MLB Player News

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman contributed a three-run homer during Sunday's 9-4 win against the Marlins. Freeman, who has 14 home runs, added his 21st double, walked twice and scored twice.

Freeman has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games. He's batting .386 (22 for 57) with two doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI in that span.

Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun had a nice game Sunday during a 6-5 loss at Cleveland. Calhoun, batting second, went 1 for 2 with three walks in the game. 

Calhoun scored a run and drove in his seventh of the season. He's batting .310 for the Angels. The 25-year-old has driven in a run in his last four starts. 

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was ejected in the second inning of Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Angels for arguing balls and strikes after striking out in his only at-bat.

Cabrera is just 6 for 37 in August, dropping his line to .240/.292/.398 with nine home runs, 44 RBI and seven stolen bases in 359 at-bats.

Mets rookie infielder Wilmer Flores managed an RBI in a fourth straight game Saturday against the Diamondbacks and tied a career-high with three RBI. Despite his recent surge, Flores admitted he's not fully relaxed five games into his MLB career.

"I'm still shaking a little bit, but I try to calm down myself a little bit," Flores said, per ESPN. "I think it's working."

Despite having eight RBI in five games, Flores is batting just .211 (4 for 19). Though, he has struck out only once, which manager Terry Collins likes to see.

"He doesn't strike out. I mean, I'm sure he will, but he puts the bat on the ball," Collins said. "We were sitting there tonight. And, of course, you can hear people yelling. He's hitting .167 [before a two-run single in the eighth]. You look up and he's got 18 at-bats and six RBIs. A lot of guys on this team wish every 18 at-bats they had six RBIs. Now he's got eight. 

"We said, we know his ceiling is high offensively. You feel comfortable when he's up there, because you know he's going to put the bat on the ball."

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered Friday during a 5-4 win over the Mets. His 27th homer of the season won the game in the bottom of the ninth in walk-off fashion.

Goldschmidt walked twice during the game and finished 1 for 3 with two strikeouts. He's batting .299 on the year for Arizona.

Goldschmidt has gone 8 for 28 (.286) over his last eight games with four home runs and six RBI. He's also struck out nine times over that span with two stolen bases in four attempts.

Mets manager Terry Collins told Newsday he'd like to see infielder Wilmer Flores play second base during his stint in the majors. He has only two hits in his first 11 at-bats since joining the club on Aug. 6.

Twins outfielder Chris Colabello homered for the second time in three games Friday, in a 7-5 win over the White Sox.

Colabello opened the game with a solo home run in the second inning. He finished 2 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout, while scoring once and driving in one run.  

Colabello has hit all four of his home runs since returning from the minors in late July. In fact, all four have come in his last 11 games, and he is hitting .273 in that span, compared to just .200 for the season overall.  

Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera has hit just .187/.215/.280 in 75 at-bats since the All-Star break, but manager Terry Francona isn't considering moving him from the No. 4 spot in the batting order, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

"Cabby's got a pretty good track record,'' Francona told the Plain Dealer Thursday. "He's going to get hot. And if you move Cabby too soon -- say, down to sixth or seventh -- you won't get the most out of it. So I want to keep him where he is. To be bluntly honest, if he doesn't get hot, we might not be good enough. I'm not trying to put all that on him, but the reality is, we need Cabby.''

Cabrera has hit fourth exclusively since appearing there for the first time on July 22.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores made a big impact in just his second major-league game Wednesday, as he drove in three runs in a 5-0 win over the Rockies.

Flores hit a three-run double in the eighth inning that ultimately provided the Mets with little more than insurance runs. He also scored earlier in the game after singling in the second inning, eventually finishing 2 for 4 with three RBI and one run scored. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is not in the team's starting lineup Wednesday.

Rizzo has been hot lately, clubbing four home runs in his last six games. He'll be replaced at first by Cody Ransom. Rizzo is hitting .240/.333/.451 in 421 at-bats.