MLB Player News

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. 

Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt didn't have a hit Tuesday against the Rays, but stiill had a strong game. 

Goldschmidt failed to get a hit in his only at-bat, but walked in his three other plate appearances. Goldschmidt took it on himself to get to second base, picking up his 11th stolen base in the fifth inning. He also scored two runs.

Goldschmidt is hitting .300/.392/.550 in 413 at-bats. 

Marlins infielder Donovan Solano continued his productive stretch Tuesday, as he drove in one run during a multi-hit effort in a 3-4 loss to the Pirates.

Solano went 3 for 4 in the game with one RBI, his fifth in five August appearances. He finished with three singles and one run scored in the loss. Solano is hitting .264 on the season and .263 in August, to go along with his five RBI. 

Twins outfielder Chris Colabello hit his third home run of the season Tuesday night during a big win at Kansas City. Colabello went deep in the fourth inning off starter James Shields.

The right fielder went 2 for 4 in the game and added a single. He scored twice and is now batting .185 on the season for the Twins.

The 29-year-old Colabello hadn't recorded a hit since July 28 at Seattle before notching two on Tuesday.

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, who is a month removed from knee surgery, has reported to the team's spring complex in Florida. However, he hasn't been cleared to hit.

General Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday Howard wouldn't return until 100 percent healthy.