MLB Player News

Manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Alvarez (undisclosed) is "very close" to rejoining the Astros, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Alvarez missed all of summer camp for undisclosed reasons, but he's been training at Houston's alternate training site for more than two weeks. Assuming the 23-year-old checks out OK in the coming days, it sounds like he could be cleared to return as soon as this weekend.

Ford went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI in a win over Atlanta on Tuesday.

Ford doubled home a pair of runs in the fifth inning and drove in another with a two-bagger in the seventh. The 28-year-old figures to see his playing time increase with Giancarlo Stanton on the injured list with a hamstring injury, and Ford has now started consecutive games at DH. On the season, Ford is slashing .227/.280/.455 with a home run and seven RBI.

Solak went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Tuesday's win over Seattle.

Solak is seeing the ball well of late, hitting safely in five of his last seven games while notching four multi-hit appearances during that span. The second baseman is hitting .306 with a .779 OPS and five RBI in 36 at-bats this month.

Buxton went 3-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Brewers.

The center fielder swiped his first bag of the year in the second inning after beating out an infield single. Buxton has been on a roll at the plate during one of his rare healthy periods, hitting .370 (10-for-27) over the last eight games with three homers, seven RBI, six runs and Tuesday's steal.

Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's win over Oakland.

Ohtani has been heating up of late, going 6-for-11 with three walks over his last three games. That stretch has brought his average from .132 to .224 on the campaign. He has also driven in 10 runs and scored eight times.

Ozuna went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a double during Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Yankees.

Ozuna put the Braves on the board with his 436-foot shot to left in the sixth inning, and he also hit a two-bagger earlier in the contest. The 29-year-old has a .273/.372/.530 slash line with four homers, five doubles and 11 RBI through 19 games.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon scored on a Nolan Arenado homer in the fourth inning and a Daniel Murphy single in the eighth after previously plating Trevor Story with the aforementioned double. It was the sixth consecutive multi-hit game for Blackmon, who is 17-for-23 with two homers, eight RBI and 10 runs scored in that span. The outfielder has hit safely in 15 straight games and now owns a .500/.527/.721 slash line with three homers, 20 RBI and 18 runs scored in 17 contests.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, two runs scored and a walk Tuesday against the Orioles.

Harper hit a clutch two-run home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at five. It was his fourth home run of the season, and second in as many games. Through 48 plate appearances this season, Harper has a stellar .324/.479/.676 line with 12 runs scored and 10 RBI.

Jimenez went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and one run scored Tuesday against the Tigers.

Jimenez got the White Sox's offense rolling in first inning, blasting a three-run home run. He followed up his fourth home run of the season with an RBI single in the sixth frame. Jimenez had reached base just once in his last 23 plate appearances, so he'll look to build on this productive performance. Overall, Jimenez has still been productive however, as he has 12 RBI and six runs scored through 16 contests.

Vogelbach isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Rangers.

Vogelbach hit a double in Monday's contest, but he's hitting just .103 with 11 strikeouts over 13 games this season. He'll take a seat Tuesday with Tim Lopes starting as the designated hitter.