MLB Player News

Lowe is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.

The left-handed hitter will begin the festivities on the bench as the Cubs send southpaw Shota Imanaga to the bump. Nick Gonzales will handle second base in place of Lowe and bat sixth for the Pirates.

Cauley entered Thursday's game as a pinch runner and stole a base in a 4-3 loss to the Mariners.

Cauley, who has a history of stealing bases in the minors, stole his first bag as a major leaguer. He's served in a niche role since returning as part of the Rangers' roster expansion. This was his fifth appearance since the recall, with four of them coming as a pinch runner and one on defense during a blowout loss. He's yet to have a plate appearance this month.

Campbell was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Worcester on Thursday with a left foot contusion, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

While the injury seems relatively minor, there's a chance it will end Campbell's season given how little of the schedule is left. Campbell put up a .631 OPS with just two home runs through the end of June at Worcester this season, but he's slashed .320/.440/.524 with six long balls since July 1.

The Yankees placed Chisholm on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right thumb sprain.

Chisholm was injured Tuesday on a slide into second base. He will be shut down from all baseball activities for 7-to-10 days before being re-evaluated, and the Yankees could know by that point whether he has a chance to make it back before the end of the regular season. Anthony Volpe has taken Chisholm's roster spot and could share second base with Jose Caballero while Chisholm is shelved.

The Nationals placed Nunez on the bereavement list Thursday.

Nunez will miss the weekend series against the Angels before likely returning for next week's series versus the Phillies. Andrew Pinckney will take Nunez's spot on the active roster.

Albies is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rays.

Albies is 2-for-23 (.087) over his last six games and is slashing just .195/.271/.305 since the beginning of August, so he will get a rare day off to regroup. Mauricio Dubon will fill in at second base in Albies' stead.

Norby went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo home run Wednesday against the Yankees.

Norby made his return to Colorado's lineup after sitting each of the team's last two games -- both of which came against righties. He provided the Rockies' only run of the game with his seventh home run of the season and second in his last 11 starts. Norby has also hit .273 with eight RBI and seven runs scored in that span, though he's still lost playing time due to the return of Kyle Karros.

Foscue started at second base and went 1-for-3 with a walk in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Seattle.

The Rangers faced Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson, which meant Foscue picked up a start. It was the fifth southpaw faced in the club's last eight games, and Foscue has done well with his recent surge in plate appearances. His single Wednesday extended a hit streak to seven contests, during which he's gone 8-for-20 with two doubles, one home run and seven RBI. Foscue is batting .271 with an .838 OPS across a career-high 218 plate appearances.

Lee went 0-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-2 win over the Twins.

Getting the start at second base and batting second, Lee did an effective job setting the table for the heart of Detroit's order. The rookie infielder is batting just .115 (3-for-26) in September, but he's drawn seven free passes and scored six runs in eight games. With the Tigers having fallen out of the wild-card picture, the 23-year-old will likely continue getting consistent playing time while bouncing between the keystone and the hot corner.

McLain is not in the Reds' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

McLain will receive a rare day off Wednesday, with Juan Brito drawing the start at second base and batting sixth against Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. McLain has gone 4-for-24 with one steal, two home runs, four RBI and four runs scored through seven games in September.