MLB Player News

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox.

Arenado has homered in consecutive games for the first time this season, and he's now 7-for-17 (.412) over his last four contests. The third baseman's power may be coming around after a fairly quiet start to the year. He's slashing .252/.299/.387 with five homers, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored, a stolen base, four doubles and a triple through 38 games.

Anderson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Anderson started the past nine games and will take a seat Sunday after he posted a .684 OPS during that stretch. Owen Miller will man the hot corner and bat fifth in the series finale versus Kansas City.

McMahon went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Phillies.

McMahon was productive out of the No. 6 spot in the order. He's starting to get things turned around -- he's gone 6-for-16 (.375) with three RBI, four runs scored and two steals over his last four contests. The infielder is still slashing a modest .223/.292/.410 with four home runs, 17 RBI, 18 runs scored, three steals, 12 doubles and a triple through 39 games. His longest hitting streak so far this season is five games, a mark he could match Sunday.

Sosa will sit Saturday against the Rockies.

In the absence of Rhys Hoskins (knee) and Darick Hall (thumb), the Phillies have settled on a corner-infield configuration of Sosa at third base and Alec Bohm at first in most games. That was the setup for the last eight games, but it will be Kody Clemens at first and Bohm at third this time around.

Davis went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Davis is 8-for-19 (.421) during his active five-game hitting streak, though his double Friday is his only extra-base hit in that span. With David Villar losing his grip on a starting role, Davis has settled in as the Giants' primary third baseman. The 30-year-old has done well this season, slashing. 308/.379/.513 with seven home runs, 21 RBI, 13 runs scored and three doubles through 35 contests.

Wisdom will sit Saturday against the Twins.

Wisdom finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last seven games, with Nick Madrigal replacing him at third base on each of those occasions. Wisdom still owns an excellent .248/.348/.607 season slash line, while Madrigal is slashing just .254/.293/.324, so there's seemingly every chance Wisdom claws back a larger share of the role soon.

Senzel will sit Saturday against Miami.

Senzel has had a run of good health, and it's led to some strong performances. Over a string of 16 consecutive starts prior to Saturday's contest, Senzel hit .322/.385/.542 with three homers and a pair of steals. Kevin Newman will take over at the hot corner.

Longoria went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-5 win over San Francisco.

Longoria got the start against a righty and made manager Torey Lovullo look smart when he snuck a ball just inside the left-field foul pole for his fifth homer of the season and second this week. Playing mostly against lefties, the 37-year-old Longoria hasn't been able to get into a groove at the dish and is batting just .227 (17-for-75). On a positive note, eight of his 17 hits are extra-base knocks.

Arenado went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's win over Boston.

Arenado set the tone early with a two-run shot in the first inning. He later came around to score the game-tying run in the sixth. Arenado's four hits set a new personal season high and could be a sign he's snapping out of his cold streak. Over his previous 23 games, the star slugger was slashing .156/.200/.233.

Escobar is starting at third base and batting eighth for the Mets on Friday against the Nationals, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Brett Baty has started three of the last four against lefties, but Escobar is subbing in for him versus MacKenzie Gore. Escobar has a .646 OPS against southpaws this season, which is actually much better than his .459 OPS against righties.