MLB Player News

Fletcher went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Friday's loss to Seattle.

Any concerns that Fletcher's scorching bat might cool off during the All-Star break were quickly laid to rest Friday when the infielder doubled to right field in his second trip to the plate. He went on to notch two more base knocks in the contest, including a ninth-inning single that plated a run. Fletcher was batting a pedestrian .255 on June 12; since then, he has collected at least one hit in 25 straight games, pushing his season average to .314 -- sixth best in the American League.

Bogaerts is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

There's been no indication that it's anything but a regular day off for Bogaerts, who's a career 4-for-19 with a home run and five strikeouts against Saturday's opponent Gerrit Cole. If the 28-year-old is in fact nursing an injury, the details of it should become clear by game time. Enrique Hernandez will shift to shortstop Saturday, while Jarren Duran plays center field in his MLB debut.

Seager (hand) will play in a simulated game at the Dodgers' spring training facility Saturday and is on track to return to the active roster Monday, Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA reports.

Seager has been out of action for over two months after breaking his hand on a hit-by-pitch against the Marlins in mid-May. His return appears to be imminent, however, and he could be in the lineup for the first game of next week's NL West clash against the Giants. That possibility will be more clear after Saturday's simulated game, during which Seager is expected to play 5-6 innings and take three at-bats, per David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports.

Wendle is not starting Saturday's game against Atlanta.

Despite coming off a monster, three-hit performance, Wendle, a .175 hitter against lefty pitching, is omitted from the lineup against southpaw Max Fried. Yandy Diaz will start at third base, with Ji-Man Choi playing first base.

DeJong went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Giants on Friday.

Although all three hits were singles, they allowed DeJong to inch ever closer to the Mendoza Line. There were signs the slugging shortstop was starting to pick it up at the plate as the All-Star break approached -- he belted a pair of home runs over the last two games of the first half -- and with Friday's production, DeJong now owns a .355/.429/.613 slash line over the 35 plate appearances he's logged across 10 July contests.

Franco went 2-for-6 with a triple and two runs in an extra-inning win over Atlanta on Friday.

Franco's average had dipped below .200 on the last day of the first half, but the rookie phenom bounced back nicely in his return to action Friday. The three-bagger was Franco's first at the big-league level, and he's now laced five of his 14 hits for extra bases.

Bichette went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored Friday in the Blue Jays' 10-2 win over the Rangers.

Fresh off his first All-Star Game appearance, Bichette kept the momentum going as the Blue Jays kicked off their second-half slate. Bichette's pair of singles extended his hitting streak to seven games and helped lift his season-long average to .295.

Swanson went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Rays.

Swanson mashed a solo shot to left to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead in the fourth. It was his 16th homer of the year and the third over his last two games. The 27-year-old is slashing .243/.301/.458 with 38 extra-base hits, 41 RBI, 41 runs scored, six steals and a 26:103 BB:K over 367 at-bats. He's on pace for career highs in many hitting categories but must cut down on his strikeouts, as he's currently striking out 28.1 percent of the time.

Wendle went 3-for-5 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-6 win over Atlanta.

Wendle came out of the break hot with his seventh game of at least three hits this year. He doubled and eventually scored his first time up and then notched a pair of singles and a walk the rest of the way. The 31-year-old has now hit safely in eight of his last nine games and for the year is slashing .281/.343/.457 with seven homers, 34 RBI, 46 runs scored, six steals and an 18:63 BB:K over 283 plate appearances. Wendle has played well enough to earn the first All-Star bid of his career but is still being platooned against left-handers, which hurts his upside.

Anderson went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Friday's 7-1 loss to Houston.

Anderson collected two of the team's three hits in the loss. He entered the All-Star break on a 12-game hitting streak and extended it to 13 with a first-inning triple. The shortstop came around to score on Yoan Moncada's double, giving him 13 runs over the past nine games. Anderson's slashing .397/.426/.517 over the streak.