MLB Player News

Harper was 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

The 25-year-old started the scoring in the top of the first inning with the solo shot to right field, and added a pair of singles off Orioles starter Dylan Bundy in the third and fifth innings. Harper is not consistently finding hits and has now drawn only eight walks in May, after having 37 in April. Harper has an unbalanced .209/.277/.527 slash line in 91 at-bats in May, but does still have eight home runs (and 17 home runs for the season).

Brantley went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a home run in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the White Sox.

Brantley continues to power the Indians' offense and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. The 31-year-old is now slashing .343/.380/.573 with nine home runs and 36 RBI in 178 at-bats on the season.

Miller (face) is starting at first base and hitting leadoff Tuesday against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Miller is back in the starting lineup after being scratched from Monday's series opener with a facial contusion. He was able to play the final three innings of Monday's extra-innings victory, so his return to the starting lineup comes as no surprise. Miller is hitting .243/.309/.419 across 42 games this season.

Ohtani was officially named Wednesday's starting pitcher against the Tigers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Ohtani seemed to be lined up to throw Wednesday, and manager Mike Scioscia made it official Tuesday. The 23-year-old has posted a 3.35 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with 52 strikeouts across 40.1 innings this season.

Buxton is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Royals, Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

Buxton gets the day off, as Ryan LaMarre will take over in center and is slated to bat ninth. The 24-year-old Buxton is in the midst of a 4-for-28 stretch with one RBI and nine strikeouts over his last 10 games.

Ohtani is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Tigers, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Ohtani is scheduled to pitch Wednesday, so he'll take his usual seat on the bench for Tuesday's contest. With the 23-year-old situated on the bench, Albert Pujols will serve as the team's DH while Luis Valbuena will pick up a start at first base. Ohtani is hitting .291/.376/.553 through 117 plate appearances this season while also maintaining a 3.35 ERA and 11.6 K/9 across 40.1 innings (seven starts).

Lewis went 4-for-5 with five RBI from a three-run home run and a two-run shot and scored three runs overall in High-A Modesto's win over Stockton on Monday.

The promising prospect's four total hits were a career high, while both his home run and RBI total matched career bests. Lewis is starting to hit his stride after missing more than the first month of the season with a knee injury, and factoring in Monday's production, he's now slashing .302/.327/.509 across 55 plate appearances.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

Pederson has been relegated to a pseudo-fourth outfielder role despite center field opening up following Chris Taylor's move to shortstop to fill in for Corey Seager (elbow). Instead, Cody Bellinger has been seeing the majority of starts in center with Max Muncy getting starts at first against righties. The latter has performed adequately in the role, so Pederson will have to improve on his .248/.343/.397 slash line if he wants to play himself into a regular role.

Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 7-2 loss to the Marlins.

Reyes has struggled to the tune of a .176/.222/.353 slash line in a semi-regular role since being called up May 14. On a positive note, the slugging rookie has hit two homers and taken his first two walks over his last five contests. With Franchy Cordero (forearm) hitting the disabled list and Wil Myers (oblique) still not back from his DL stint, there is an opportunity for the 22-year-old to prove he is ready for the majors. He will have to fend off the recently activated Hunter Renfroe for at-bats, but the latter's struggles against righties in his young career could lead to a platoon situation in the interim. Being on the strong side of a platoon would be the best-case scenario for Reyes, otherwise a four-man outfield rotation between he, Renfroe, Travis Jankowski and Manuel Margot could ensue.

Martinez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo homer and an additional RBI in Monday's win over the Blue Jays.

Martinez put the Red Sox on the board in the first inning with a fielder's choice before adding to the lead with his solo shot off Aaron Sanchez in the fifth inning. The 30-year-old is now hitting an impressive .320/.379/.650 with 17 homers -- tied with teammate Mookie Betts (side) for second most in the league behind Mike Trout -- and 44 RBI across 51 games this season.