MLB Player News

Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

After starting each of the Blue Jays' first 101 games of the season at first base or designated hitter, Guerrero will get a breather for the first time in 2021. The day off comes even while Guerrero continues to rake at the dish, as he's opened the second half with a 1.007 OPS across 14 contests. Cavan Biggio will cover first base in the series finale, while George Springer gets a turn as Toronto's DH.

Rizzo will start at first base and bat leadoff Sunday against the Marlins.

While batting out of the cleanup spot during his first two games in pinstripes, Rizzo provided excellent early returns for the Yankees, going 4-for-5 with two solo home runs, three walks and three additional runs. After Rizzo's back-to-back big games, manager Aaron Boone will give the 31-year-old a spin in the table-setting role while moving Gleyber Torres down in the batting order. Rizzo could end up sticking as the leadoff man while the Yankees wait for DJ LeMahieu (triceps) to shake off an injury.

Lowe went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning win over Seattle.

Lowe singled home Adolis Garcia, who had doubled before him, to extend his RBI streak to four games. During that stretch, he has gone 6-for-15 with five RBI. The first baseman now has a career-high 50 RBI through 102 games.

France went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.

He turned around a Spencer Patton fastball to lead off the ninth inning, giving the M's a very temporary reprieve and France his 10th homer of the season. He's hit safely in nine straight games, batting .297 (11-for-37) over that stretch, but that actually counts as cooling down for the streaky 27-year-old -- since the All-Star break he's slashing a sizzling .375/.434/.479.

Dalbec went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-5 loss to the Rays.

His fifth-inning blast off Ryan Yarbrough was his first homer since June 28 and 11th of the season. While it was a nice way to wrap up July, Dalbec still slashed only .210/.234/.306 through 21 games on the month with an atrocious 1:25 BB:K. The return of Franchy Cordero hasn't had a big impact on Dalbec's playing time, but the eventual Boston debut of Kyle Schwarber (hamstring) probably will.

Abreu went 0-for-2 with a walk, was twice hit by pitches and had an RBI in Friday's 6-4 win over Cleveland.

The most serious of the two HBP happened in the eighth inning when a James Karinchak fastball hit Abreu on the helmet. Both benches emptied in a non-violent confrontation, and Abreu stayed in the game. He had returned to the lineup Friday after missing one game due to a stiff neck.

Mountcastle went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the Tigers.

He took Tarik Skubal deep in the fourth inning, one of three O's homers off the young southpaw. Mountcastle is up to 17 home runs on the year, but he's stumbled to a rough .182/.224/.432 slash line in 12 games since the All-Star break.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over Boston.

The third baseman recorded his second straight three-hit effort. He opened the scoring with his seventh homer of the year in the first inning, setting the tone for Tampa Bay. Diaz doesn't add much pop -- he has matching on-base and slugging percentages at .373 as more of a contact hitter. The 29-year-old has added 37 RBI and 45 runs scored through 365 plate appearances as a near-everyday presence in the lineup.

Rizzo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 3-1 win over Miami.

The first baseman opened the scoring for his new team with a sixth-inning blast. Rizzo has gone 10-for-25 (.400) with four home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored during a seven-game hitting streak. He batted cleanup in his Yankees debut, which could be a strong indication of his placement in the lineup going forward. For the year, he has a .252/.350/.457 slash line with 15 long balls, 41 RBI, 43 runs scored and four stolen bases.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a double and two runs in a win over the Yankees on Thursday, snapping an 0-for-17 skid.

Diaz put together a 4-for-5 effort against Cleveland on July 22 before hitting his mini-slump, and Thursday's strong production was reminiscent of that game. The 29-year-old has given his season a nice boost in July, as he'll enter Friday night's series opener against the Red Sox with a .304/.371/.554 slash line that includes three doubles, one triple, three home runs and nine RBI across 62 plate appearances covering 17 games.