MLB Player News

Votto went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI, an additional run scored and a walk in Monday's win over Milwaukee.

Votto socked his eighth homer of the season with a seventh-inning blast off reliever Eric Yardley. The veteran first baseman has been displaying lots of power of late with three homers over his last five contests. Votto has also hit safely in five straight games.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's win over the Marlins.

Goldschmidt was one of four Cardinals that recorded more than one knock. and the star first baseman was quite involved in the team's offense -- he delivered an RBI single that scored Tommy Edman in the fifth and later crossed home plate after an RBI groundout from Paul DeJong. The slugger is only hitting .248, but he's been turning things around of late with hits in seven of his last nine contests and a .293 average for June so far.

Bell went 1-for-3 with a walk in Monday's victory over the Pirates.

Bell went 0-for-4 at the dish in Saturday's twin bill, but he managed to walk in the third inning and singled to center in the sixth during Monday's series opener. He's now 9-for-36 with a home run and two RBI in June (12 games).

Flores is not starting Monday against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Flores hit the bench after starting six of the last seven games. He hasn't done much at the plate this season, hitting just .231/.315/.343 through 162 plate appearances. Jason Vosler will take over at third base in his abence.

Cronenworth is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

San Diego manager Jayce Tingler will stock up some extra right-handed bats against Mets lefty Joey Lucchesi in the series finale, so the lefty-hitting Cronenworth will head to the bench for the first time this month. The righty-hitting Ha-Seong Kim will fill in for Cronenworth at the keystone.

Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

The lefty-hitting Bell typically starts against right-handed pitching, but he'll be on the bench Sunday even with righty Johnny Cueto on the bump for San Francisco. Bell had previously sat out the second half of Saturday's doubleheader when the Giants had a lefty (Conner Menez) lead off a bullpen game, so the first baseman will be sitting for the second game in a row. Ryan Zimmerman gets another start in Bell's stead.

Wade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

For the first time since June 1, Wade will head to the bench, ending a streak of nine consecutive starts. With the Giants bringing Mike Yastrzemski back from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Wade's path to an everyday role in the San Francisco outfield could become more blocked. Wade and Steven Duggar will likely be competing for one spot in the Giants' regular outfield alongside Yastrzemski and Mike Tauchman.

Bohm went 2-for-5 with a pair of run-scoring singles in Saturday's 8-7 win over the Yankees.

Bohm drove in Bryce Harper to extend the Phillies' lead to 4-0 in the first inning and later added another RBI knock in the fifth. While Bohm is still slashing a subpar .224/.266/.311 on the campaign, he's shown signs of turning things around of late, going 6-for-13 with three RBI and three runs scored across his last four games.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Marlins.

The first baseman took Anthony Bass deep in the eighth inning to bring Atlanta within a run, but it was the only offense the team could manage. Freeman has gone yard twice in the last three games, bringing him up to 15 homers and 35 RBI through 61 games, but his .237 batting average remains well below expectations.

Raley was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma prior to Saturday's game against the Rangers, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.

With Max Muncy forced to go on the injured list with a right-oblique strain, a spot opened up for Raley to return to the big leagues. Raley posted a subpar .182/.280/.273 slash line across 50 plate appearances during his previous stints with the big club this season, so he'll look to find more success at the dish this time around.