MLB Player News

Smith is not in the lineup against the Marlins on Friday.

Smith will remain on the bench for a second straight game as Jose Bautista draws another start in the outfield during the first contest of the Mets' mini road trip. Over 14 games in June, Smith has hit .233 with a .685 OPS while striking out 16 times.

Cron is not in the lineup Friday against the Astros.

Cron will sit against a tough right-hander in Gerrit Cole. Matt Duffy will be the Rays' designated hitter Friday.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double Thursday against the Nationals.

Hoskins put the Phillies up 4-1 with his home run in the seventh inning, his 13th of the season. Entering June, Hoskins was slugging a disappointing .415, but his 12 extra-base hits in June have brought that up to .496. While that's still well off pace from his .618 mark in his rookie campaign, Hoskins has showcased his pop of late.

Rizzo went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Thursday's 11-5 win over the Dodgers.

It was Rizzo's first multi-hit performance since June 15 and his first three RBI game since May 28. The lefty slugger brought his season average up to .243 with 53 RBI and 23 extra-base hits.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI in Thursday's win against the Marlins.

Thursday marked Goldschmidt's first multi-hit effort since June 17 -- a span of eight games. Goldschmidt collected two hits and an RBI in the first two innings before rounding things off with a double in the fifth. He has clearly cooled off since his major power surge earlier in the month, but Thursday's strong outing is a positive development regardless.

Calhoun is out of the lineup against Boston on Thursday.

Calhoun will be stationed on the bench for the series finale with southpaw Brian Johnson taking the hill for the Red Sox. Michael Hermosillo will draw a start in right field in his stead.

Gurriel was placed on paternity leave prior to Thursday's game, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Gurriel will be away from the team for Thursday's series opener in Tampa Bay and could miss up to three games. In a corresponding move, the Astros recalled A.J. Reed from Triple-A Fresno.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Twins.

Abreu had gone 10 games without a homer, his longest homer-less stretch of the season. It had also been 10 games since his last multi-hit game. The 31-year-old has been in a rough patch of late, having entered Wednesday's tilt with a .139 batting average (5-for-36) over his previous nine games.

Hoskins went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Yankees.

His second-inning shot off Luis Cessa gave Zach Eflin and Seranthony Dominguez all the offense they would need in a combined four-hit shutout. Hoskins now has 12 home runs on the year, half of which have come in the last 17 games to go along with a .303 batting average (20-for-66) and 18 RBI over that stretch.

Flores went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Pirates.

Flores hit a one-out homer in the sixth inning to put the Mets ahead by three, but the bullpen couldn't make it hold up in the eventual 5-3 loss. The 26-year-old is working on a six-game hitting streak and has now reached base safely in all 13 games back to his return from the disabled list.