MLB Player News

Astros first baseman Chris Carter stole his second base of the season Wednesday during a game against the Twins. Carter added two hits in the game.

Carter went 2 for 3 for Houtson with two singles and a run scored. He added a walk as he reached base three times for the Astros.

The 26-year-old homered in his last game Tuesday and has hit in three straight for Houston. He's up to 27 home runs on the season to go with 73 runs batted in.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman clubbed his 19th home run Wednesday against the Mets.

Freeman was one of the few bright spots for the club. While he only had one hit, he made it count. Freeman finished 1 for 4, with the solo shot. He's hitting .306. 

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game at Atlanta. He continues to sit out due to two balky ankles. 

In fact, Flores has missed five of the last seven games for the Mets. He is considered day to day and is batting .229 on the year with a homer and 11 RBI over 70 at-bats. 

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was held out of the starting lineup Tuesday at Atlanta. He has missed four of his last six games. Manager Terry Collins told ESPN New York that his ankles are "beat up" from a long season.

Flores batted .229 with one home run and 11 RBI in 70 at-bats.

Twins first baseman Chris Colabello was the hero on Monday afternoon in Houston. Colabello hit his second home run of the game in the ninth inning off Chia-Jen Lo for a grand slam, the first of his career.

Colabello, who homered twice and has six on the year, drove in five runs in total on the afternoon as his grand slam gave the Twins the 10-6 victory.

Colabello finished 2 for 5 in the game and is batting just .193 on the season over 114 at-bats. That said, he's gone 3 for 9 in his last two contests and is showing plenty of signs of life after his first two-homer game.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman contributed a team-high five RBI during a 13-5 rout of the Mets Monday. All five of Freeman's RBI came off of Mets starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Freeman had a two-RBI double in the first inning and came back with a three-run homer in the second inning. Freeman came into play Monday mired in a 2-for-21 slump in his previous seven games.

Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit an up-and-away 1-2 pitch to the opposite field in left for his 21st homer in the fourth inning Monday against the Cardinals. Votto has homered three times in his last nine games.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores has missed two consecutive starts Sunday, partly because of foot injury, manager Terry Collins told MLB.com. However, Collins expects Flores to return to the lineup Monday afternoon at Atlanta.

"I watched him the other day and it looked like his feet are bothering him," Collins said. "I watched him go up for some balls and it just looks like he's aggravated by it. His swing has changed a little bit, so he might be getting tired also, so I just thought I'm going to give him a couple of days off."

Flores has just one hit in his last 18 at-bats and is hitting .235 with 11 RBI in 68 at-bats.

Indians catcher Carlos Santana had an RBI single and two-run homer during Saturday's game at Detroit. Santana has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games, batting .308 (16 for 52) with three doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman hit his 17th home run Friday night during a 2-1 win over Miami. Freeman went deep in the first inning for a two-run homer off Jose Fernandez.

Freeman went 2 for 4 in the game as the Braves managed just five hits overall. He added his 23rd double and is batting .309 on the season for Atlanta.

With the two hits Saturday, Freeman has gone just 2 for 16 (.125) over his last five games. Able to swing himself out of a slump, Freeman is still batting .326 over his last 12 games with three homers and seven RBI over that stretch.