MLB Player News

Longoria is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Marlins, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.

Longoria is hitting just .179 over the past 10 games, so he'll give way to Pablo Sandoval at the hot corner for Wednesday's contest as he looks to clear his head.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a base hit, a walk, an RBI and a run Tuesday in the Padres' 5-4 loss to the Yankees.

Machado has now put together an eight-game hitting streak and has reached base in all but one of his last 20 starts. While there's something to be said about that sort of consistency, Machado has provided little during that 20-game stretch beyond a high average (.319) and on-base percentage (.400). Only five of his 23 hits in that span have gone for extra bases, while the many slumping bats surrounding him in the lineup have limited him to eight RBI and seven runs. Machado will look to keep the streak going in Wednesday's series finale, as he'll start at shortstop and bat third against Yankees southpaw James Paxton.

Escobar went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an RBI single in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Rockies.

Escobar's homer opened the scoring in the third inning, and he retied the game at two runs each in the fifth inning. During a seven-game hitting streak, the infielder has gone 12-for-32 with two homers, 11 RBI and six runs scored. For the year, the 30-year-old is hitting .290 with 13 homers, putting him on pace to blow past his career-high 23 homers from last year.

Riley went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Nationals.

The rookie took Kyle Barraclough deep in the eighth inning to bring his team to within a single run, but Atlanta couldn't get any closer. Riley is now slashing a remarkable .365/.400/.750 through his first 13 MLB games with six homers and 16 RBI.

Newman went 1-for-4 with a grand slam Tuesday against the Reds.

Newman took Lucas Sims deep in eighth inning for the first home run of his career. While he hasn't shown much power upside, he's hit well this season and has started five of the team's last seven games as a result. He's taken advantage by recording at least one hit in all five contests. While Newman's .333/.400/.486 line is likely to come down, he's making the case to overtake the struggling Cole Tucker as the team's starting shortstop.

Davis went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Dodgers.

His fifth-inning shot off Clayton Kershaw actually gave the Mets a brief 3-2 lead, but the bullpen fell apart in the bottom of the sixth. Davis is slashing only .234/.269/.406 through 20 games in May with a weak 3:18 BB:K, but three of his six homers on the year have come in his last nine starts.

Senzel was superb in Sunday's win over the Cubs, scoring four runs in the course of going 3-for-5 with a walk. He also had his first major-league outfield assist, throwing out Anthony Rizzo at home when the game was still close, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Senzel is now 100 plate appearances into his major-league career, and he's hitting .256/.330/.422 with five stolen bases in eight attempts. His 27.0 K% is a little higher than we expected, but not completely out of line with his first exposure to big-league pitching.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with a double, three RBI, a walk and a run scored Sunday against the Nationals.

Anderson cut Miami's deficit to four runs in the ninth inning after driving in three runs on a double to center field, but it wasn't enough to come away with the victory. He continues to put on an impressive display of power, slugging three home runs while driving in nine over his last six ballgames.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, a walk and two runs scored Sunday against the Marlins.

Rendon tripled home two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, extending Washington's lead to eight. The 28-year-old has put together a modest four-game hitting streak, collecting three extra-base hits and four RBI over that brief stretch.

Moustakas was ejected in the top of the seventh inning of Sunday's game against the Phillies, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

It's unclear what Moustakas said to warrant the ejection, but umpire Mike Estabrook tossed the third baseman after a brief conversation between the two in the field. It's the fourth career ejection for Moustakas and his first since joining the Brewers ahead of the 2018 trade deadline. He went hitless in his four at-bats on the day before being replaced by Keston Hiura.