MLB Player News

Carpenter went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and two runs scored Thursday against Cincinnati.

Carpenter took Reiver Sanmartin yard in the 10th inning to tally his 11th homer of the season. After a brief power slump in late June, Carpenter now has five long balls in eight July starts while also driving in 11 and scoring seven runs in that span. Carpenter owns a .338/.451/.868 line across 83 plate appearances since joining the Yankees in late May.

Brantley (shoulder) has flown back to Houston to be further evaluated by team doctors, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.

Brantley landed on the injured list with a shoulder issue in late June and has made slow progress in his recovery over the last few weeks. The 35-year-old took swings Tuesday but didn't feel good afterward and will have his rehab process slowed as a result. While manager Dusty Baker said that Brantley hasn't encountered a setback, it's not yet clear when the outfielder will be able to return to game action.

Miller is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.

Miller is 5-for-25 through eight games in July and will head to the bench Thursday since southpaw Marco Gonzales is pitching for Seattle. Elier Hernandez, who had his contract selected by the Rangers on Thursday, will bat eighth as the designated hitter in his major-league debut.

Canha isn't starting Thursday against the Cubs.

Canha is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 4-for-14 with a solo home run, four walks and six strikeouts. However, Jeff McNeil will shift to left field while Luis Guillorme starts at second base Thursday.

Jimenez (leg) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Twins.

Jimenez exited Wednesday's game against the Guardians due to right leg tightness and will be held out of the lineup for at least one matchup. AJ Pollock is starting in left field and batting seventh.

The Twins promoted Encarnacion-Strand from High-A Cedar Rapids to Double-A Wichita on Thursday.

Encarnacion-Strand had a .296/.370/.599 slash line with 20 home runs at High-A and earned Midwest League Player of the Month honors in both April and June. He's increased his walk rate (to 9.3 percent), slightly lowered his strikeout rate (25.8 percent in 2022, 28.3 percent in 2021) and increased his power (.303 ISO in 2022, .207 in 2021), so there are signs he can keep up his success at Double-A with an improved approach at the plate.

Blackmon isn't starting Thursday's game against the Padres.

Blackmon has swung a hot bat recently, slashing .429/.455/.762 with a homer, a triple, two doubles, five RBI and three runs over the last five games. However, he'll get a breather while Kris Bryant serves as the designated hitter with Yonathan Daza entering the lineup in center field.

Winker went 2-for-8 with two solo home runs across both ends of Wednesday's doubleheader sweep of the Nationals.

Making his return to the lineup from a six-game suspension, Winker took Josiah Gray deep in the fourth inning of the matinee before repeating the feat in the sixth inning of the nightcap against Erick Fedde. The 28-year-old outfielder needed some time to adjust following an offseason trade from Cincinnati, but he appears to have found his groove in Seattle, slashing .288/.405/.530 in 21 games over the last month with four of his eight homers on the season.

Canha went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over Atlanta.

He took Charlie Morton deep in the sixth inning, helping to chase the veteran right-hander from the game. Canha snapped a 14-game homer drought with the blast, and during that span he batted only .217 (10-for-46). However, on the season the veteran outfielder has been fairly productive with a .273/.371/.383 slash line, seven home runs, 31 RBI and 40 runs through 74 games.

Vogelbach will sit Thursday against the Marlins.

Vogelbach will get a day off Thursday as the Pirates face left-hander Braxton Garrett. Yoshi Tsutsugo will start at designated hitter while Michael Chavis is batting third and starting at first base versus Miami.