MLB Player News

Flores got the start against right-hander Zach Davies on Thursday, hitting third and going 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, and Mets manager Mickey Callaway said after the game that Flores would take over starting duties at third base until Todd Frazier (hamstring) returns, Mike Puma of The New York Post reports. "I want Flo in there every day for the offensive component," Callaway said after Thursday's game. "We obviously need to score some runs right now."

The 26-year-old hasn't exactly been raking this season, posting a .238/.319/.406 slash line through 116 plate appearances with three homers and 12 RBI, but that's still better than what Jose Reyes (.403 OPS) and Luis Guillorme (.500 OPS) have managed to produce. For his career, Flores has a .695 OPS against RHP compared to an .803 mark against LHP, but with regular at-bats and a prominent spot in the batting order, he could provide some short-term value even in shallower fantasy leagues until Frazier is healthy again.

Beaty (undisclosed) rejoined Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, Alex Freedman of the Oklahoma City Dodgers reports.

Beaty is ready to come up to Triple-A after missing time with an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old first baseman slashed .326/.378/.505 with 15 homers and 69 RBI in 116 games for Double-A Tulsa a season ago.

Votto will get the day off Thursday against the Pirates.

Votto has started in seven straight games, batting .192 with two extra-base hits and one RBI. He'll cede to Brandon Dixon at first base, who is slated to bat seventh.

Bell is out of the lineup Thursday against the Reds.

Bell played all 12 innings of Wednesday's 5-4 victory, so he'll get a well-deserved breather in the series finale. David Freese will handle first base with Bell on the bench and hit third Thursday.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to the Brewers.

Goldschmidt took Brent Suter deep in the second inning to tie the game at 1-1, marking his sixth homer of the season and his second in the last five games. While Wednesday's solo shot was encouraging, it was Goldschmidt's only hit during the Diamondbacks' three-game series in Milwaukee (nine at-bats), a ballpark where he typically mashes (1.288 OPS in 98 career plate appearances at Miller Park heading into Wednesday). He'll look to build off of Wednesday's effort as the Diamondbacks head to Oakland on Friday for a three-game series against the Athletics.

Santana went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Braves.

Neither team produced much offense in this one, but Santana's RBI on a squib to third with the bases loaded in the third inning proved to be all the offense Jake Arrieta would need. The veteran first baseman has put together back-to-back two-hit efforts, and after a sluggish April he's now batting .271 (19-for-70) through 19 games in May with six homers, 19 RBI and 11 runs.

Solano (hamstring) was placed on the disabled list at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Solano was hitting an impressive .370/.419/.507 with three homers and four stolen bases across 38 games with Oklahoma City. Fortunately, the organization only expects him to miss the next 10-to-14 days as a result of the injury.

Flores is not starting Wednesday against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The infielder is hitting just .237 on the year, though his 11:11 BB:K is an encouraging sign and he has six hits in his last 18 at-bats. Luis Guillorme starts at third base in this one.

Abreu went 2-for-5 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

Abreu is scalding hot right now, having posted nine multi-hit games in the last 16 while hitting .391 (25-for-64) during that run. It's even better against the Orioles. He's had 14 multi-hit games in the past 18 against the Birds.

Gurriel went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Giants.

Gurriel is one of a few Houston hitters emerging from early doldrums at the plate. The first baseman, who began the season late due to a hand injury and suspension, was hitting just .224 entering the month of May, but is up to .281 after a 19-game stretch in which he's hit .325 (25-for-77). With just one home run and a .112 ISO, Gurriel's power numbers aren't what we'd like to see from a corner infielder, but the further removed he is from the hand injury, we should see better results in that area.