MLB Player News

Nationals manager Davey Martinez told reporters after Friday's win over the Rockies that Garcia is considered day-to-day with a hamstring injury, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Garcia left in the sixth inning after grabbing at his hamstring running to first base. Zuckerman notes the infielder was walking around the clubhouse, so while it's possible he could sit out a game or two as a precaution it does appear he's avoided a serious injury.

Garcia left Friday's game against the Rockies with an apparent injury, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Garcia grabbed at his hamstring and appeared to be in significant pain after grounding out to end the top of the sixth inning. Ildemaro Vargas takes over at second base and stands to see significant playing time should Garcia wind up on the injured list.

Rojas isn't in Arizona's lineup for Friday's game with the Dodgers, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.

After going 4-for-7 with three RBI over his last two games, Rojas will take a seat with lefty Clayton Kershaw on the mound for Los Angeles. Evan Longoria will take over at the hot corner and bat fifth.

Vargas (thumb) is back in the Dodgers' lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Vargas will start at second base and bat fifth after missing a couple of games due to a sore right thumb, the result of being hit by a pitch Monday. Mookie Betts is out in right field Friday and hitting leadoff.

Rengifo is not in the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays.

David Fletcher will start at shortstop and bat ninth, with Brandon Drury covering second base and hitting sixth. This is the first day off of the season for Rengifo, who has drawn five walks but carries a .150 average and .496 OPS through 26 plate appearances.

Polanco (knee) is scheduled to play seven innings in his second rehab game Saturday with Low-A Fort Myers, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

Polanco played five innings at second base in his rehab debut Thursday and went 1-for-3 with a single and two strikeouts. He could advance to another level after Saturday's game, but the Twins seem to want to slow-play this rehab assignment because Polanco missed most of spring training with a lingering left knee injury. There's no exact timeline for his 2023 debut, but he appears to be getting fairly close.

Lowe isn't in the Rays' lineup for Friday's game against Oakland, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Lowe, who holds a .689 OPS against southpaws, will take a seat Friday as the A's send Ken Waldichuk to the mound. While he sits, Taylor Walls will start at second base and bat ninth.

Rojas went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Rojas has four hits, two doubles, three RBI and a stolen base in the last two games. He's settling into what appears to be the strong side of a platoon at third base with Evan Longoria.

Marte went 1-for-4 with a double in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Marte had a leadoff double in the eighth inning and reached third base on a wild pitch but was stranded there. The hit extended a modest batting streak to four games, during which he's 4-for-17 with three two-baggers. Marte is batting .179 (5-for-28) with one run and one stolen base through seven games.

Estrada (calf) went 3-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 16-6 win over the White Sox.

Estrada was out of action for a couple of days after fouling a ball off his left calf Monday. He returned with a strong game, though he didn't have any of the Giants' five home runs in Thursday's slugfest. The infielder has been fantastic to start the season, batting .409 (9-for-22) with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored and two stolen bases through five contests. While his bat will eventually cool off, he's pretty close to a lock to be in the lineup most days.