MLB Player News

Drury is out of the lineup Monday against Houston.

Drury has now worked his way into the lineup at multiple positions for 10 consecutive contests, but he'll be given the day off Monday afternoon. In his stead, Michael Bourn will get the starting nod in right field against Collin McHugh and the Astros.

Beckham went 2-for-4 with a double, three-run homer and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 victory over the Marlins.

Beckham extended the Braves' lead to the final margin of victory with a 404-foot blast to left-center field off reliever Edwin Jackson in the seventh. The 29-year-old now has two of his three homers on the season within the last four games, and is considerably outperforming his career numbers at the plate. Beckham's current .317 average sits 73 points higher than his career .244 figure, while his OBP and slugging percentage metrics are both north of .400. The current pace may be unsustainable over the long term, but he's undeniably swinging a hot bat that could provide handsome returns in any format at the moment.

Solarte went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI against Arizona on Friday.

The versatile infielder has been locked in at the plate of late, riding a modest three-game hitting streak and launching homers in two straight games. Solarte went yard twice for the first time this season, and has slugged an impressive .632 in 38 at-bats in 2016.

Drury went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Padres.

The 23-year-old outfielder remains hot with hits in four of the past five games. Even though he hasn't showcased much power of late with only three extra-base hits in the last 10 games, he remains tied with Paul Goldschmidt for the franchise's lead in homer runs this year with eight.

Espinosa was 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a losing effort against the Cardinals on Friday night.

It wasn't enough to overcome a five-run Cardinals' third inning. Regularly hitting near the bottom of the Nationals' order, he sports a weak .203 average but does provide a little pop with five home runs and 18 RBI.

Solarte went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two strikeouts Wednesday against the Giants.

The 28-year-old switch hitter has posted a paltry .176 average during May, but he's gone 3-for-8 in his last two games, so things might improve for him in the near future. He also recorded his first extra-base hit since April 8.

Tomlinson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI Wednesday against the Padres.

Tomlinson drove in his first run since May 3, and he has been seeing the ball pretty well of late going 6-for-14 in his last seven games. The 25-year-old has hit an impressive .344 with an OPS of .782 in 57 at-bats this year.

Renda has a .281/.331/.419 line after playing 44 games at Double-A Pensacola.

After being acquired from the Yankees in the Aroldis Chapman trade, Renda has shown his value to the Reds organization by posting his best Double-A numbers to date. Renda's 13 doubles, three triples, and home run have contributed to his career best slugging percentage of .419. Before hitting a rough patch in mid-May, he'd been sustaining a batting average above .300. Pensacola would especially like Renda to recover from his slump, for he's a threat while on base and has yet to be caught stealing this season.

Beckham is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

This appears to be a normal day off for Beckham, although it could be a nice mental break as well considering the third baseman is hitless in his last three games. Chase d'Arnaud will take over for him at the hot corner Wednesday.

Hernandez is in the lineup for Monday's matchup with the Reds.

Hernandez will start in left field and bat leadoff in Monday's series opener with the Reds. He last started Friday night, and went 1-for-3 with a double and run scored. Hernandez is slashing just. .200/.297/.325 on the season.