MLB Player News

Flores isn't in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Pirates.

Flores is 0-for-8 at the plate over his past two games, so he'll take a seat for the second game of the mid-week series. In his absence, Ketel Marte will move to the keystone, with Jarrod Dyson starting in center field.

Votto (back) returns to the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta.

Back tightness had kept the veteran out of the lineup for each of the last two games. He's back in the leadoff spot and playing first base.

Walker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 12-4 victory against the Pirates on Monday.

The 28-year-old capped off the seven-run seventh for the Diamondbacks with a two-run bomb. That's his seventh homer of the year and fourth since April 14. Also since that date, Walker has a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .552. In large part due to the hot streak, Walker has been a pleasant surprise for owners early this season, slashing .347/.413/.722 with 13 extra-base hits, 13 RBI, 13 runs and three stolen bases in 72 at-bats.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-1 victory over the Phillies.

The rookie slugger got his team on the board with a third-inning double and later plated another run after getting hit by a pitch. Alonso has 21 RBI and a robust 1.144 OPS in his first 92 MLB plate appearances.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored, three RBI and a walk in Monday's 13-5 win over Milwaukee.

St. Louis' offense was rolling all night with Goldschmidt at the forefront once again. The slugging first baseman has nine long balls and 18 RBI with a .958 OPS across 102 plate appearances.

Walker (hip) is back in the lineup Monday against the Pirates, batting fifth and playing first base.

Walker was dealing with a hip pointer and sat out Sunday's contest, but the issue was always expected to be a minor one. He's riding a six-game hitting streak in which he's gone 15-for-25 at the plate.

Hiura is 19-for-64 (.297) with four home runs, six doubles, 12 RBI and a 1:24 BB:K through 17 games with Triple-A San Antonio.

Hiura is hitting a ton in his first stop at the Triple-A level, but he has struggled a bit with his plate discipline early on, as both his walk and strikeout rates are far on the opposite end of his career norms. Hiura certainly has the skills to turn things around as he gets more comfortable with Triple-A pitchers, and the Brewers can afford him ample time to figure things out with quality infield depth on their 40-man roster.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Indians.

Josh Donaldson and Freeman, the Nos. 2 and 3 hitters in the Atlanta lineup, combined to reach base eight times on the night and chased Cleveland starter Shane Bieber from the contest midway through the third inning. Freeman has been consistently productive right from the start of the season and should begin to see his run-producing opportunities increase now that Ozzie Albies and Donaldson are heating up in front of him in the order.

Bell went 1-for-3, hitting a two-run home run in a 3-2 loss to the Giants on Sunday.

The 26-year-old accounted for the only runs the Pirates scored in the loss. After a really disappointing 2018 season, Bell is off to a wonderful start, hitting for both average and power. While his four homers through 19 games doesn't stand out, he's already a third of the way to his 12-bomb total from last season. With five doubles and a triple as well, Bell supports a .591 slugging percentage. He is also hitting .303 with 15 RBI and 13 runs in 66 at-bats.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Mets.

Goldschmidt knocked a two-run single in the second frame and later scored on a Marcell Ozuna double. He owns an eight-game hitting streak, going 12-for-35 with five RBI in the process. However, he's striking out in roughly 30 percent of his plate appearances this season after just 22.5 percent in nine seasons with Arizona.