MLB Player News

Ruf went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a 3-0 win over the Padres.

The veteran got San Francisco off to a quick start, going deep to left field with one out in the first inning. The long ball extended his season marks to 16 homers and 43 RBI, both of which are career highs. Since returning from the injured list Sept. 30, Ruf has gone 3-for-8 with a pair of extra-base hits and two RBI.

Buxton went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Friday's 11-6 loss to Kansas City.

Buxton doubled and scored in both the fourth and sixth innings Friday. Over the last 10 games, the 27-year-old outfielder has gone 15-for-35 (.429) with nine extra-base hits and 13 runs scored. He boosted his season slash line to .305/.359/.637 with 47 runs scored and 39 extra-base hits through 245 plate appearances.

Dickerson (foot) isn't starting Friday's game against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Dickerson was hit by a pitch on his foot Tuesday and will be out of the starting nine for a third straight game. It's not clear whether he'll be available off the bench, but Darin Ruf will start in left field and bat second.

Reyes will sit Friday against Texas.

Reyes finds himself on the bench for the second straight game. Harold Ramirez will make another start as the designated hitter.

Brantley will sit Friday against Oakland, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley hasn't taken the field since Sept. 11 after injuring his knee, but he's played the last two games as a designated hitter. He'll get a full day off Friday, with Chas McCormick starting in that spot. Per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, Brantley will test his knee Friday and could play in the outfielder over the weekend.

Soler is not in the lineup Friday against the Mets.

Atlanta clinched the NL East division title Thursday, and Soler will head to the bench after starting the past 10 games. Joc Pederson will man right field in his absence.

McCutchen is not in the lineup Friday at Miami, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

McCutchen started the last 12 games and will head to the bench Friday with the Phillies now eliminated from playoff contention. Odubel Herrera will shift to left field while Travis Jankowski mans center.

Buxton went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs, a double, and an additional run scored in Thursday's loss against Detroit.

Buxton extended his hitting streak to four games, and he has recorded at least one knock in 11 of his last 12 contests. The star outfielder has four homers during that span, and he's ending the season on a strong note, hitting .263 with a .912 OPS across 26 games (107 plate appearances) in September.

Brantley started at designated hitter and went 1-for-3 in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rays.

Brantley made his second consecutive start at DH after being reinstated from the injury list. The outfielder is dealing with a sore knee and is limited to DH duties for now. Thursday's win clinched the division for the Astros, so regulars may be given rest over the final three-game series against Oakland, but that may not be the case for Brantley. He missed more than two weeks while on the IL and could use the at-bats to get his timing down ahead of the postseason.

Turner went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run, a walk and a strikeout in Thursday's 8-3 win against the Padres.

Turner began Los Angeles' second set of back-to-back homers wit solo shot off Vince Velasquez in the third inning, while he also singled and scored in the sixth and walked in the eighth. The long ball was the 36-year-old's fifth this month but first since Sep. 13 as he concluded a mediocre month on a strong note.