MLB Player News

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is in the team's starting lineup Friday against the Indians.

Cabrera left Thursday's game with an abdominal issue, and was considered day-to-day. He's hitting .359/.450/.683 in 482 at-bats. 

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was one of three players on his team to collect multiple hits while homering in Thursday's 9-0 win over the Marlins, going 2 for 3 with one walk, one home run, two RBI and three runs.

Harper, who has an 11-game hitting streak currently active, has hit .280/.379/.522 with 19 home runs, 49 RBI and seven stolen bases in 339 at-bats.

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is day-to-day with abdoment discomfort.

Cabrera left Thursday's game against the Athletics after sliding into a base in the fifth inning. Cabrera was 2 for 3 before leaving with the injury. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera had to leave Thursday's game after injuring his leg or hip following a slide. 

Cabrera was trying to stretch out a double in the fifth inning, and came up holding his leg. Cabrera was 2 for 3 before leaving the game. 

Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is not in the team's starting lineup Thursday against the Yankees. 

Cespedes will be replaced by Seth Smith in left. Through 436 at-bats, Cespedes is hitting .227/.289/.422.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt picked up four hits Tuesday against the Rockies.

Belt hit four singles, finishing the game 4 for 5. He scored two runs, but did not register any RBI. Belt is hitting .279/.354/.478 in 408 at-bats. 

Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon replaced an injured Dexter Fowler in the first inning and ended up having a big game for Colorado in a 6-1 win over San Francisco. 

Blackmon hit his fourth home run of the season in the next time up in Fowler's spot in the batting order. He went deep in the third inning off Barry Zito for a solo shot. 

Blackmon finished the game 1 for 3 with two RBI as he added a fielder's choice ground out that scored Todd Helton in the fourth inning. He is now batting .266 for the year. 

The 27-year-old reserve outfielder for the Rockies has hit in three straight games but is just 3 for 11 over that stretch. 

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera mashed his 42nd home run in a win Sunday over the Mets.

Cabrera finished 3 for 4 with two runs scored and two RBI. He added a walk to push his batting line to an absurd .360/.450/.685. All three lead the league, as Chris Davis's slugging percentage fell to .679 on Sunday.

Phillies outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf was unable to homer for a fourth straight game Sunday against the Diamondbacks, but he did manage at least one RBI for a fourth straight game. Ruf, who has nine August home runs, is batting .320 (8 for 25) with one double, three home runs and six RBI during a five-game hitting streak.

Athletics manager Bob Melvin kept outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and his struggling bat out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game in Baltimore, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.  

"He's having a tough time right now," Melvin said Cespedes, who has gone just 4 for 26 (.154) over his last six games with 10 strikeouts. 

Melvin believes Cespedes' struggle stem from a combination of how he's being pitched and his approach at the plate. He's been a little aggressive swinging at pitches out of the zone, according to the skipper.