MLB Player News

Suarez went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Mets.

Since homering four times (five RBI) in a game last week, Suarez entered Monday in a 4-for-28 (.143) funk with one RBI over the subsequent seven games. That's been the story of his season -- a spasm of production followed by slumps. Seventeen of his 23 RBI were produced in just four contests. Suarez has spent most of the season below the Mendoza Line and is batting .198 over 35 games.

Garcia went 1-for-2 with two steals, two walks, one RBI and a run scored in Monday's 3-0 victory over the White Sox.

After popping a pair of homers Sunday, Garcia continued his recent stellar play by swiping his eighth and ninth bags in this contest. The 25-year-old has been on fire over his last eight games, batting .467 (14-for-30) with six runs scored and five RBI while going a perfect 6-for-6 on the basepaths. Through 136 plate appearances, Garcia is slashing .322/.390/.496 with 15 RBI and runs scored apiece.

Triple-A Las Vegas placed Harris on its 7-day injured list April 18 due to an unspecified injury.

Harris opened the season on the Athletics' 10-day injured list due to an oblique strain, but he was activated April 3 and optioned to Triple-A. Before succumbing to another injury, Harris was sizzling at the plate for Las Vegas, slashing .373/.459/.627 with three home runs and three stolen bases across 61 plate appearances.

Urshela is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Mariners on Monday.

Urshela will take a seat for Monday's series opener while Luis Urias and Miguel Andujar start at second and third base, respectively. Urshela has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with four RBI over his last 10 games.

Marte is not in the Reds' starting lineup against Atlanta on Monday.

Marte will begin Monday's contest in the dugout after going 1-for-10 during the Reds' three-game weekend series against the Nationals. Santiago Espinal will start at the hot corner and bat eighth against Atlanta right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that second base is "more in play" than third base for LeMahieu (calf/hip) when LeMahieu returns from the 10-day injured list, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

The Yankees have more of a need now at second base, at least in the short term, with Jazz Chisholm (oblique) expected to be sidelined until June. LeMahieu briefly paused a rehab assignment at Double-A Somerset last week when he developed a hip issue in addition to his calf injury, but he returned to action over the weekend. All six of LeMahieu's starts so far for Somerset have come at second base. Jorbit Vivas is starting at the keystone Monday for the third time in four games, but he could be sent back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre when LeMahieu returns. LeMahieu is expected to require "not too many more" rehab games before being activated, Boone said Monday.

Berti is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.

Nicky Lopez will get the start at the hot corner and will bat ninth while Berti heads to the bench for the series opener. Berti has been serving as the Cubs' primary starter at third base since mid-April, but he's viewed as more of a stopgap solution and is expected to eventually transition into more of a utility role once prospect Matt Shaw is deemed ready to return from Triple-A Iowa.

Cabrera is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Padres.

Cabrera will get the night off after he went 0-for-9 while starting at third base in all three games of the Yankees' series versus Tampa Bay over the weekend. Oswald Peraza will spell him at the hot corner Monday.

The Twins activated Lewis (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

Lewis is poised to make his season debut Tuesday against the Orioles after missing the first month-plus of the season with a strained left hamstring late in spring training. He did not fare well at the plate in his six rehab games, going 4-for-23 with a 6:0 K:BB. Lewis also slashed a disappointing .233/.295/.452 in 82 contests with the Twins last season. Still, fantasy managers are likely going to want to have the talented 25-year-old in their lineups as long as Lewis is healthy.

Machado went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-0 win against Pittsburgh.

Machado was a frequent visitor to the basepaths in the victory, as he reached in four of his five appearances. The veteran third baseman also continued his strong start to the season in the stolen base department, as he notched his seventh steal in eight attempts. Machado swiped 11 bags in 13 attempts during the regular season last year, and his career high is 20 stolen bases in 2015 while he was with the Orioles.