MLB Player News

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor received his first day off Wednesday against the Rays since entering the starting lineup June 16. Mike Aviles stepped in at shortstop in place of Lindor, who made his MLB debut on June 14.

Lindor is mired in a 1-for-15 slump in his last four games, dropping his average to .211 in 15 games. He has one double, one home run and five RBI.

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed homered for the second straight game during Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers. Ahmed connected for a two-run homer off Carlos Frias in the fourth inning for his sixth home run.

Ahmed has been on a nice power surge, homering three times in his last eight games. He is batting. 295 with a .492 slugging percentage and .840 OPS in his last 18 games. He has three doubles, three home runs, nine RBI, eight runs, five walks and two stolen bases in that span.

It took 74 games but Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon finally did it. 

In Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Giants, Gordon hit his first home run of the season. It was an especially important homer, as it scored three runs in the second inning. It was Gordon's only hit of the night as he finished the game 1 for 5. 

Gordon now has a slash line of .351/.370/.429. 

The Giants have recalled infielder Ehire Adrianza from Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. Adrianza has been hitting well with the River Cats, batting .316 with three home runs and 15 RBI in 44 games.

Adrianza spent 53 games with the Giants in 2014, batting .237 with six doubles in 97 at-bats.

He replaces Casey McGehee on the active roster. McGehee was designated for assignment on Tuesday.

Diamondbacks second baseman Chris Owings had a nice night at the plate on Monday, as he went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored in the 10-6 win over the Dodgers. 

The 23-year-old infielder has been struggling lately at the plate, and is batting .204 with three RBI over his last 15 games.

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed crushed his fifth home run of the season in Monday night's 10-6 win over the Dodgers. 

Ahmed finished the game 2 for 4 with a single, two RBI and two strikeouts. Ahmed is now hitting .306 over his past 10 games. For the season, his slash line is .233/.303/.348.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 1 for 4 with two RBI in Monday's win over Toronto. 

Bogaerts's 16th double fo the year extended his hitting streak to six consecutive games. 

Bogaerts is 9 for 25 with four doubles over his hitting streak. 

Perhaps the experiment of Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed batting leadoff is over. He was placed into that role for three of the last four games, but finds himself back in the eighth spot Monday night against the Dodgers.

Ahmed hasn't thrived at the top of the order. He was 2-for-11 batting leadoff with just one run scored.

A.J. Pollock is back in the leadoff spot, where he was positioned for the eight games prior to Ahmed taking over. He is hitless in his last eight at-bats.

Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had two hits, including one double, and one strikeout in four at-bats Sunday against the Rays. He also had two runs.

Since May 31, Bogaerts is batting .343 with a .467 slugging percentage and .822 OPS in 26 games. He also has one home run, 10 doubles, 15 RBI, 13 runs, two walks, 17 strikeouts and two stolen bases in that span.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford homered during a 6-3 win Sunday against the Rockies. He hit a solo home run off Kyle Kendrick with two outs in the sixth inning -- his 10th home run this season.

Crawford has been on a nice run since Thursday, batting .357 (5 for 14) with one triple, one home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs in his last four games.

Crawford hasn't had a great month, batting .227 in 24 June games. His batting average has declined from .299 to .275 in June.