MLB Player News

Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's extra-inning win over the Orioles.

His eighth-inning shot off Rico Garcia tied the game at 3-3 and set the stage for a wild 10th inning that saw seven runs cross the plate in total. Baldwin has gone yard in back-to-back games and five times in eight contests since the All-Star break, with the power surge carrying him to his first career 20-homer campaign.

Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Dingler will step out of the lineup Saturday after going 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a hit-by-pitch in Friday's contest. Jake Rogers will fill in as the Tigers' catcher and bat ninth.

Moreno went 2-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and an RBI in Friday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.

Moreno's sac fly in the top of the seventh inning knocked in the game-winning run. He's reached base at least twice in 12 of the last 15 games (.485 OBP), and Friday's two-hit night extended an on-base streak to 40 consecutive starts.

Mack went 1-for-4 with a homer, a run scored and a strikeout in Miami's 4-2 loss to San Diego on Friday.

Mack opened up the scoring in the second inning with a solo homer to give the Marlins the early lead. The 23-year-old now has three home runs in his past four games. On the season, the rookie is slashing .243/.298/.446 with 10 homers and 30 RBI in 194 plate appearances.

Hedges went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a run scored and a walk during Cleveland's 11-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Friday.

In the ninth inning, Hedges clubbed his fourth homer of the year to chip at the large deficit Cleveland was facing. The catcher recorded his third homer in the month of July and his first since July 4. On the season, the 33-year-old has hit a career-best .289/.351/.430 with four homers and 17 RBI in 155 plate appearances.

Fortes went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored as the Rays beat the Guardians by a final score of 11-3 on Friday.

Fortes recorded his second four-hit game of the season Friday, with the other coming June 10 against Boston. The catcher knocked an RBI single in the fourth to extend Tampa Bay's lead to 5-1 and recorded an RBI double in the seventh to pad the lead even further. Over his last seven games, the 29-year-old has been red hot, slashing .500/.522/.818 with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored in 22 plate appearances.

Susac will start at catcher and bat ninth Friday against the Angels, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Susac was initially left out of San Francisco's starting lineup, but with Drew Cavanaugh now sidelined by an illness, Susac will handle catching duties and bat ninth Friday.

Cavanaugh was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels due to an illness, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Cavanaugh was originally set to make a second consecutive start behind the plate Friday, but he'll instead take a day off to recover from his illness. Daniel Susac will fill in as San Francisco's catcher and bat ninth.

O'Hoppe is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Giants on Friday.

O'Hoppe will be out of the Halos' lineup for a second consecutive game while Tyler Heineman starts behind home plate and bats ninth. O'Hoppe has struggled at the plate as of late, going 4-for-34 (.118) over his last 10 games.

Susac isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Susac will miss a third consecutive start Friday after going 2-for-8 with a steal in three games since his return from the injured list last weekend. Drew Cavanaugh will handle catching duties and bat ninth.