MLB Player News

Rendon (wrist) isn't starting Thursday against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Rendon aggravated his right wrist injury during Tuesday's game against the Dodgers and will be out of the lineup for a second consecutive matchup. It's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench, but Matt Duffy will take over at the hot corner and bat sixth.

Escobar isn't starting Thursday against the Brewers.

Escobar went 0-for-11 with an RBI, a walk and six strikeouts over the last three games and will get a day off during Thursday's series finale against Milwaukee. Luis Guillorme is shifting to third base while J.D. Davis serves as the designated hitter.

Chapman is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Orioles due to recurring right wrist soreness, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

The wrist issue kept him out for three straight games before he returned to the lineup Tuesday and slugged home runs in consecutive starts. At this stage, manager Charlie Montoyo said the Blue Jays aren't sure on the extent of Chapman's setback, so he should be viewed as day-to-day heading into the team's weekend series with the Yankees. Santiago Espinal will replace Chapman at third base in Thursday's series finale with Baltimore.

Hayes went 1-for-3 with a triple, a walk and a run scored Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Hayes earned a free pass in the opening inning and came around to score on a Cal Mitchell single. He hit a two-out triple four frames later -- his first of the season -- but was stranded. Hayes is hitting just .130 with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate across his last six games, though he still has two RBI and two runs scored in that span. For the season, Hayes has maintained a 111 wRC+ and also chipped in seven stolen bases with two homers.

Riley went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Nationals.

The third baseman helped Atlanta pull away in the contest with two-run blasts in the seventh and eighth innings. Riley's 18 homers on the season have him tied with Pete Alonso for the National League lead, and six of those rockets have come in June -- a month in which he's slashing .271/.338/.644 with 13 runs and 14 RBI in 14 games.

Moncada went 5-for-6 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and five RBI in Wednesday's 13-0 rout of the Tigers.

It had been just over a month since Moncada had a multi-hit game or a homer, but the 27-year-old accomplished both in a slump-busting performance. In the 22 games since his last productive outing, Moncada had slashed a woeful .115/.159/.141 with only three runs and three RBI. Jake Burger (hand) seemed on the verge of stealing the starting job at third base until he got hurt, but that competition might have been what Moncada needed to wake up at the plate.

Ramirez went 4-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Rockies.

Ramirez is now 14-for-29 (.483) during his seven-game hitting streak. In that span, he's added two home runs, three stolen bases, nine RBI and seven runs scored. The third baseman is contributing across the board, but this recent surge has put his batting average over .300 for the first time since May 13. He's slashing .307/.402/.651 with 16 homers, 62 RBI, 41 runs scored, 11 steals, four triples and 19 doubles through 254 plate appearances overall.

Machado went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, three runs and four RBI in a 19-5 victory against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Machado torched Chicago on Wednesday with singles in the first and seventh, walks in the third and fourth and a two-run homer in the fifth. The five times on base was the third such time this season for the 29-year-old, who broke out of a mini-3-for-21 slump with the excellent performance. Machado has seen his numbers dip in June, though his .322/.396/.536 line would still set new career highs nearly across the board.

Devers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.

Devers didn't wait long to extend his homer streak to four games, going deep in the second inning. Each of his long balls during this streak have come with at least one man on base. The third baseman continues to excel in 2022 with a .332/.374/.617 slash line, 16 homers, 40 RBI, 52 runs scored, one stolen base and 23 doubles through 62 contests.

Chapman went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesdays' 7-6 extra-inning win over the Orioles.

Chapman went deep in the third inning off Orioles starter Bruce Zimmermann. This was Chapman's second homer in as many games since he missed three contests due to wrist soreness. He's gone 12-for-38 (.316) in 10 games in June, lifting his season numbers up to a .223 batting average, .708 OPS, nine homers, 27 RBI, 30 runs scored and nine doubles through 58 games. His OPS hadn't been over .700 since May 4.