MLB Player News

Bell went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in an 11-9 loss against the Cardinals on Sunday.

The 26-year-old hit his first homer since July 5 in the first inning and then added another long ball in the fifth. Bell didn't have a great June either, but he's been really struggling since participating in the Home Run Derby, posting a .188 average with only six extra-base hits in 80 at-bats since the break before Sunday. Bell is batting .284 with 29 home runs, 93 RBI and 80 runs in 422 at-bats this season.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, five RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-3 win over Minnesota.

After Brad Hand blew a save, Santana saved the day with a 10th-inning grand slam off Taylor Rogers. The 32-year-old slugger is up to 25 homers and 70 RBI with a career-best .926 OPS.

Olson went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 2-0 win over the White Sox.

Olson's fourth-inning shot -- his 23rd of the year -- accounted for the only runs for either squad in Sunday's contest. He snapped a nine-game homerless drought in what's been a disappointing start to August; he's gone 8-for-33 (.242) with one extra-base knock and nine strikeouts.

Calhoun went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs scored Sunday against the Red Sox.

Calhoun tied the game in the eighth inning with a solo home run to right field, and the Angels would go on to win it in the 10th. The 31-year-old right fielder has put together a .233/.323/.480 slash line with 26 home runs and 60 RBI over 112 games this season.

France has 10 hits in his last 15 at-bats for Triple-A El Paso and is now hitting .406 on the season.

France's slash line is an unreal .406/.482/.790 and he has a legitimate shot to become the first minor-league player to finish a season above .400 since 1999. He has also hit for power, smashing 27 homers and 27 doubles while driving in 87 runs. France has played some second base lately and could be an option to cover the position for the Padres if Luis Urias, who is currently batting .154, continues to struggle.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a walk in a loss to the White Sox on Saturday.

Olson had one of only two multi-hit efforts for the Athletics in the contest, as he partly emerged from a 4-for-26 funk in which he'd opened August. Despite the successful night at the plate Saturday, however, Olson still hasn't notched an extra-base hit since the calendar flipped, an atypical streak that's now reached eight games.

Guerrero is not in Sunday's lineup against the Yankees.

It took awhile for him to round into form, but Guerrero is hitting .330 with five home runs and 26 RBI in 26 games since the All-Star break. Brandon Drury will start at third base and hit eighth.

Gurriel is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

This has been a fun series for Houston's hitters, and Gurriel tallied four hits in six at-bats in Saturday's contest. Aledmys Diaz will start at first base and hit seventh.

Court was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Court got called up to the Mariners on July 26 and earned 18 plate appearances during his time with the team. The highlight of his stint came Friday, when he recorded his first major-league home run. The 31-year-old was optioned to clear room on the 25-man roster for Dee Gordon, who is returning from a stay on the injured list.

Walker isn't starting Saturday's game against the Dodgers.

Walker will catch a breather after making six straight starts and going 8-for-22 with an RBI over that stretch. Jake Lamb will get the nod at first base and hit sixth.