MLB Player News

Phillies left fielder Cody Asche has not made much of an offensive impact since returning from the minors in late May.

In his last 11 games, Asche is batting .220 (9 for 41) with three doubles, two RBI, three runs, two walks and 10 strikeouts.

Asche has not homered in his last 27 major-league games. He has just three RBI in that span.

Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas continued swinging the bat well in Tuesday's win over the Twins. Moustakas went 1 for 5 with an RBI single. He's now batting .313 (10 for 32), hitting safely in seven of eight games this month. 

The power has been quiet lately, as Moustakas hasn't gone deep since May 27 and he has five on the year. But he's reaching base on a consistent basis for the Royals lately.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu continued to his offensive surge Tuesday against the Cardinals, totaling three hits for the second straight game and third time in four starts. He went 3 for 4 with one double and one RBI in a 4-3 win.

LeMahieu has hit safely in all but one of nine June games. He also has five multihit games this month. He is batting .410 (16 for 39) with three doubles, four RBI, four walks, nine runs and one stolen base in June.

Since his batting average dropped to .315 on May 17, LeMahieu is batting .393 with a .517 slugging percentage and .954 OPS in his last 22 games. His average is back up to .350.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday's win over St. Louis.

Arenado went 2 for 4. He homered for the  second straight day and reached 15 home runs and 47 RBI on the year.

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy hit a solo home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday's win over the Mets. 

Duffy went 2 for 3 with a walk. He extended his hitting streak to four straight games, three of them multi-hit games. The home run was his fifth of the year and the second in four games. He drove in his 26th run of the season. 

Indians rookie third baseman Giovanny Urshela is set to make his major league debut Tuesday night against visiting Seattle after his promotion from Triple-A. He is batting eighth.

He will remain the starter at third for the time being, per the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.

Urshela, who was batting .276 with three home runs and nine RBI in 76 at-bats at Columbus, is replacing disappointing Lonnie Chisenhall, who was sent down. Urshela is also considered a far superior defensive player.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is unable to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Angels. Longoria has been bothered by a sore wrist, and did not start either of the last two games, though he was used as a pinch-runner on Sunday.

Longoria took some swings in the cage to test out his wrist on Tuesday, but the team decided to give him one more day to rest. He expects to return on Wednesday and insisted the injury is nothing serious, according to the Tama Bay Times. 

The team has not provided an update on Longoria's status, and it is not known if he will be available off the bench on Tuesday.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura failed to record a hit in Monday's victory over the Pirates. The hitless effort snapped Segura's 10-game hitting streak. During the streak, Segura was batting .364 (16 for 44) with two doubles, two triples and a home run.

The run raised his season average more than 30 points to .289, though Monday's 0-for-4 dropped him down to a .282 clip.

Blue Jays outfielder Danny Valencia drove in two runs to help the Blue Jays defeat the Marlins 11-3 on Monday.

Valencia went 2 for 5 with two RBI. He drove in the two runs when he doubled off Brad Hand in the first inning, which scored Jose Bautista and Chris Colabello.

Over his last 11 games, Valencia is 12 for 40 with one home run and seven RBI.

Blue Jays designated hitter Josh Donaldson drove in a team-high three runs to help propel the Blue Jays to an 11-3 victory over the Marlins on Monday.

Donaldson went 2 for 5 during the game with one run scored. His biggest hit was a solo home run in the second inning off Andre Rienzo.

Over his last 13 games, Donaldson is 20 for 55 with seven home runs and 15 RBI.