MLB Player News

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit a grand slam Tuesday against the Reds.

Goldschmidt hit a J.J. Hoover fastball out to left in the eighth inning. It was Goldschmidt's 31st home run. Goldschmidt also walked, finishing the game 1 for 3. He scored one run and drove in four RBI, giving him 100 on the season.

Goldschmidt is hitting .297/.393/.552 in 462 at-bats. 

The Twins recalled outfielder Chris Colabello from Triple-A Rochester Tuesday, to take Joe Mauer's spot on the active roster after he was placed on the disabled list.

Colabello hit .221/.302/.372 in 29 games without the Twins before being demoted last week. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo failed to make much of an impact Tuesday night against the Nationals.

Rizzo, who missed Monday's game with an illness, finished 0 for 4 with a strikeout in a 4-2 defeat. He has only two hits over his last 28 at-bats. He is hitting .228 with 18 homers and 65 RBI in 465 at-bats.

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard will begin doing baseball activities Thursday, according to the Philadephia Inquirer.

Howard has been out since early July following knee surgery. The club is unsure if he'll return this year. Howard is hitting .266/.319/.465 in 286 at-bats. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo has returned to the club's starting lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.

Rizzo missed Monday's game with an illness, but was not expected to be out long. He's hitting .230/.323/.425 in 461 at-bats. 

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo wasn't in the starting lineup Monday against the Nationals due to an illness, according to the Chicago Tribune. Rizzo is mired in a 7-for-57 slump since hitting two home runs Aug. 1 against the Dodgers.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run and finished 2 for 7 with two runs during Saturday's game against the Nationals. It was Freeman's 15th home run and second in six games.

Freeman is batting .295 (18 for 61) with two doubles, two home runs, eight runs and 10 RBI in 15 August games.

Astros outfielder Chris Carter posted his second consecutive two-hit game Saturday against Anaheim.

Carter doubled and knocked in a run in the process. Carter is still striking out like crazy in August -- 20 strikeouts in 48 at-bats over 13 games -- but he's slugging .500 with six extra-base hits, including two in the last two games.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores did not seem too bothered by his sprained right ankle Saturday against the Padres, in his return from a four-game absence. Flores was able to leg out a double in the game, finishing 1 for 4 in an 8-2 loss.

Flores has now hit safely in five straight games, including a pinch-hitting appearance Wednesday. He is hitting .281 in 32 at-bats.  

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores was back in the starting lineup Saturday against the Padres, after missing four games in a row with an ankle injury. Flores is batting fifth and playing third base in the game.