MLB Player News

Soler went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Cleveland.

Soler clubbed a solo shot over the fence in right center during the third inning, but it wasn't enough to lift his team to victory. The 27-year-old continues to put on a display of power, slugging four home runs over his last 10 contests.

Vogelbach is not in Sunday's lineup against the Angels.

With the Mariners facing a southpaw (Dillon Peters), Vogelbach will open the contest on the bench. Omar Narvaez will start at designated hitter while Tom Murphy gets the start behind the dish. Vogelbach is hitting .179 with 16 strikeouts in 12 games this month.

Stanton (knee) is still not doing baseball activities, David Lennon of Newsday reports.

Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton has been making slow progress in his rehab from a right knee injury. It sounds like he is without a timetable to return, with an activation in mid August seeming like the best-case scenario.

Cabrera is not in Sunday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Cabrera is 3-for-31 (.097) with zero home runs and eight strikeouts in eight games since the All-Star break. Nick Castellanos will get the nod at designated hitter while Harold Castro starts in right field, hitting second.

Canha went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Saturday against the Twins.

Canha took Zack Littell deep in the seventh inning to record his 16th home run of the season. He continues to take advantage of regular playing time in the absence of Stephen Piscotty (knee), collecting at least one hit in eight of his last 10 contests. He now has a .255/.386/.557 line across 236 plate appearances for the season.

Ohtani went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Mariners.

Ohtani didn't get on the basepaths until the ninth inning, where he laced a single and promptly stole second. It's his seventh stolen base of the year, but more notably his third in nine games since the All-Star break. During that span, the 25-year-old is 7-for-28 with four runs scored, two RBI and five walks.

Goins is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

Goins will be on the bench for a second straight game with the Rays bringing another southpaw (Ryan Yarbrough) to the hill. The veteran still looks poised to fill the strong side of a platoon at shortstop with either Jose Rondon or Leury Garcia until Tim Anderson (ankle) returns from the injured list.

Reed is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays.

Reed will sit for the third time in four games, with all of his benchings coming versus southpaws. It's conceivable that Reed is still viewed as a strong-side platoon option at designated hitter, though Welington Castillo's recent return from the injured list represents a potential obstacle for Reed seeing steady action.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over the Rangers.

All four Houston runs scored on solo shots, with Alvarez's third-inning blast -- the tail end of a back-to-back-to-back set with Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman -- proving to be the game-winner. The rookie slugger now has 10 homers and 32 RBI through his first 27 big-league contests to go along with a sizzling .327/.400/.692 slash line.

Vogelbach went 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI in Friday's 10-0 shutout of the Angels.

Vogelbach crushed a pair of three-run homers in back-to-back plate appearances, first a 402-foot shot in the fourth inning, then a 406-footer in the fifth, both off Jaime Barria. The long balls were his first since July 6 against Oakland. Overall this season, the 26-year-old is batting .239/.372/.512 with 22 home runs, 57 RBI and 51 runs scored.