That created an opportunity for Martin to fill in at second base for the second time in his career. The first time he played second was for two innings with the Yankees on Aug. 20, 2011.
"We had talked about it a couple of weeks ago," Martin said of his conversations with manager John Gibbons about playing second. "We had another situation where we were a little bit short on the bench. I always knew that it was a possibility, and I think he even asked me a couple of days ago, too, in a situation kind of like that.