MLB Player News

Smith (foot) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

As a result of this move, Smith is not eligible to return until Sept. 25. He was cleared for some baseball activities in late August but is far from a lock to play during that final week of the regular season.

O'Hearn will sit against lefty Caleb Smith and the Marlins on Saturday.

O'Hearn has started against just one of the last 21 lefties the Royals have faced. Ryan McBroom starts at first base Saturday.

Flores went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 7-5 win over the Reds.

For the second consecutive game, Flores was in the lineup against a right-handed starter, a departure from manager Torey Lovullo's established pattern of starting him against left-handers only. While most of his power has come against lefties this season, Flores has a respectable .299 batting average against righties. It looks like Lovullo will use Flores over Jake Lamb for the time being as the Diamondbacks chase down a playoff spot.

Gurriel left Friday's game against Seattle with left hamstring discomfort, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Gurriel exited the game after beating out a fielder's choice. He's considered day-to-day. Aledmys Diaz could start at first base if Gurriel is forced to miss time.

Cooper is not in Friday's lineup against the Royals.

He is hitting .243 with two home runs over his last 10 games. Neil Walker is starting at first base and hitting cleanup.

Cabrera is not in Friday's lineup against the Braves.

He had started three straight games before sitting for a second game in a row. Both of his off days have come against southpaws, so it seems like Cabrera is occupying the strong side of a second base platoon. Howie Kendrick will start at the keystone and hit second.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with an RBI infield single, a walk and two runs in a win over the Giants on Thursday.

Goldschmidt turned in a solid performance from the third spot in the order, churning out his second straight multi-hit effort in the process. The veteran has yet to leave the yard over the first five games of September, but he's quickly compiled six RBI with the help of a pair of doubles and a triple.

Dixon went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run Thursday against the Royals.

Dixon began a power barrage for the Tigers in the fourth inning, taking Glenn Sparkman deep for his 15th home run of the season. He hasn't served as an everyday starter for the Tigers of late, sitting in three of the team's past seven games. Despite that, he's been on a decent run in that span, collecting two multi-hit games while also smacking three doubles, driving in four, and scoring two runs. Overall, Dixon has managed a .250/.291/.451 line across 374 plate appearances this season.

Manager Alex Cora said the Red Sox are not considering promoting Dalbec, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Even with Michael Chavis (shoulder/side) expected to miss the remainder of the season, it sounds like the Red Sox are content finishing out the season with Brock Holt and Marco Hernandez as their options at the keystone. Thus, the 24-year-old Dalbec, who is slashing .239/.356/.460 with 27 home runs and 73 RBI between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket this season (135 games), will likely have to wait until 2020 to make his big-league debut.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Thursday against the Braves.

Cabrera will head to the bench for Thursday's series opener after starting the past three games at the keystone and going 4-for-12 with a double, a home run and four RBI. Brian Dozier is starting at second base in his place in this one.