MLB Player News

Blackmon went 2-for-4 with two solo homers in a 10-3 loss Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Blackmon homered in the sixth and eighth innings as the Rockies were trounced by the Phillies. The veteran has come alive in the last seven games, hitting .385/.429/.885 with four home runs. Tuesday marked the third time this season that he appeared as the designated hitter. The 35-year-old is sitting on a .300 batting average for his career and is five homers away from 200.

Harper went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and a stolen base in a 10-3 win Tuesday over the Rockies.

Harper singled and stole second base in the first inning and doubled and scored in the sixth. It was the ninth consecutive game he served as the designated hitter as he continues to deal with an elbow injury. The two-time National League Most Valuable Player has recorded an extra-base hit in four of his last five games and is hitting .325/.349/.575 over his last 10 contests.

McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

He wasn't a big part of the Brewers' 12-run offensive outburst, and he was caught stealing on one of his attempts. At least he was successful on the other, giving him three steals on the year. McCutchen is still looking for his first home run with the Brewers.

Harper (elbow) played catch Tuesday for the first time in a week and will exclusively play at designated hitter until at least May 3, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Harper hasn't played the outfield since April 16 due to the elbow injury, but he'll still be in the lineup every game as the designated hitter. There's been no dip in production due to the injury, as the 29-year-old has an .870 OPS with two home runs, three doubles, six RBI and six runs in eight games since being limited to to DH duties. Nick Castellanos will continue to man right field until Harper is cleared to play defense.

Brantley will sit Tuesday against Texas, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Brantley hits the bench for just the second time this season. He's gotten off to a strong start at the plate, hitting .311/.364/.459 with a pair of homers. Chas McCormick will shift to left field in his absence, with Jose Siri starting in center.

Jimenez underwent surgery Tuesday to repair his torn hamstring tendon.

Jimenez exited Saturday's game against the Twins with the injury, which turned out to be quite serious. He was given a return timeline of 6-to-8 weeks prior to surgery, and general manager Rick Hahn confirmed Tuesday that the outfielder remains on that schedule following the procedure. That places his expected return date sometime roughly in the middle of June.

Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Monday against the Rangers.

Alvarez took Dane Dunning yard to lead off the second inning for his fourth home run of the season. Besides his power production, Alvarez has had a quiet start to the season, collecting only seven total hits across 46 plate appearances. Positively, Alvarez has hit the ball hard as he's maintained a 14.3 percent barrel rate. He's also made plenty of contact -- he's striking out only 15.2 percent of the time -- so more positive results should be on the horizon.

Harper went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 8-2 win over Colorado.

Making his eighth consecutive appearance as the Phillies' designated hitter, Harper launched a solo shot off Kyle Freeland in the fifth inning. He also scored a run in the third and knocked an RBI sacrifice fly in the seventh. The slugging lefty improved his slash line to .231/.297/.462 with nine extra-base hits and 13 RBI through 17 games.

Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 4-2 win over Milwaukee.

Pederson delivered his sixth home run of the season at an opportune time for the Giants, sending a two-run blast over the fence in right field to give his club a 2-1 advantage in the top of the eighth. The veteran outfielder has now swatted three homers in his last two contests and is 4-for-6 with five RBI, four runs scored and a walk over that brief stretch.

Ohtani will hit second as the designated hitter Monday against the Guardians, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

The 27-year-old hit leadoff for the first 16 games of the campaign but will now drop to the No. 2 spot in the order, with Taylor Ward batting leadoff. If the change to the batting order is a long-term move, Ohtani will still see plenty of run scoring opportunities and should see a bump in RBI production.