MLB Player News

Diaz went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs in a 6-1 victory against the Red Sox on Sunday.

The 27-year-old had a nice weekend at Fenway Park, but his hot streak really started at Comerica Park on Thursday. Diaz is 9-for-23 (.391) in the last five games. The bad news is that hot streak has produced eight singles with just one homer and two RBI. Diaz is batting .270 with 10 home runs, 24 RBI, 31 runs and one steal in 189 at-bats during 2019.

Cabrera went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-8 loss to the Athletics.

Cabrera did all his damage from the sixth inning on, including nearly sparking a rally against Oakland closer Blake Treinen in the ninth. The 33-year-old infielder owns a solid .805 OPS with 38 RBI and 20 extra-base hits across 223 plate appearances.

Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

With the Mariners bringing a lefty (Wade LeBlanc) to the hill as their primary pitcher, Calhoun will bow out of the lineup. Cesar Puello replaces him in the outfield and will bat fifth.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

O'Hearn had started each of the previous three games, going 0-for-11 during that stretch to sink his season batting average to .185. Though the Royals have regularly deployed him against right-handed pitching, O'Hearn will sit in favor of Cheslor Cuthbert with Reynaldo Lopez on the bump for Chicago.

Smith is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Per Healey, manager Mickey Callaway classified Smith's absence as more of a day off after the natural first baseman started each of the past three games in left field. While Smith's long-term viability in the outfield remains a question mark, he should at least enter the lineup over the next two games with a designated hitter available for the Mets in their interleague series with the Yankees. Smith has homered three times while batting .433 over his last 11 games, showing he can still deliver some intriguing fantasy value in deeper formats and NL-only leagues even while his playing-time outlook remains somewhat sketchy.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Since producing three home runs in a two-day stretch May 21 and 22, Tellez has gone ice cold at the plate and may be beginning to lose playing time as a result. He's managed only four hits over his last 38 at-bats and will head to the bench for the third time in five games while Eric Sogard handles designated-hitter duties.

Guerrero is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Guerrero will head to the bench for the final game of the homestand after starting each of the previous eight contests and going 10-for-32 with four extra-base hits and five RBI. Brandon Drury will spell Guerrero at third base and bat ninth.

Solano started at second base and went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Solano has started two of the last three games against southpaws, both coming on rest days for different infielders. The veteran utility man's last start prior to June 5 was May 24, so he isn't even on the short side of a platoon at the moment.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Rockies.

He took Jake McGee deep in the seventh inning on a ball that hit the advertising boards just over the left-field wall despite an improbable launch angle of 48 degrees -- only the 10th home run with an angle that steep since Statcast began tracking the data, and the hardest hit of the 10 at 111.5 mph off the bat. It also peaked at 185 feet, making it the highest homer hit in the majors this season. Alonso is slashing .261/.341/.604 on the season, and his 21 long balls puts him five shy of Darryl Strawberry's franchise record for a rookie, a mark the 24-year-old first baseman could reach by the All-Star break.

Cabrera is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Athletics.

Cabrera is hitting the ball well lately -- he's 11-for-26 in June so far -- but will sit out the nightcap as Logan Forsythe starts at third base and bats fifth for Texas.