MLB Player News

Allen went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 10-3 win over the Mariners.

Allen provided some extra cushion for Oakland with his sixth-inning blast. The long ball was his first since Aug. 15, and he drove in a run for the first time in five games. The shortstop has seen steady playing time in the second half, but he hasn't done much at the plate throughout the year. He has a .208/.256/.294 slash line with four homers, 18 RBI, 30 runs scored and three stolen bases through 97 contests this season.

Seager went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 8-3 loss to the Angels.

Seager has gone 2-for-12 with a walk, four strikeouts and three runs scored in three games since he returned from a forearm bruise. The shortstop cooled off in September, batting .206 for the month. He's now down to a .244/.318/.456 slash line with 33 homers, 83 RBI, 90 runs scored and three stolen bases through 149 contests overall.

Soto went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.

Soto had a hot finish to September, and it's carried over to October with three-hit efforts in each of his last two games. He's also knocked in at least one run in five of his last seven contests. The shortstop now sports a .413 batting average with a home run, five doubles, nine RBI, seven runs scored and a stolen base through his first 50 plate appearances in the majors.

Pena went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and an RBI single in Sunday's win over the Rays.

Pena led the offense Sunday, knocking in all three of Houston's runs and extending his hitting streak to five games in the process. His home run in the first inning was his 21st of the season and his second in that five-game stretch. He is slashing .252/.288/.421 through 134 games this season.

Bichette went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in a 6-3 win Sunday over Boston.

Bichette grounded into a fielder's choice and stole second base in the seventh. It was his 13th stolen base in 21 attempts this season. Sunday's game was just the third time since the beginning of September that he did not reach safely. He has a .409/.449/.677 slash line with seven homers, 27 RBI and four stolen bases in his last 30 contests.

Witt went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Guardians.

The steal was Witt's 29th of the season, though he's gone just 3-for-6 on the basepaths since the start of September. He's still just one theft away from a 20-homer, 30-steal rookie season. The shortstop has added a .256/.296/.436 slash line with 80 RBI, 81 runs scored, 31 doubles and six triples while regularly batting second in the Royals' young lineup.

Franco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Franco started the past 12 contests and will head to the bench after he posted an .866 OPS with six doubles, four RBI and seven runs during that span. Taylor Walls will shift to shortstop while Miles Mastrobuoni stars at the keystone Sunday.

Bichette went 4-for-4 in Saturday's 10-0 win over Boston.

Bichette has notched multiple hits in seven of his last 10 games, though he has tallied only four RBI during that span. The shortstop has recorded an incredible .423 average and .699 slugging percentage over 123 at-bats since the start of September.

Bogaerts is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Bogaerts is 2-for-24 over his past seven games and will take a seat for Sunday's contest. Yu Chang will take over at shortstop and bat seventh for Boston in the series finale.

Baez is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Baez started the past 12 games and will receive a day off after he posted a .245/.275/.449 slash line with three home runs and seven RBI during that stretch. Ryan Kreidler will start at shortstop and bat ninth in the series finale.