MLB Player News

Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Giants.

Goldschmidt cranked a two-run homer off Anthony DeSclafani to open up the lead to 3-0. His long ball ended up being the difference to win the game. He has homered in his last three games and is riding a 12-game hitting streak. During that stretch, he is batting .417 with an OPS of 1.220. The 33-year-old is slashing .270/.340/.451 with 15 homers, 52 RBI and 50 runs in 382 plate appearances.

Tellez will start at first base and bat fifth Sunday against the Reds.

Tellez sat out against a pair of right-handed starting pitchers (Tyler Mahle and Luis Castillo) to begin the series, but he'll be back in the lineup Sunday with another righty (Sonny Gray) on the mound for Cincinnati. Since coming over in a trade from Toronto earlier this month, Tellez has gotten off to a 1-for-9 start to his tenure with the Brewers. Rather than Keston Hiura, Jace Peterson -- who started at first base in the past two games -- looks like Tellez's primary competition for a spot in the everyday lineup.

Freeman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run Saturday in Atlanta's 9-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Freeman's fifth-inning solo shot -- his 21st of the season -- put the finishing touches on Atlanta's resounding win. With the newly acquired Joc Pederson making his Atlanta debut Saturday as the team's leadoff hitter, Freeman moved down a spot to third in the lineup, which will likely be his home for the foreseeable future. The minor change shouldn't have too much of an effect on Freeman, who has posted a monstrous 1.207 OPS over his last 20 games.

Abreu went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Astros.

Abreu's three-run blast in the sixth inning was the third of five on the day for the White Sox. It was his 214th home run as a member of the franchise, tying him for fourth on the organization's all-time list with Carlton Fisk. The first baseman has driven in 15 RBI over the last 12 games.

Bell will not start Saturday against San Diego, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Bell has hit much better over his last 24 games, posting a .309/.385/.506 slash line over that stretch while striking out just 12.1 percent of the time, a big improvement on his .215/.273/.413 line and 26.7 percent strikeout rate over his first 50 contests. He'll sit in favor of Ryan Zimmerman on Saturday, but his recent work in the outfield indicates that the Nationals could be looking for a way to get both in the lineup at the same time at some point in the second half.

Calhoun will hit the bench Saturday against the Cubs.

Calhoun has now started just two of four games after returning from a hamstring strain shortly before the break. The veteran outfielder has often found himself in a platoon setup, but both of his recent days off have come against right-handers like Saturday's starter Adbert Alzolay. Josh Rojas will start in right field in his absence.

France went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a win over the Angels on Friday.

France's timely third-inning single plated Mitch Haniger, snapping a 1-1 tie in the process. France has been trending upward for some time, as he now sports a .313/.352/.417 slash line and nine RBI over the 54 plate appearances covering his last 13 games.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Rays.

Freeman smoked a two-run homer off J.P. Feyereisen in the fifth to give Atlanta a 5-3 lead and added three singles in the game as well. He reached for the final time in the ninth and ended up stealing his fifth base of the year. The 31-year-old is swinging an extremely hot bat right now. He's hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games and is slashing .437/.518/.690 with four homers, 12 RBI, 13 runs scored and 11:14 BB:K over that span. After a very slow start to the year, Freeman has upped his slash line to .281/.387/.503 with 20 homers, 52 RBI, 60 runs scored and a 55:72 BB:K over 393 plate appearances.

Gurriel went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double and two RBI in Friday's 7-1 win over the White Sox.

Gurriel gave Houston a lead it would never relinquish with a two-run double that plated Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley. He's been consistent over the past month, never going more than one game without a hit over the last 24 contests.

Guerrero went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in Friday's 10-2 rout of the Rangers.

The young slugger led a five-homer barrage for the Jays, taking Jordan Lyles deep for a solo shot in the first inning before crushing a three-run blast off Dennis Santana in the sixth that left Sahlen Field entirely. Guerrero is up to 30 homers on the year, three back of Shohei Ohtani for the major-league lead, and his .335 batting average and 77 RBI also lead MLB.