MLB Player News

Rendon went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Marlins.

His bases-loaded double into the right-center field gap gave the Nats plenty of insurance runs in an eventual 8-3 victory. Rendon is now slashing .323/.405/.484 over his last 18 games, and while he's only homered once in that stretch he's still buoyed his fantasy value with two steals, nine runs and 11 RBI.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Tigers.

The no-doubt blast was Arenado's seventh in August and 30th of the year. His .307 batting average and .952 OPS remain career highs, and he retook the league's RBI lead from Giancarlo Stanton with Tuesday's performance, putting him at 111 for the season -- and on pace for his third straight season with 130 or more.

Bregman went 3-for-5 with an RBI in a blowout loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.

Bregman's somewhat quietly been one of the league's most productive hitters for the past month; dating back to July 30, he's posted a .357/.408/.634 batting line with six homers, 22 RBI and five steals over his last 28 games. That's helped him lift his season average to .288, and while Bregman's season-long counting stats aren't all that impressive, he's clearly developing into the high-end hitter everyone expected him to become. Even worse news for the rest of the league: He's only 23 years old.

Ramirez won't play Tuesday after the Indians' game against the Yankees was postponed due to rain, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

The two teams will make up Tuesday's contest as part of a doubleheader Wednesday. After a recent 1-for-18 skid at the plate over a five-game stretch earlier in August, Ramirez seems to have settled back into a groove, turning in multi-hit efforts in three of his last five appearances.

Valencia went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Orioles.

Valencia's 419-foot shot to center in the second opened the scoring on the night and was his first round tripper since Aug. 6. The veteran has also reached double-digit RBI for the fourth straight month and retains a solid chance of surpassing his career highs in homers (18) and RBI (72) with over a month left in the season.

Chapman went 3-for-4 with a solo home run -- his 10th of the year -- and three runs in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

The rookie continues to swing a hot bat as August comes to a close, as he now has eight multi-hit efforts this month. Chapman went 6-for-11 over the weekend series against the Rangers and sports a .301/.372/.566 line in August.

Senzel hasn't played for Double-A Pensacola since Thursday due to an illness, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

The Reds haven't moved Senzel to the 7-day disabled list as a result of the issue, so it's not expected that he'll be sidelined for much longer. Senzel, who is regarded as one of the top position prospects in the Cincinnati system, looks ready for a tougher challenge after slashing .340/.413/.560 in the Southern League since receiving a promotion from High-A Daytona in June. However, since Senzel isn't on the 40-man roster and the non-contending Reds aren't eager to start his MLB service clock, don't count on the 22-year-old to receive a September callup.

Escobar will start at third base and bat eighth Sunday against the Blue Jays, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Escobar will stick in the lineup for a 13th straight game, with Miguel Sano's (shin) move to the disabled list affording the infielder regular at-bats. Since reclaiming a starting role, Escobar is batting .271 with two home runs, nine RBI and five runs, so he could carry value in deeper mixed leagues and AL-only formats until Sano returns from the DL.

Suarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Pirates.

After his 10-game hitting streak came to an end Saturday, Suarez will be granted a day off in the series finale for maintenance purposes, allowing Jose Peraza to pick up another start in the infield. With Suarez slashing a cool .333/.481/.718 in August, he'll make for an easy activation in any format heading into the upcoming week.

Urshela is not in the lineup for Sunday game against the Royals.

After starting five consecutive games last week, Urshela will head to the bench for the second straight game as the Indians close out their series against Erik Skoglund and the Royals. Urshela should continue to see a good amount of playing time while Jason Kipnis (hamstring) remains on the disabled list. Yandy Diaz will start at third base and bat seventh Sunday.