MLB Player News

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe drove in four runs in Friday's win over the Cubs. 

Plouffe went 2 for 4 with two doubles. He has 16 doubles and 38 RBI on the year. 

It was Plouffe's biggest RBI day since he drove in five on May 3. 

Cubs infielder Mike Olt played in his first minor-league rehab game on Friday. Manning third base for Double-A Northwest Arkansas, Olt went 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored. 

The team has not unveiled any next steps in the infielder's recovery from a fractured wrist suffered in April.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in Friday's win over Cleveland. 

The hitless game ended Longoria's hitting streak at seven. He hit .360 with .774 OPS over the streak. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 2 for 4 in Friday's loss to Toronto. 

Machado walked once and scored twice. He had two hits for the second straight game and stole a base, his eleventh of the year, for the second straight day. 

Cubs infielder Mike Olt will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on Friday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Olt has been on the disabled list since mid-April with a fractured wrist. 

There is currently no indication how many rehab games Olt will need, and what the plan for him will be once he is deemed healthy.

A 3-for-28 slide has Phillies outfielder Cody Asche on the bench Friday night in St. Louis.

Asche actually owns a better average against lefties this season - and southpaw Tyler Lyons will be on the mound for the Cardinals.

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy came up big during his team's win over the Mariners on Thursday.

Duffy went 1 for 4 with a triple and two RBI.

Duffy is hitting .437 with seven hits, a home run, a triple and five RBI in his last four games.

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson continues to have an impressive season, and his hot hitting is a big reason why Toronto is back in the mix in the AL East. 

Donaldson is now hitting .307 with 17 homers and 46 RBIs -- all on pace for career-highs in those categories. Donaldson has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games, and five of those gmes, he registered at least two hits. 

A testament to Donaldson's all-around ability to help the ballclub, he is currently second in the American League in wins above replacement at 3.9, trailing only the Indians' Jason Kipnis. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado blasted a solo home run in the first inning of Thursday afternoon's 2-1 loss to the Phillies. 

For Machado, that's his 14th home run of the season. It's also the third he hit during the four-game series between Baltimore and Boston. Machado finished Thursday's game 2 for 4 with a single. 

Machado is now hitting .289/.346/.510. 

Blue Jays slugger Danny Valencia put the proverbial nail in the coffin in the 8-0 win over the Mets on Wednesday. Valencia blasted a three-run home run to put an exclamation point on a five-run eighth inning.

It was Valencia's third home run of the season, and his only hit of the game.