MLB Player News

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.

Belt went 1-for-4 with a home run in Friday's win over the Phillies.

Belt might have recorded just one hit, but it was a big one -- he took Bailey Falter deep in the fifth inning and notched his 10th homer of the season. The slugging first baseman also extended his hitting streak to five games, a span in which he's recorded four multi-hit games, three doubles, two triples, two homers, five RBI, six runs scored and a 1.715 OPS.

McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's loss to the Giants.

McCutchen has gone deep in two of his last three games and has already blasted five homers across 13 games this month. While those power numbers are likely unsustainable, there's no question the veteran outfielder has provided a spark on offense for the Phillies over the last few weeks. He's hitting .326 with a 1.201 OPS across 49 plate appearances this month.

Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in an 11-3 win over Detroit on Friday.

Ohtani's first homer was a two-run blast that was one of three long balls hit by the Angels in the fifth inning. In the eighth, he went deep again to register his first multi-homer game of the season. Ohtani's two homers moved him into third place in the league this season with 21, one behind both Fernando Tatis and Vladimir Guerrero. Four of Ohtani's round trippers have come in his past four games.

Pederson went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Friday's 10-2 loss to Miami.

Pederson took Miami starter Cody Poteet deep in the first and third innings. Friday's performance continues a strong June for the 29-year-old outfielder, who is batting .254 with seven homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored in his last 15 games. He's up to a .250/.313/.474 slash line with 11 homers, 29 RBI and 26 runs scored across 214 plate appearances overall. However, he's been caught stealing in all three of his stolen base attempts.

Alvarez went 3-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in Friday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.

Alvarez knocked two singles and scored a run before delivering a walkoff double in the ninth inning. The 23-year-older slugger has gone 8-for-18 (.444) with three RBI and two extra-base hits during an active five-game hitting streak. He owns an .882 OPS with 36 RBI on the year.

Torrens, who went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in a win over the Rays on Thursday, has three extra-base hits over his last two starts.

The backup catcher now also has one less obstacle to playing time with the optioning of Jose Godoy to Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. Torrens has flashed some nice pop all season, having laced half of his 20 hits for extra bases.

Lewis (knee) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday,

Lewis underwent surgery to repair his torn right meniscus June 11. The outfielder was already expected to be out until the latter part of the summer, but the Mariners didn't have a reason to move him to the 60-day IL until Friday. The transaction opens up a spot for the newly recalled Vinny Nittoli on the 40-man roster.

The Giants will wait until after Friday's game to determine whether to reinstate Dickerson (back) from the 10-day injured list Saturday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Dickerson was expected to return from the injured list when he's first eligible Saturday, but manager Gabe Kapler said Friday that the outfielder could still have a brief rehab assignment to get some at-bats before returning. Even if the 31-year-old is reinstated from the injured list Saturday, he could still receive some maintenance days in the near future to ease him back into action.

Harper (back) is starting Friday's game against the Giants.

Harper left Tuesday's game against the Dodgers due to lower-back tightness and was held out Wednesday as a result. However, he was able to rest during Thursday's off day, and he'll return to right field and bat third in Friday's series opener in San Francisco. The 28-year-old has gone 6-for-15 with a double, three RBI and two runs across his last four appearances.