MLB Player News

Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon managed two RBI for a second straight game Saturday against the Phillies. He now has at least one RBI in six of eight August games.

Rendon is batting .308 (8 for 26) with a .577 slugging percentage, .932 OPS, one double, two home runs and eight RBI in August.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez left the clubhouse after Saturday's game against the Rockies without speaking to the media. Manager Clint Hurdle said Alvarez was spiked on the left index finger Saturday and had a bandage on it.

Alvarez hasn't homered in 11 games and has just one multi-hit game since July 12, batting .184 in his last 25 games.

Phillies infielder Cody Asche made his presence felt at the dish as he launched his first big-league home run Thursday afternoon against the Cubs.

Asche took reliever Eduardo Sanchez deep for a two-run home run to extend the lead for the Phillies. He fell a triple shy of the cycle and finished 3 for 5 with two runs scored and two RBI in a 12-1 win. He has five hits over his last nine at-bats and is hitting .231/.286/.423 through his first 26 at-bats this season.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu singled three times in four at-bats Thursday against the Mets. It was his second three-hit game of August.

LeMahieu is batting .296 (8 for 27) with two doubles and no RBI in seven August games.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado had a solid offensive game in a win at San Diego Wednesday afternoon. Machado recorded two hits and a walk as he scored twice and drove in a run in the win.

Machado went 2 for 4 with a walk as he drove in a run with his fifth-inning single to left-center field. The two hits has his average back at .297.

The 21-year-old now has hits in six straight games. He's gone 9 for 21 (.429) over that stretch with a double, homer and four RBI. He's up to 54 runs driven in on the season for Baltimore.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson had an RBI single and solo home run during Wednesday's game at Cincinnati. He recorded two runs as well.

Donaldson homered Wednesday for the first time since the All-Star break. Donaldson was batting .186 (11 for 59) with one double and no RBI in 17 games in the second half before breaking out with a home run and two RBI Wednesday.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria snapped a 10-game homeless drought Tuesday, providing the lone run in a 6-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Longoria's home run was his lone hit of the day, as he finished 1 for 4 with one run scored and one RBI. It was his 22nd home run of the season and first since July 23; he was hitting .186 with just three RBI in 10 games during that stretch.

Orioles infielder Danny Valencia has been sent to the minors Tuesday.

With Brian Roberts returning from his paternity leave, the team needed to make room on the roster. Valencia is hitting .216/.256/.500 in 74 at-bats. 

Orioles infielder Danny Valencia has been cleared of any involvement in the Biogenesis scandal.

Valencia and Gio Gonzalez had both been mentioned in the initial reports, but an investigation proved neither player was involved with the clinic. Valencia is hitting .216/.256/.500 in 74 at-bats. 

FOX Sports reports among the players accepting 50-game suspensions for their connection to the Biogenesis investigation are Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz, Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta, Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo, Mets infielder Jordany Valdespin , Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, Mariners catcher Jesus Montero, Mets outfielder Cesar Puello, Astros reliever Sergio Escalona, Padres reliever Fautino De Los Santos, Yankees outfielder Fernando Martinez and free-agent pitcher Jordan Norberto.

The report also states Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon, Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal and Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera will be dealt no additional discipline. Also, no violations were found against Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez and Orioles infielder Danny Valencia.