MLB Player News

Cronenworth went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Friday's win over Kansas City.

Cronenworth's solo shot came in the third inning as he went back-to-back with Wil Myers. He also knocked in Josh Bell on a single in the seventh. The home run gives the second baseman 13 on the year and four this month. Cronenworth extended his hit streak to three games after Friday's two-hit outing. He has gone 11-for-his-last-37, raising his batting average from .237 to .241 in the process.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's victory over the Tigers.

Lowe launched a solo shot in the first inning to kick off the scoring in Friday's contest. It was his 21st homer of the year, his sixth home run of the month and his fourth in his last five games. Lowe has been on a tear lately, going 6-for-13 in his last three games and 36-for-93 (.387) for the month. Since Aug. 1, the first baseman has increased his batting average from .280 to .298.

Tellez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in a 4-3 loss to the Cubs on Friday.

Tellez is having the best season of his career and now has 27 home runs and 75 RBI on the season. The 27-year-old first-baseman appears to be on the brink of his first 30-home run season. Tellez has settled into an everyday role for the Brewers since being traded from the Blue Jays last season and already has a career-high 407 at-bats in 2022. There are huge holes in his swing, and Tellez is batting only .231, but his .320 OBP suggests that he has walked just enough this season to keep his power bat in the lineup.

Olson went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Cardinals.

Olson's collected six hits, including a home run and three doubles, in his last two games. For the season, he's up to 40 two-baggers, trailing only the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman (42). Olson continues to flex strong power, with Friday's effort getting his slugging percentage back up to .500 for the first time since July 31. The first baseman is batting .254 with 27 home runs, 87 RBI and 67 runs scored through 127 contests overall.

Diaz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a second run scored, a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 9-8 win over Boston.

Diaz wasted no time putting the Rays on the board, taking Michael Wacha deep on the first pitch of the contest. The 31-year-old infielder later doubled and scored in the third inning and stole second base after a walk in the fifth. Diaz is slashing .280/.389/.412 with 36 extra-base hits and 59 runs scored through 112 games. He has gone 15-for-42 (.357) with 11 RBI over his last 11 games.

Wade was scratched from Friday's lineup against Minnesota for an undisclosed reason.

It's not yet clear whether Wade's scratch was due to an injury, but he was removed from the lineup with under an hour remaining until the start of the game. Mike Yastrzemski is shifting to right field while Austin Slater starts in center.

Rizzo isn't starting Friday against the Athletics.

Rizzo will get a day off after going 5-for-15 with three runs, an RBI, two walks and five strikeouts over the last four games. DJ LeMahieu is shifting to first base while Gleyber Torres starts at the keystone.

Batten was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

Batten joined the Padres at the end of July but saw minimal playing time during his stint with the big-league club. He'll head back to the minors after Eguy Rosario was called up Friday.

France (calf) isn't starting Friday against the Guardians.

France was removed from Thursday's series opener against Cleveland due to a right calf bruise and will be out of the lineup for at least one game. Carlos Santana is starting at first base and batting fifth.

Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Friday versus the Tigers.

Calhoun will sit for the second straight game after taking a seat in Wednesday's contest versus the Rockies as well. Bubba Thompson will start in left field and bat ninth against Detroit.