instance Reid Detmers -- opening on the mound for the opponent. Dylan Moore will start at second base in place of Rojas.

Albies is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader with the Phillies.

Albies does not sit much, but with him just a couple weeks removed from a stint on the injured list, he will get a breather Monday night. Nicky Lopez will cover the keystone in place of Albies.

Turang is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

The lefty-hitting Turang will take a seat against Marlins southpaw Jesus Luzardo, marking the rookie's first day off since Aug. 16. Andruw Monasterio will get the nod at second base while Turang's streak of 21 consecutive starts comes to an end.

The Brewers optioned Miller to Triple-A Nashville on Monday.

Miller was moved off the 28-man active roster to clear room for third baseman/designated hitter Josh Donaldson, who was called up from Nashville after joining the Brewers on a minor-league deal less than two weeks earlier. The Brewers brought Miller back from Triple-A as one of their September call-ups, but he logged just four plate appearances in total during his latest stint with the big club.

Alu is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Alu will hit the bench after he had started each of the Nationals' last 14 games at second base or in left field, slashing .216/.273/.216 over that stretch. Given his lack of productivity, Alu could fade into more a utility role moving forward with September call-ups Luis Garcia and Travis Blankenhorn having seemingly emerged as the Nationals' preferred option at second base and in left field, respectively.

Merrifield is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers.

Merrifield recorded a hit Sunday, but he also went just 1-for-19 (.053) over his last five games, so he will be held out for the second time in three days. Davis Schneider will man the keystone for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Marte (knee) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Monday's game against the Mets.

He'll return to the lineup after a one-game absence due to a sore right knee. Marte has produced hits in all but one of his eight starts thus far in September, slashing .333/.394/.600 with five extra-base hits, five RBI and five runs.

Westburg (undisclosed) remains out of the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Cardinals, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Westburg had to be lifted from Saturday's win over the Red Sox because of unspecified soreness and will now be on the bench for the second game in a row. Ramon Urias will draw the start at third base in place of Westburg, who is considered day-to-day.