MLB Player News

Wade was placed on the seven-day disabled list at Triple-A Rochester with a right hamstring strain, Jake Depue of 1500 ESPN reports.

The strain is reportedly not a serious one, but he'll miss at least a week. The 24-year-old is hitting .250/.376/.378 in 50 games since he was promoted to Rochester.

Rizzo went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in a win over the Padres on Saturday.

Rizzo went deep against his former team for the second time in as many days, and he now has five home runs over his last nine games. He's enjoyed leading off since the middle of July, as he's gotten his average up to a respectable .264 after a sluggish start to the season.

Olson went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks in an extra-innings win over the Tigers on Friday.

It's now a five-game hitting streak for Olson, a modest-but- nevertheless-encouraging stretch of offense during which he's laced four doubles, knocked in a pair of runs and posted three multi-hit efforts overall. Olson had seen his average plummet all the way to .229 prior to the streak, its lowest point since May 13.

Rizzo went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Padres.

While he's not a prototypical leadoff hitter, Rizzo has enjoyed his time atop the order. The 28-year-old has exclusively hit first since July 13, and in that time he's batting .375 with four home runs and 12 RBI. Rizzo may be more ideally suited for a spot in the middle of the lineup, but it's hard to see the Cubs messing with a good thing at the moment.

Dalbec was called up to Double-A Portland on Friday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Dalbec was mashing the ball with High-A Salem this year, slashing .256/.372/.573 with 26 home runs and 85 RBI across 100 games. He will get his first opportunity at the Double-A level following this promotion and will need to cut down on a 31 percent strikeout rate that plagued him during his time in Salem.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins.

Cabrera had started all five games since arriving in Philadelphia but will take a seat Friday, with Scott Kingery starting at shortstop. The Phillies are likely to continue to rotate their hitters, leaving Cabrera in a slightly less than everyday role.

Flores is not in the lineup Friday against the Braves.

Flores is hitting .294 with a .904 OPS over his last 10 games. Jose Bautista will get the start at first base in his place.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in Thursday's victory over the Marlins.

The homer, Hoskins' 22nd of the year, came in the sixth inning off Pablo Lopez. The left fielder has been on a tear lately, grabbing a hit in all but one of his last 12 games. He's hit .367/.456/.980 with eight home runs over that stretch.

Cron went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Thursday in the 4-2 victory over Los Angeles.

Cron delivered a two-run single in the fourth inning, handing the Rays an early lead. He's gone 8-for-34 with three homers and six RBI over his last 10 games, and he's pieced together a .253/.323/.482 slash line through 100 games with the Rays in 2018.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Royals.

It was his 17th home run of the season and fourth since the All-Star break. Abreu is on pace for another 25-plus-homer campaign, but after four straight seasons hitting .290 or better to begin his big-league career, Abreu has seen his average sink to .263 this season. The Statcast numbers (.289 xBA entering play Thursday) suggest that mark is bound to improve over the final two months.