MLB Player News

Mountcastle will not be promoted to the majors this season, Nathan Ruiz of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Mountcastle enjoyed success in his first season with Triple-A Norfolk, slashing .310/.343/.527 with 25 home runs and 82 RBI in 126 games for the Tides, but he'll have to wait until 2020 to make his big-league debut. The 22-year-old doesn't walk much (4.4 percent walk rate) and isn't a great defender, but he makes solid contact and could reasonably hit .280 with 20-25 home runs once he reaches the majors.

Olson went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Yankees on Sunday.

Olson extended his hitting streak to five games with his second homer over that span. The 25-year-old also has a pair of doubles during that stretch as he continues to add to an extra-base hit tally that currently stands at an impressive 48 over 439 plate appearances.

Gurriel (elbow) is back in action Monday against Milwaukee, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Gurriel was scratched Sunday with a left elbow contusion, but the injury evidently wasn't particularly serious. Even with the lineup being one man short in a National League park, Gurriel will bat sixth and play first base.

Dixon is not in the lineup Monday against the Twins.

Dixon went 4-for-8 with three doubles over the weekend. Victor Reyes will start in left field Monday.

Tellez is not in the lineup Monday against Atlanta.

The Blue Jays can't use a designated hitter with the series being played in a National League park, leaving Tellez and Justin Smoak to fight for just one spot in the lineup. Smoak gets the call at first base on this occasion.

Guerrero will get the day off Monday against the Braves.

Guerrero's numbers have improved after a somewhat slow start to his big-league career. Over his last 37 games, he owns an excellent .350/.414/.591 slash line, striking out just 13.8 percent of the time. Brandon Drury starts at third base in his absence.

Blandino is starting at second base and batting ninth against the Phillies on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Blandino got the nod at second instead of Josh VanMeter or Freddy Galvis. Galvis played both ends of Sunday's doubleheader, plus the Reds are facing lefty Drew Smyly, which is why it is Blandino at second instead of VanMeter.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in the Rays' 8-2 win over the Indians on Sunday.

Lowe drew the start at DH after being called up earlier Sunday and did not disappoint, as his two-run bomb in the fourth inning proved to be the game-winning RBI. He was kept in the minors longer than his performance dictated because the Rays did not want to designate Ji-Man Choi or Jesus Aguilar for assignment, but now that rosters have expanded, Lowe should be in the lineup more often than not.

Alonso went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Alonso got the Mets on the board with a homer to left field in the first inning. The blast extended his franchise single-season home run record to 43, tied for the major-league lead. Alonso is enjoying a phenomenal rookie season, complementing his home run total with a .265/.368/.589 slash line along with 102 RBI in 579 plate appearances.

Freeman went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the White Sox.

After crushing 11 homers in August, Freeman kept the hot streak rolling to start September. The slugging first baseman knocked a pair of two-run blasts before singling in another run in the eighth frame. He's up to 38 long balls with an NL-leading 114 RBI and .974 OPS.