1B Nick Franklin left the game Thursday against the Orioles in fourth inning with a left hamstring strain. His status for Friday is uncertain. Franklin went 0-for-3 and is batting .280. "He is day-to-day," manager Kevin Cash said.

LF Nick Franklin was activated from the 7-day disabled list. He had been placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list Aug. 20. Franklin pinch hit Saturday against the Astros and struck out. He went 3-for-4 Friday with two RBIs and two runs scored for Class A Charlotte.

INF Nick Franklin was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Charlotte. He was placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list Aug. 20. Franklin went 3-for-4 Friday with two RBIs and two runs scored.

LF Nick Franklin was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. He took a bat to the head in the on-deck circle during Wednesday's game, and felt good enough to play Friday but left the game early after symptoms returned. He's expected to get as much rest as possible in upcoming days.

The name of the on-deck circle is not meant to imply decking teammates, but something of that nature happened Wednesday with the Tampa Bay Rays.Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier was swinging a bat bearing a weighted donut prior to the bottom of the first inning when his backswing struck second baseman Nick Franklin in the batting helmet.Franklin was immediately checked by Rays trainer Ron Porterfield and was given a concussion test, which he passed. Franklin then went to the plate and drew a walk, and he scored on first baseman Brad Miller's homer that provided the only runs in Tampa Bay's 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres.After the inning, Franklin left the game with what the Padres described as a head contusion."I feel great ... really like nothing happened," Franklin said. "Right when it first happened, it was shocking and that's what kind of caught me off-guard. I felt a little bit dazed. I just felt tired, woozy. I never really lost concentration, focus, remembering things."Kiermaier said, "I felt terrible. It was a freak accident, but I'm glad he's OK."The Rays will give Franklin a follow-up concussion evaluation Friday, according to MLB.com. The team is idle Thursday.In the three-game series against San Diego, Franklin went 3-for-6 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and a stolen base. For the season, he is batting .295 with a .368 on-base percentage, a .516 slugging percentage, four homers and 23 RBIs in 33 games.

2B Nick Franklin was removed from the game after the first inning, a short time after he was hit on the head by CF Kevin Kiermaier's bat while Kiermaier was warming up in the on-deck circle. Franklin was struck before the inning began, but he passed a concussion test and was cleared to bat. He drew a walk and scored a run before leaving the game. Franklin was diagnosed with a head contusion. He will take another concussion test Friday.

2B Nick Franklin, an emergency fill-in after Logan Forsythe had back spasms before the game, went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, including his fourth home run of the season. He is hitting .295 and would be the logical replacement if Forsythe has an extended absence from the lineup.

UTL Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham before Friday's game. He didn't play Friday but brings the Rays versatility to play in the infield or outfield, with a surprisingly productive bat at the bottom of the lineup -- he had 13 RBIs in 48 at-bats in two previous stints with Tampa Bay this season.

UTIL Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Friday. Franklin is in his third stint with the Rays this season, hitting .313 with 13 RBIs in 94 at-bats.

INF/OF Nick Franklin was optioned to Triple-A Durham to clear a roster spot for INF Steve Pearce, who came off the disabled list. Franklin was recalled from Durham on June 5, optioned there June 10, recalled again June 21 and optioned once more Tuesday. In 19 games with the Rays, Franklin hit .313 (15-for-48) with one homer and 13 RBIs.

LF Nick Franklin was optioned to Triple-A Durham when 1B/2B Steve Pearce (right hamstring strain) was activated from the disabled list.

LF Nick Franklin had two hits, an RBI and tied his career high with two stolen bases Friday night. It was his third multi-hit game of the season and seven of his 12 RBIs this season have come against the Red Sox.

INF Nick Franklin, only in the game because of an injury to Desmond Jennings, drove in three runs with a two-out double in the third Thursday. He has nine RBIs this week, two more than he totaled in 44 games in the majors last season.

DH Nick Franklin got his first three hits of the season with a two-run double, an RBI single and a two-run home run -- he's only up in the majors because of multiple injuries hurting the Rays' depth, but stepped up out of the No. 8 spot in the batting order Monday. His five RBIs are a career high.

INF/OF Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham.

INF/OF Nick Franklin has been recalled from Triple-A Durham to take the roster spot of OF Mikie Mahtook, who was placed on the disabled list with a fractured left hand. This is Franklin's second stint with the Rays this year. In 219 at bats at Durham Franklin was hitting .247 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI.

INF Nick Franklin was optioned to Triple-A Durham. He was 0-for-1 this season with the Rays. He was recalled from Triple-A Durham June 5 to take OF Brandon Guyer's spot on the 25-man roster. Franklin hit .158 in 44 games with Tampa Bay last season and is a career .203 hitter in 174 major league games with the Rays and Seattle Mariners.

INF Nick Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham to take OF Brandon Guyer's spot on the 25-man roster. Franklin hit .158 in 44 games with Tampa Bay last season and is a career .203 hitter in 174 major league games with the Rays and Seattle Mariners. He was hitting .258 with five homers and 23 RBIs in 51 games with Durham this season.

Franklin entered midway through Tuesday's game and went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer against the Yankees.

Asdrubal Cabrera left Tuesday's game with a knee strain, so Franklin could see more at-bats in the coming days as Cabrera recovers.

Franklin was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.

Franklin got regular playing time with the Rays for a couple of weeks in early June, but his poor performance eventually led to a demotion, first to the bench and then to the minors. He doesn't figure to get many at-bats in September.