MLB Player News

Raley was removed from Wednesday's game against the Yankees with an apparent knee injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Raley fouled a ball off his right knee during his during the fourth inning. He was able to finish the at-bat but was replaced in left field by Josh Lowe. The Rays will take a look at Raley and should provide more updates relatively soon, but he should be considered day-to-day for the time being.

O'Hearn is out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Blue Jays.

O'Hearn has gone 4-for-9 with three RBI over his last two games, but the left-handed hitter will take a seat Wednesday as the Orioles face off against southpaw Yusei Kikuchi. Ryan Mountcastle is playing first base and batting second. Adley Rutschman will serve as the O's designated hitter and James McCann is doing the catching.

Rizzo is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Rays.

Jake Bauers will play first base and bat fifth with ace left-hander Shane McClanahan set to start for Tampa Bay. The left-handed-hitting Rizzo has actually fared better versus lefties than righties this year, but he carries a disappointing .706 OPS across 421 overall plate appearances.

Toglia will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Padres.

With the Rockies moving first baseman C.J. Cron and outfielder Randal Grichuk ahead of the trade deadline, Toglia appears to be temporarily locked into an everyday role, at least until Colorado gets the likes of Charlie Blackmon (hand) and Kris Bryant (finger) back from the injured list. Toglia will pick up his fifth straight start Wednesday and his 10th start in the last 11 games. He's hitting just .194 with two extra-base hits over his last 10 contests.

Naylor (side) remains out of the lineup Wednesday versus the Astros.

Naylor was scratched from the Guardians' lineup Tuesday due to right side tightness. There's no clarity yet as to the severity of the issue. David Fry is covering first base Wednesday and Jose Ramirez will take a turn as Cleveland's designated hitter. Brayan Rocchio has been called up from Triple-A Columbus and will play third base.

Alonso went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Royals.

The first baseman turned on a sub-90 mph sinker from Zack Greinke in the second inning and drove it over the fence in center field for a solo shot that got the Mets on the board, although they eventually lost 7-6. Alonso has regained his swagger at the plate, slashing .349/.396/.791 over the last 11 games with five homers and 15 RBI, and his 31 long balls on the season rank second in the NL behind Matt Olson's 36.

Mountcastle went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's 13-3 rout of the Blue Jays.

Getting the start at first base and batting second against southpaw Hyun Jin Ryu, Mountcastle produced two two-baggers for the second straight game at the Rogers Centre. The 26-year-old had been struggling prior to a bout of vertigo in June that caused him to miss about a month of action, but since the All-Star break he's slashing .372/.417/.674 in 15 games with seven doubles, two homers, eight RBI and 10 runs. The O's have two more games left in Toronto during this series, and Mountcastle's career 1.021 OPS in 199 plate appearances against the Blue Jays will make him an enticing DFS option.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Yankees.

Diaz has just three homers in his last 47 games after hitting 12 in his first 43 contests. Still, the 31-year-old first baseman has been productive with the bat, going 22-for-63 (.349) over his last 16 games. Diaz is now slashing .317/.402/.509 with 63 runs scored and 52 RBI across 396 plate appearances this season.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Athletics.

Freeman stole a base for his second consecutive game, giving him a career-high 14 on the year. The first baseman is also swinging a hot bat with eight multi-hit efforts over his last 13 games, batting .472 (25-for-53) in that span. He's up to a .334/.413/.580 slash line with 21 home runs, 74 RBI, 91 runs scored and 36 doubles through 105 contests. Freeman's .993 OPS trails only Shohei Ohtani (1.082) in the majors.

France went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox.

France has a pair of three-hit efforts over his last three games. Entering Tuesday, he had gone nine contests without an extra-base hit before slapping a pair of doubles. The first baseman is up to a .255/.325/.373 slash line with seven home runs, 40 RBI, 57 runs scored, one stolen base and 26 doubles through 104 games this season.