MLB Player News

Votto is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Mets, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Manager David Bell said it's a "recovery day" for the 38-year-old Votto, who has gone hitless in four consecutive games. Mike Moustakas fills in at first base while Donovan Solano gets the start at designated hitter.

Cronenworth went 1-for-2 with a base hit and a walk Monday in the Padres' 8-2 loss to the Mariners.

Cronenworth has most commonly hit out of the No. 2 spot in the order this season, but he's made six of his previous seven starts out of the three hole and looks to have settled into that position in the lineup for now. The 27-year-old has endured a bit of a rough patch over the past two weeks, having slashed .156/.269/.200 over his last 12 games. Cronenworth is still holding down a palatable .727 OPS for the season in spite of the slump and doesn't look to be in any danger of losing out on playing time.

Smith went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in Monday's 7-4 win over the Reds.

Smith's two-bagger in the sixth inning helped break the game open, as the Mets were clinging to a one-run lead before he plated the two runs. Since his June 20 call-up from Triple-A Syracuse, Smith has started in five of the Mets' 12 games while going 7-for-21 (.333 average) with four doubles, two RBI and one run.

Santana went 2-for-2 with three walks and two runs in Monday's 8-2 win against the Padres.

Santana produced his first vintage performance since arriving in Seattle on June 28, walking in the first, fourth and sixth and singling in the third and eighth. The five times reaching base nearly match his total of six tallied in his first six games with the team. The 36-year-old is now 5-for-21 with six walks with Seattle, though he's yet to record an extra-base hit or RBI.

Cron went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Cron waited until the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, and he did so with his 20th homer of the year. During the streak, he's gone 12-for-36 (.333) with three long balls, 13 RBI, four runs scored and two doubles. The first baseman has now reached 20 homers in four straight non-shortened campaigns, and he's on track to shatter his career high of 30 from 2018. He's added a strong .297/.348/.556 slash line with 65 RBI, 49 runs scored, 17 doubles and two triples through 80 contests this year.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Monday's 6-3 extra-inning loss to the Twins.

Abreu entered Monday with no homers since June 13. He changed that in his first at-bat by taking Dylan Bundy deep in the second inning. While he hasn't displayed over-the-fence power lately, Abreu hit .366 with seven doubles and seven multi-hit efforts during his homer drought. The first baseman is slashing .290/.380/.462 with 10 homers, 37 RBI, 46 runs scored and 20 doubles through 76 contests.

France (elbow) could return to action later this week, Corey Brock of The Athletic reports.

France was not activated from the injured list Monday when first eligible, but he may not be sidelined much longer, as manager Scott Servais indicated he could return at some point during Seattle's upcoming four-game series against Toronto, which runs from Thursday through Sunday.

Arias was optioned to Triple-A Columbus after Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Arias started at third base in the first game of Monday's twin bill, but he was back to Columbus between contests. He is one of Cleveland's top prospects, so he should have a chance to rejoin the big club later in the season.

Naylor (back) is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Tigers.

Naylor left Monday's opener with back spasms, so it should not come as much of a surprise that he is opening the nightcap on the bench. Owen Miller will start at first base in Naylor's place.

Wade (elbow) is in the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Wade sat Sunday with a sore elbow, but that will be the extent of his absence. He will man right field and hit fifth against Diamondbacks southpaw Madison Bumgarner.