MLB Player News

Lindor went 1-for-4 with his 12th homer Wednesday, accounting for all of Cleveland's scoring in a 3-1 loss to the A's.

His batting average is lingering at .276, thanks in no small part to an identical .276 BABIP -- a far lower figure than the .348 and .324 marks Lindor posted in his first two seasons. There's a detectable reason for that, though -- Lindor's hitting the ball in the air at the highest rate of his career by a huge margin. He's also making more hard contact than ever, so the stats seem to indicate that Lindor is selling out to hit homers, but if that's indeed his goal, he's managing to accomplish it without sacrificing his contact abilities. That suggests he'll be able to pull his average up while continuing to hit for power; he'll more than likely exceed last season's career-best 15 homers well before the All-Star break.

Correa went 3-for-6 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 17-6 rout of the Twins.

His first-inning blast, Correa's ninth homer of the season and third in the last week, got the Astros started on what wound up being a six-homer, 19-hit attack. The 22-year-old shortstop is well on his way to a career season, sporting a .316/.390/.524 slash line through 48 games.

DeJong will start at second base and bat seventh Wednesday against the Dodgers.

DeJong has kicked off his major-league career with three hits in eight at-bats, and it appears manager Mike Matheny is content to keep the youngster in the lineup while his bat remains hot and Kolten Wong (elbow) remains on the disabled list. He'll pick up his third straight start at the keystone Wednesday.

Adrianza has seven hits in 22 at-bats since coming off the disabled list in early May.

The utility infielder has seen infrequent playing time for Minnesota thus far but has found success when in the lineup. He carries a .318/.370/.364 slash line and will see occasional time in left field in addition to the infield spots, making him a versatile bench option for the Twins.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.

D'Arnaud has emerged as the preferred option at shortstop for San Diego, but after a pair of hitless showings, he's now just 3-for-16 with the Friars. Erick Aybar will take over at shortstop for the day.

Gordon went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Phillies.

He's been on fire lately at the top of the Marlins batting order, slashing .436/.476/.564 with six multi-hit performances, eight runs and three steals in his last 10 games. Gordon's current numbers on the season look very similar to his breakout 2014 campaign, and as long as he's making contact and using his speed to generate offense he's going to have plenty of fantasy value.

Anderson went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 13-7 loss to the Red Sox.

Manager Rick Renteria continues to move Anderson up and down the batting order, but the shortstop's been very comfortable in the seven-hole. In nine games as the seventh-place hitter, Anderson is 16-for-35 (.457, 1.358 OPS) with four homers and seven RBI. He's enjoyed a good month of May, bouncing back from an awful April when he primarily hit leadoff or second. We'd like to see Renteria let Anderson build momentum down the order and not try to force him into being something he's not yet ready to be.

Turner went 3-for-5 with a run scored and his 12th stolen base of the season in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Giants.

It's his third multi-hit performance in his last five games. Turner is starting to put his early-season slump behind him, hitting .302/.318/.442 with a homer, three steals, four RBI and six runs in his last 10 contests.

Bogaerts went 4-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 13-7 win over the White Sox.

After waiting until last Thursday to hit his first homer of the season, Bogaerts needed just five games to go yard again. In addition to the power surge, he's now hitting .417/.450/.639 with two steals, eight RBI and 10 runs over his last nine games.

D'Arnaud started and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Tuesday's win over the Cubs.

The 30-year-old has quietly been stealing starts from Erick Aybar at short recently, starting four of the Padres' last six contests. D'Arnaud doesn't provide a whole lot of offense, but a regular role and shortstop eligibility may be enough for very deep or NL-only owners to give him a look.