MLB Player News

Clement went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

Starting at second base and batting ninth, Clement was able to launch the first two homers of his brief big-league career. The 25-year-old has seen his playing time fall with Andres Gimenez back on the Cleveland roster, and even after Friday's power display, Clement's .250/.296/.359 slash line in 31 games doesn't make a strong case for a regular role.

Marte went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over San Diego on Friday.

Marte started in left field and occupied the second spot in the order in the contest. He crushed a 431-foot shot to left field off Blake Snell in the fifth inning for his first homer since June 2. Marte's .346 batting average this season is undoubtedly impressive, but Friday's long ball was only his fifth of the campaign. Since mashing 32 homers in 2019, he has hit only seven across 360 at-bats over his past two seasons.

Albies went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Friday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.

Albies struck out in his first two at-bats Saturday, but he continued his recent power surge in the sixth inning with his fourth home run in the last five games. During that stretch, the 24-year-old has gone 5-for-21 with seven RBI, five runs, a stolen base, two walks and eight strikeouts.

Rodgers (hand) is starting Friday's game against the Giants, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Rodgers had missed four consecutive games due to right hand soreness, but he'll start at shortstop and bat third Friday. The 25-year-old had slashed .370/.414/.667 with four homers, four doubles, 12 runs and eight RBI in the 13 games prior to his absence.

Andrus will be away from the team starting Saturday to be with his wife for the birth of their child, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Those in formats with twice-weekly moves may want to remove Andrus from weekend lineups if possible, as Friday will likely be his only game this weekend.

Arraez is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Arraez is in the midst of a nine-game hit streak in which he has gone 13-for-28 (.464), and he'll receive a breather Friday. He has a .939 OPS since the All-Star break and should be back in the starting nine shortly.

McNeil is out of the lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News reports.

McNeil is 8-for-37 (.216 average) through 11 games in August and will receive the day off with lefty Julio Urias pitching for Los Angeles. Brandon Drury will start at the keystone in his place Friday.

Gimenez will not start Friday against Detroit.

Gimenez appears set to fill a platoon role down the stretch. Since his return to the big leagues last weekend, he's started against all four righties Cleveland has faced while sitting against all three lefties, including Friday's starter Tyler Alexander. Ernie Clement will be the second baseman in his absence.

Urias went 5-for-6 with two home runs, three doubles, five RBI and five runs scored in Thursday's win over the Cubs.

Several Brewers made a huge impact offensively during Thursday's win, but none matched Urias' output as he put together one of the best individual offensive displays of the entire MLB season. The shortstop extended his hitting streak to five games as well and is hitting an impressive .440 with a 1.422 OPS through 25 at-bats this month. Even though those numbers are unsustainable in the long run, there's no question he's been one of the hottest bats in the National League over the past couple weeks.

Rojas went 4-for-5 with a double, two runs, two RBI and a walk in a 12-3 victory against the Padres on Thursday.

Rojas singled in the first, walked and scored in the second, doubled and scored in the fourth, singled in the sixth and brought home two runs with a single in the seventh. The 27-year-old enjoyed his best game of the season and broke out of an 0-for-6 slump following a stint on the IL. Reaching base five times increased his on-base percentage a substantial seven points in just one game.