MLB Player News

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado supplied the only offense his team could muster against Indians starter Danny Salazar on Saturday. Machado went deep in the third inning to give the Orioles a temporary 1-0 lead. 

The solo blast was Machado's ninth of the season, but just his third over his last 25 games. Machado also singled in the game, and now carries a .263 batting average on the season.

Third baseman Evan Longoria is out of the Rays' starting lineup for just the second time this season Saturday as they face a tough pitching matchup in Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. 

Longoria's only other absence from the starting lineup occurred on May 7. Since then, he's essentially hit third in the Rays' lineup every day. But Longoria said he's been dealing with a sore left wrist that's been bothering him and with a good right-hander on the mound, it was a good time to rest the injury. 

Longoria is hitting .273 with five homers and 25 RBIs so far this season. 

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to nine games in his team's 4-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Segura went 2 for 4 in the win, his fourth multi-hit game in his last nine contests. Since May 12, Segura is hitting .375 with 15 hits in 40 at-bats.

Max Muncy will start at third base for the Athletics on Saturday, replacing Brett Lawrie. 

Lawrie has started 52 games at third, including the last 10. Muncy will bat seventh in the lineup and start at third base for the sixth time this season, and first since May 25.

Nationals third baseman Yunel Escobar was not in the starting lineup again for Saturday's game against the Cubs. As a result, manager Matt Williams started Clint Robinson in left field, and moved Ryan Zimmerman to the No. 2 hole in the order, followed by Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon at cleanup.

Escobar has now missed back-to-back games after suffering a wrist injury while checking his swing during Thursday's contest. He is expected to rest again on Sunday and will try to test his wrist by taking light swings over the weekend, per the Washington Post. He is hitting .316/.376/.389 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 190 at-bats.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson underwent an X-ray on his injured hand, which revealed no structural damage between his left thumb and index finger. He's expected to sit out his second straight game on Saturday against Pittsburgh, reports MLB.com.

"I've been playing with it for the last 2 1/2 weeks, so I think it will be good," said Peterson, who believes he jammed his hand while diving for a ball.

Prior to Friday's absence, Peterson led off every game for Atlanta since May 15, and started them all since May 8. He is hitting .262 (45 for 172) with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 50 games played.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura hit a lead-off home run in the first inning of Friday's 10-5 win over the Twins. It was Segura's third longball of the season, and his only hit of the game, though he did walk and score another run.

Segura extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he is batting .361 (13 for 36) with two doubles, two triples and a home run.

Tigers third baseman Josh Wilson drove in two of Detroit's three runs in Friday's loss to the White Sox.

Wilson went 1 for 4 and earned his first two RBI of the year. 

"Any time you get some hits and production from the bottom of the order, you know your team is probably going to do well," Wilson said. "If I can continue to just have good at-bats, we have some pretty good hitters at the bottom of the lineup."

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy showed some power in Friday's 5-4 win over the Phillies. In four trips to the plate, Duffy recorded two hits, including a solo home run in the second inning.

The longball was Duffy's fourth of the season and it brought the Giants to within one run of the Phillies at the time. Duffy also singled and scored twice as he raised his season average up to .277.

Outfielder Rajai Davis returned from paternity leave and will leadoff a juggled Tigers lineup Friday as Detroit looks to break out of an offensive funk. 

Davis, who missed five games, is hitting .355 (11 for 31) with three doubles and a home run in his career against White Sox starter Jose Quintana.

Josh Wilson will make his season debut Friday, hitting eighth and playing third base. He was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.