MLB Player News

Weathers was removed in the top of the third inning of Sunday's game against the Rockies after injuring his right knee when he slipped while attempting to tag Colorado's Jon Gray, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. He tossed two scoreless frames and worked around two hits and a walk while striking out one.

Weathers' injury initially looked to have come on a body-to-body collision with Gray, but video replay showed that the rookie lefty hurt his knee upon falling to the ground when his cleat got stuck in the dirt. He looked to be in considerable pain while requiring assistance off the field, which could put Weathers at risk of becoming the latest Padres starter to head to the injured list. Yu Darvish (hip), Blake Snell (illness), Dinelson Lamet (forearm) and Mike Clevinger (elbow) currently reside on the IL.

Manager Davey Martinez announced that Machado has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester prior to Sunday's game against the Giants, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Machado was sent down Wednesday, but per Martinez, he has stayed with the big club since the demotion. He'll be activated ahead of Sunday's series finale to take the roster spot of Kyle McGowin (biceps), who was placed on the 10-day injured list.

The Giants optioned Beede to Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

The righty was likely unavailable Sunday after a three-inning outing Saturday, so he goes to Triple-A to make way for a fresh arm in Caleb Baragar. Beede enters the All-Star break having made just one big-league appearance this season, but he figures to play a role for the Giants following the break, be it in the bullpen or the starting rotation.

Brogdon was placed on the COVID-19 injured list due to contact tracing, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brogdon is in contact tracing after potentially coming into contact with Alec Bohm (COVID-19), who is the only Phillies player to test positive to this point. Assuming Brogdon continues to test negative and passes through the league's health and safety protocols, he could return shortly after the All-Star break.

Loup will start Sunday's game against the Pirates, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

The lefty is likely capable of giving the Mets a few innings in Sunday's bullpen game, as he's pitched as many as three frames in an outing this year. Loup has held opponents scoreless in 14 of his last 15 appearances dating back to May 22. He has a 19:4 K:BB and 0.68 WHIP in those 14.2 innings.

Hader (3-1) was tagged with the loss Sunday against the Reds after allowing one run on one hit across one inning, fanning two.

Hader pitched the ninth inning in a 3-3 tie, but he gave up the game-winning run on a solo shot from Eugenio Suarez with no outs. Even though the flame-throwing righty settled down afterward, the damage was already done and, as a result, he was tagged with his first loss of the season. This shouldn't have any sort of impact on Hader's role or workload moving forward, though, and he's expected to remain the Brewers' main late-inning arm in the future. He owns an excellent 1.01 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP across 35.2 innings this season, and both figures would be career-best marks if he's able to sustain them during the second half of the campaign.

Llovera was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley prior to Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

Llovera gets his first call to the big leagues this season after four Phillies were placed on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. Llovera's lone major-league outing did not go well last season, as the right-hander allowed four runs on five hits and one walk in just one inning of work. Llovera, who has posted a 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP across 25 innings at Lehigh Valley this season, should be available out of the Philadelphia bullpen Sunday.

Brogdon was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Brogdon was among four Phillies' players placed on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday. It's unclear what has caused the move, or how long Brogdon will be sidelined as a result.

Diaz earned the save against the Pirates in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader, striking out the side in a perfect inning of work.

The right-hander nearly hurled an immaculate inning, throwing only one ball in addition to the nine strikes he used to mow down a trio of Pirates hitters. Diaz had allowed a run in each of his previous two appearances but hasn't blown a save since the first day of June. He has posted a 2.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 48:13 K:BB across 34.2 innings and ranks among the top 10 in MLB with 19 saves.

Bard saved Saturday's 3-0 win over the Padres, pitching a clean ninth.

Bard retired the heart of San Diego's order on just seven pitches to lock down his 13th save of the season. The veteran righty now owns a 4.17 ERA and 13 of Colorado's 15 saves. Bard has two saves and a win already through four July appearances.