MLB Player News

Walker is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Giants.

Walker went 0-for-3 with a walk during Tuesday's loss and will take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Pavin Smith will work at first base in his absence with righty Kevin Gausman pitching for San Francisco.

Blandino (hand) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and optioned to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

Blandino began a rehab assignment at the end of July and went 1-for-26 with two doubles, two RBI, a run, five walks and five strikeouts. He'll be an option to serve as utility depth if the Reds encounter injuries.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's loss against the Giants.

Cabrera slugged a sixth-inning blast off Alex Wood for his seventh homer of the season. The veteran third baseman has gone 8-for-25 with a .993 OPS, two homers and seven RBI in eight games this month.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Cronenworth will sit for the first time since July 24, ending a stretch of 14 consecutive starts in which he slashed .255/.305/.509 while driving in 14 runs and scoring nine times. Ha-Seong Kim will pick up the start at shortstop, the position that could be Cronenworth's primary home for the rest of the season with the Padres considering bringing Fernando Tatis (shoulder) back as an outfielder once he's ready to come off the 10-day injured list.

Hoskins was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left groin strain.

Hoskins hasn't played since Thursday because of left groin soreness, so his placement on the injured list hardly comes as a surprise. The transaction is retroactive to Saturday, leaving the first baseman eligible to be reinstated Aug. 17 against the Diamondbacks. That being said, it's not yet clear if he's expected to require additional time to recover. Brad Miller seems likely to pick up the bulk of the time at first base during Hoskins' absence.

Bohm is not starting Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Bohm will get his first breather of August after going 9-for-29 with three RBI to start the month. Ronald Torreyes will man the hot corner and bat seventh in the series opener.

Hoskins (groin) is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers.

Per Matt Gelb of The Athletic, Hoskins' groin is still not feeling 100 percent, which will lead to the first baseman sitting his fourth straight game. Brad Miller will start at first base and bat fifth. Hoskins can continue to be considered day-to-day.

Freeman is back in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Reds after missing Sunday's contest due to illness.

Freeman exited Saturday's matchup against Washington with an upper respiratory infection. He remained out of the starting nine for the series finale, though he did make a pinch-hit appearance later in the game. The slugger appears to be feeling much better as he's set to bat third and man first base Tuesday.

Tellez is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs.

The Brewers are going with a right-handed-heavy lineup to counter Cubs lefty Justin Steele in the series opener, so the lefty-hitting Tellez will sit out the front end of the twin bill along with Omar Narvaez and Christian Yelich. Eduardo Escobar will man first base in the early game, but expect Tellez to return to the lineup for the nightcap with right-hander Alec Mills on the bump for Chicago.

Bell got the start in right field during Sunday's loss to Atlanta, going 1-for-5.

With lefty Max Fried on the mound for the opposition, the Nats found a way to get both Ryan Zimmerman and the switch-hitting Bell into the lineup. The 28-year-old hadn't seen work in the outfield since he was a rookie in 2016, and he should see most of his action over the final weeks of the season at his usual first base, but Bell could eventually wind up with some extra position flex. On the year, he's batting .249 with 19 homers and 60 RBI through 96 games.