MLB Player News

Riley went 1-for-3 with two walks and a three-run home run in Tuesday's 10-1 rout of the Blue Jays.

His fifth-inning blast chased Matt Shoemaker from the game. Riley's second stint in the majors has gone much the way his first one did in 2019 -- while he's flashing his power with two homers and a double through nine games, he isn't making much other contact and is hitting .138 (4-for-29) with 11 strikeouts.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Cleveland.

Suarez looked mostly lost at the plate early on, but he now has two extra-base hits in his last three games and is finally on the board with his first long ball. He hit 49 homers a year ago and it was only a matter of time before he got going. We're nearly 20 percent of the way through the season already; Suarez has 49 games left to dig out of his early hole.

Arenado went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over San Francisco.

After failing to hit a home run through his first eight games of the campaign, Arenado has now left the yard in each of the last two contests. He took Kevin Gausman deep in the sixth inning Tuesday to extend Colorado's one-run lead. Arenado remains one of the premier third basemen in the league, though he has gotten off to a slow start at the plate in 2020, slashing .243/.326/.405 with four RBI and five walks through 10 games.

Moustakas left Tuesday's game with a bruised left quad, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

We'll await further word on how serious the injury is and how Moustakas suffered it. Kyle Farmer replaced him in the game.

Sosa landed on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.

Sosa is one of a number of Cardinals who tested positive for the virus in recent days. He'll remain sidelined until he's symptom-free and tests negative twice. Whether or not that comes before or after the Cardinals are cleared to play their next game remains to be seen.

McMahon is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Giants.

McMahon started each of the first nine games of the season but will hit the bench Tuesday even with a righty (Kevin Gausman) on the hill for San Francisco. Chris Owings gets the start at second base.

Machado went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base while scoring a run in a win over the Dodgers on Monday.

Machado didn't run much last season -- he tallied five steals in eight attempts -- but he has already swiped two bags early in the 2020 campaign. Padres manager Jayce Tingler appears to have brought a steal-happy philosophy to San Diego, so it is reasonable to expect a team-wide uptick in theft attempts throughout the campaign. The Padres lead all major-league squads in steals with 17 through 11 games, outpacing the next-ranked team (Seattle) by seven thefts.

Senzel (finger) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Cleveland, batting seventh and playing center field.

Senzel was scratched from Monday's lineup due to a sprained left ring finger, but the injury evidently wasn't particularly serious. He's gotten off to a strong start this season, hitting .286 with a homer, four doubles and a steal through his first six games.

Sosa is one of the Cardinals who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The entire Cardinals team is in the middle of at least a week-long shutdown in an attempt to prevent a further spread of the virus. Sosa in theory could have been the next man up at shortstop when Paul DeJong tested positive, but he now won't be appearing in any capacity until he's symptom-free and tests negative twice. He appears to have that first part covered already, as Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports the infielder is asymptomatic.

Newman will be on the bench Tuesday against the Twins.

Newman will sit for the third time in the season's first 11 games. He'd recorded just one hit in his first five contests this season but now has five hits over his last three. Erik Gonzalez will start at shortstop in his absence.