MLB Player News

Chang is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.

Chang had started at first base in each of Cleveland's last three games, but two of those starts came against left-handed pitchers. He'll take a seat Sunday with a righty (Lucas Giolito) on the hill for Chicago, allowing Jake Bauers to pick up a turn at first base. Chang looks like he'll remain in a short-side platoon role for the foreseeable future.

Houston manager Dusty Baker plans to work Diaz into right field, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Diaz was mostly a shortstop and third baseman prior to joining the Astros, who have expanded his positional competency. He's filled in at first base, second base and left field during his time in Houston. The addition of right field to his portfolio would give Baker an option to the struggling Kyle Tucker, whose 0-for-4 effort on Saturday dropped his season average to .173.

Chang went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Cleveland's 7-3 loss to Chicago on Saturday.

The fourth-inning single came with the bases loaded and snapped a five-game hitless stretch for Chang. He's seeing semi-regular playing time, but until he can string together quality at-bats, it's difficult to see Chang as a viable option.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a strikeout as Chicago beat Cleveland 7-3 on Saturday.

Anderson took Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie deep on 1-2 fastball with the bases juiced to give Chicago all the run support it would need on the day. The blast nearly doubled Anderson's RBI total on the season to nine.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Crawford found a way to make an impact out of the No. 8 spot in the order, extending his on-base streak to nine games. The 26-year-old has yet to leave the yard this season through 96 plate appearances, but he does have four doubles and sports a favorable 8.3 percent walk rate and 17.7 percent strikeout rate.

Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.

Bogaerts, who recently had a seven-game hitting streak snapped and entered Friday's contest with just one hit in his last 13 at-bats, finished off back-to-back blasts in the first inning. He followed up J.D. Martinez's three-run bomb to put the Red Sox up 4-0 after one inning. It was the fourth home run of the season for the shortstop, who is slashing .330/.369/.546 over 25 games.

Bichette went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 13-5 rout of Atlanta.

He got the offensive eruption rolling with a third-inning blast off Drew Smyly, one of six Toronto homers on the night. Bichette has gone yard in back-to-back games, and he heads into May hitting ,260 with seven home runs, three steals, 15 RBI and 19 runs through 24 games.

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and four RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rays.

The utility player was right at the heart of a big night by the Houston offense, collecting one RBI on a third-inning groundout and another on a single in the seventh before capping the team's scoring with a two-run double in the ninth. Diaz heads into May hitting .259 with one homer, seven runs and 11 RBI through 17 games.

Correa went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 9-2 win over the Rays.

He tied Michael Brantley for the team lead in hits on a night when the Astros banged out 15 knocks in total. Correa finishes up an impressive April hitting .303 with four homers, 13 RBI and 16 runs through 25 games.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a run, an RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's 5-3 loss to Cleveland.

Anderson was a force in the third inning Friday. He singled in a run before swiping second base and coming around to score on a Yoan Moncada base hit. He stole another bag after singling in the fifth, giving him five on the season. The 6-foot-1 shortstop is slashing .313/.343/.478 through 70 plate appearances.