MLB Player News

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Tellez's second home run of the season came in the eighth inning off reliever Jose Ruiz and helped give Milwaukee a six-run cushion. With a .161/.270/.387 slash line through 37 plate appearances, Tellez is off to a slow start to the 2023 season, but he doesn't appear in immediate danger of losing out on playing time while his main competition for reps at first base, Luke Voit, has struck out in half of his trips to the dish.

Montero (thumb) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

According to Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post, Montero was a late scratch ahead of Tuesday's 9-6 loss to St. Louis with a right thumb injury, which he suffered during an awkward slide at home plate in Monday's 7-4 win in the series opener. The Rockies will turn to Mike Moustakas at third base Wednesday as a replacement for Montero, who is considered day-to-day.

Olson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Reds.

His first-inning shot off Luis Cessa left Olson's bat at 118.6 mph, the highest exit velocity measured on any hit this season and the highest for Atlanta since Statcast began tracking the metric in 2015. The first baseman is slashing .319/.439/.681 through 12 games to begin the season with five doubles, four homers, nine runs and 12 RBI.

Cron went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Cron missed a pair of games during the team's weekend series against the Nationals due to illness, but he started for the second consecutive game Tuesday. He took Miles Mikolas deep in the fifth inning to tally his fourth homer of the season and first since April 1. Overall, Cron has tallied 10 hits across 40 at-bats with eight RBI and four runs scored to begin the campaign.

Montero (hand) was scratched from the Rockies' lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Montero has some soreness in his right hand following an awkward slide into home plate Monday. He's considered day-to-day. Harold Castro will jump in at third base and bat seventh versus the visiting Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas.

Walker is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.

The left-handed-hitting Pavin Smith will start at first base and bat third with ace right-hander Corbin Burnes on the mound for the Brewers. Evan Longoria is serving as Arizona's designated hitter and hitting cleanup.

Dixon is starting in right field and batting ninth Tuesday against the Mets.

Dixon was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday and will make his first major-league appearance of the season Tuesday versus the Mets and left-handed starter David Peterson. The 31-year-old is a versatile defender but carries a rough .228/.269/.407 career big-league batting line.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 9-1 loss to the Dodgers.

Flores tagged Julio Urias for a solo shot in the fourth inning, but that was it for the Giants' offense. Through eight games, Flores has gone 6-for-21 (.286) with two homers, two doubles, four RBI and six runs scored. He remains an option primarily against left-handed pitchers, though he's also often one of the first bats off the bench when opposing teams bring in southpaw relievers to follow righty starters.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 3-0 win over the Brewers.

Walker broke an 0-for-17 skid Sunday with a double and followed up with Monday's homer, his second of the season. He's scuffled since opening the season with a four-game hit streak, and the struggles are well deserved. The first baseman is among the lowest in the league in average exit velocity (81.2 MPH) and hard-hit rate (20.6 percent).

Bohm went 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over Miami.

Bohm knocked a two-run single in the third inning followed by another RBI base hit in the fifth. He topped off his big day with a three-run blast in the sixth frame. The 26-year-old is slashing .351/.415/.649 with 11 RBI and five extra-base hits this season. Bohm totaled just three hits over his previous five games.