MLB Player News

Peterson will start in left field and bat seventh Wednesday against the Yankees, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

He'll stick in the lineup for a seventh straight contest, with six of those starts coming in left field. So long as both DJ Stewart (concussion) and Dwight Smith (calf) are stuck on the injured list, Peterson looks well positioned to hold down an everyday gig. Peterson has helped his case to see steady playing time by posting a palatable .792 OPS thus far in August.

Urshela went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over Baltimore.

Urshela knocked in Aaron Judge with a double in the fourth inning and subsequently came around to score on a double by Gary Sanchez. The three-hit performance was his third straight in the series sweep of Baltimore in which Urshela went 9-for-14 while scoring five runs. Though his 356 plate appearances do not yet qualify for the batting title, he could challenge for the crown if he continues to start regularly the remainder of the season.

Donaldson went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's win over the Mets.

The veteran slugger is enjoying a strong start to August, slashing .317/.462/.463 through 12 games with an 11:10 BB:K. On the season, Donaldson is hitting .261 with 26 homers and 69 RBI in an impressive bounceback campaign.

Moncada (hamstring) executed some running exercises prior to Tuesday's doubleheader, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Manager Rick Renteria could not provide an update on a return for the injured third baseman. "He continues to improve but I really don't have a window for you today," Renteria said. Moncada has been out since July 31. At that time, the team speculated he might require a two-week stay on the IL, but it looks like his return will take longer.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk during an 8-3 victory against the Orioles on Tuesday.

It wasn't a great night for the average, but LeMahieu added to his career-high mark in homers with a long ball to lead off the bottom of the first. LeMahieu should blow away his high-water marks in the home run and RBI categories and has a chance to set a new career high in runs as well. He also has firm control of the AL batting title race. LeMahieu is batting .337 with 19 home runs, 81 RBI, 84 runs and four steals in 442 at-bats this season.

Devers went 6-for-6 with four doubles, one run scored and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Indians. He was also caught stealing.

Devers got off to a rough start in August as he went 2-for-21 through his first five games, but over his last seven contests he's 14-for-32 with six doubles, two home runs and seven RBI. The 22-year-old is enjoying a breakout campaign with a .325/.373/.574 slash line, 43 doubles and 24 homers in 527 plate appearances.

Bregman has a sore shoulder and is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Bregman was expected to start the nightcap after sitting out Game 1, but he'll instead remain on the bench to nurse the shoulder issue. The 25-year-old sustained the injury Sunday against the Orioles when he was hit by a pitch. The injury doesn't appear to be a serious concern, as manager AJ Hinch hopes Bregman can return to the starting nine Wednesday, according to Jake Kaplan of The Athletic. Aledmys Diaz will remain in the lineup at the hot corner in his absence.

Escobar is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies.

Escobar will receive a day off against right-hander Jeff Hoffman. The 30-year-old has gone just 2-for-24 in the past five games, so hopefully Tuesday's rest day will help him right the ship. Jake Lamb is starting at third base, batting fifth.

Riley (knee) will not require surgery and hopes to begin playing in minor-league games in two weeks, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

This is excellent news, as he met with Dr. James Andrews earlier in the week to get a second opinion on his partially torn LCL, which is typically an ominous sign. It sounds like if everything goes smoothly, Riley will join the big-league roster at some point in September.

Reyes was promoted to Double-A Bowie on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.

The 22-year-old corner infielder has languished at High-A Frederick for four years in a row. He hit .283/.320/.406 with eight home runs in 100 games this year, but his 73:11 K:BB leaves a lot to be desired, and he's still not accessing his plus raw power consistently in games.