MLB Player News

Martinez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Royals.

His fifth-inning blast off Brad Keller capped a four-run rally by the Red Sox that put them in the lead for good. Martinez extended his hitting streak to nine games with the long ball, and on the season he's batting .307 with 14 homers and 44 RBI through 65 contests.

Belt went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 13-6 loss to the Phillies.

His third-inning blast off Aaron Nola was Belt's third homer in the last four days and 11th of the year, while the steal was his third. The veteran first baseman has hit safely in six straight games, batting .478 (11-for-23) over that stretch to push his slash line on the season to .255/.372/.535.

Vogelbach isn't starting Saturday's game against the Rockies.

Vogelbach had started each of the last 11 games, but he'll retreat to the bench with left-hander Austin Gomber starting for Colorado on Saturday. Jace Peterson will start at first base and bat sixth.

Torrens went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run-scoring infield hit in a win over the Rays on Friday.

Torrens has now rapped out two hits in each of his last three starts, slugging a pair of home runs during that stretch as well. If the 25-year-old continues to serve as a surprising source of offense, he could eventually make at least some additional inroads into fellow backstop Tom Murphy's playing time.

Ruf (hamstring) will start his Triple-A rehab assignment Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Having been sidelined nearly a month with a strained right hamstring, the first baseman figures to require a couple rehab games before being activated by the Giants. Early next week, perhaps Tuesday against the Angels, remains a realistic target for Ruf's return to action.

Dickerson (back) is beginning his rehab assignnment Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

There's no exact timeline of when Dickerson will complete the rehab assignment and return to the Giants, but one or two games is a typical rehab length for a hitter who's missed a a couple weeks.

Miller isn't starting Saturday's game against the Giants.

Miller had started each of the last two games with Jean Segura (groin) sidelined, but he went 0-for-7 with a walk and six strikeouts. Luke Williams will start at second base and bat seventh.

Buxton (hip) was activated by the Twins on Saturday and will bat second against the Rangers, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Buxton was an early MVP favorite at the start of the year, hitting .370/.408/.772 with nine homers and five steals through his first 24 games. However, the persistent injury problems that have plagued his career refused to go away, as he was shut down with a hip strain in early May. There's little reason to have much confidence in his health going forward, but he'll be a huge help to fantasy teams and the Twins if he can come close to replicating his early-season success for as long as he can remain on the field.

Dickerson (back) is unlikely to be activated from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.

The left fielder was expected to be activated Saturday, but that doesn't figure to happen as he's not in the lineup for the game against Philadelphia. It's not clear exactly when Dickerson will return, but all signs have pointed to him being very close to rejoining the Giants.

Winker went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's loss to the Padres.

Winker didn't do much offensively but was responsible for one of the Reds' runs, as he plated Kyle Farmer home with an RBI single in the top of the third inning. The slugging outfielder has hit safely in six straight games, a span in which he's racked up three doubles, four RBI, one run scored and a 2:2 BB:K.