Second baseman Nick ... Franklin pulled off something only two Mariners before him ever did at a younger age – hit two homers in a single game. Their names? Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr.

Franklin had started the past three games in right field, but he'll give way to Steven Souza with left-hander J.A. Happ on the hill for the Jays. With Franklin batting .348 since his return from a ...

(AP) --Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin has been placed on the seven ... giving up five runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. Steven Souza Jr.'s 12th home run got the Rays on the board ...

Franklin will start in left field and bat third ... He's seen action at first base or left field in those preceding games, going 5-for-25 with three RBI and a stolen base.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Utility infielder Nick Franklin has agreed ... The 27-year-old Franklin is a career .214 hitter, appearing in 301 games for four different teams since making his debut in ...