MLB Player News

Hoskins isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Dodgers.

Hoskins has been seeing the ball well since the beginning of August, slashing .300/.349/.500 with two homers and four RBI across 43 plate appearances. He'll get a breather against right-hander Walker Buehler while Jake Bauers covers first base and Tyler Black serves as Milwaukee's designated hitter.

France is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

France will get a respite for the series finale after he went 4-for-17 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run while starting each of the last five games at either first base or designated hitter. Spencer Steer will get the nod at first base Wednesday, while Jeimer Candelario serves as the Reds' DH.

Rice is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

After going 0-for-5 with a strikeout through the first two games of the series, Rice will get a day off during Wednesday's series finale. DJ LeMahieu will step in to cover first base while batting ninth.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that he does not anticipate Casas (ribs) being activated from the 60-day injured Thursday for the start of their series in Baltimore, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.

Casas had previously been ruled out through the end of the team's homestand and he won't be back for the start of its road trip, either. The first baseman seems poised to return from the IL any day now, but a precise date has been difficult to nail down. Casas has been shelved since late April with a cartilage tear in his left ribcage and has gone 8-for-30 with a 10:5 K:BB in eight rehab games with Triple-A Worcester.

Soderstrom (wrist) began a strengthening program Monday, MLB.com reports.

The rookie has yet to resume baseball activities and is without a timetable for return. Given Soderstrom is still taking relatively modest steps in his recovery, a return prior to the end of August seems unlikely.

Tellez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

The lefty-hitting Tellez will exit the lineup while the Padres send southpaw Martin Perez to the bump Wednesday. Connor Joe will check in at first base for Tellez, who had started each of the last nine games while slashing .290/.313/.387 with two RBI and two runs.

Arraez went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and a stolen base in Tuesday's 3-0 victory against the Pirates.

Arraez was the only Padre to reach base three times in the victory, and he scored two of the team's three runs. Arraez also sweetened his fantasy line with a stolen base in the first inning. He's far from a speedster on the basepaths, but Arraez does have a career-high five thefts on the campaign.

Guerrero went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Angels.

Guerrero's massive 22-game hit streak ended Sunday in Toronto's series finale versus Oakland. He's bounced right back, going 3-for-9 with a homer and a double over two games versus the Angels to stay hot at the plate. The slugger is up to 24 homers, 77 RBI, 71 runs scored, 31 doubles, two stolen bases and a .320/.391/.548 slash line through 119 contests this season.

Manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday that Walker (oblique) is now asymptomatic and has begun hitting off a tee, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Walker had been limited to taking dry swings over the past several days while the team waited for the pain in his oblique to dissipate, but he'll now begin ramping up activities. It's still unclear how far away the 33-year-old is from a return to Arizona's lineup, but the acquisition of Josh Bell ahead of the trade deadline will allow the D-backs to approach Walker's rehab with less urgency.

Busch is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

The lefty-hitting Busch will take a seat Tuesday as southpaw Matthew Boyd takes the mound for Cleveland. Patrick Wisdom will bat fifth and play first base.