MLB Player News

Rizzo is on the bench Tuesday against the Giants.

The first baseman has struggled lately, going hitless in his last three games and hitting just .224/.306/.303 over his last 20. Victor Caratini will start at first base in his place.

Bour is not starting Tuesday against the Brewers, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Bour will sit for just the third time in the Marlins' last 54 games. Garrett Cooper starts at first base in his place.

Flores went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in the first game of Monday's twin bill against the Phillies.

Flores was called upon to pinch hit in the 10th inning, and he came through with his eighth home run of the season to win the game. He's been rolling at the dish of late, recording a base knock in eight of his last 10 games, collecting six extra-base hits and three RBI over that span.

Cabrera will take a seat for the second half of Monday's doubleheader against the Phillies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Cabrera went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBI in Game 1, but he'll get the rest of the night off. He's recorded a base knock in eight of his last 10 games, collecting five extra-base hits and eight RBI over that span.

Bell is not starting Monday against the Nationals.

Bell was tried at leadoff for the Pirates' last three games but went just 2-for-13. He'll sit Monday with David Freese starting at first base.

Flores is on the bench for the first half of Monday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Flores has hit in 12 of his last 14 games, going .296 with an .846 OPS over that stretch. He'll sit Monday afternoon with Dominic Smith playing first base in his place.

Rizzo, who went 0-for-5 with a strikeout in Sunday's win over the Reds, is now batting 4-for-22 (.182 average) in July.

Rizzo hasn't hit his usual stride yet this season, as he's now batting .244 with a .748 OPS. Both of those would be his lowest marks since 2013, which was his second season in Chicago. Since then, Rizzo hasn't posted an average lower than .273 or an OPS lower than .899. Despite his struggles to date, the 28-year-old's track record suggests a better second half is a distinct possibility.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, three RBI and two runs Saturday in the Diamondbacks' 20-5 win over the Padres.

Goldschmidt blasted one of five home runs on the night for Arizona, which set a single-game franchise scoring record in the rout. Arizona used a well-balanced attack to dispatch the Padres, as Goldschmidt's three RBI matched three other players for the team lead. The first baseman's slow start through the first two months of the season now looks to be a distant memory; he's slashing an incredible .376/.471/.752 with 13 home runs, 32 RBI and 29 runs over his last 34 games, though he hasn't provided any steals over that stretch.

Bell has batted leadoff in the last two games, going a combined 1-for-9 with a double and run scored.

Pittsburgh is looking for ways to jumpstart the offense, and nothing seems to be working. After falling to a season-low .233 batting average June 9, Bell has slashed .301/.395/.425 in his last 86 plate appearances. He's hit only five home runs and holds an overall OPS of .709, however. Many envisioned Bell taking over as the face of the franchise following Andrew McCutchen's departure, but things haven't yet clicked for the 25-year-old.

Flores went 3-for-4 with a double Saturday against the Rays.

Flores recorded his second three-hit effort of the season Saturday, though he didn't get any runs or RBI. While not spectacular, he has quietly hit well since coming off the disabled list June 15, recording at least one hit in all but two of his starts. He also has four home runs, 14 RBI and eight runs scored in that span.