MLB Player News

Lindor went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Royals.

Lindor left the yard for the eighth time this year to give the Indians an insurance run in the ninth inning of a come-from-behind victory. He's done very little to disappoint fantasy owners, as the superstar is slashing .287/.354/.591, which is currently better production then he had in his breakout 2016 campaign.

Owings was scratched from Saturday's contest against the Rockies with an illness, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Owings was originally set to bat second and play right field, though that changed when he started to feel a little under the weather. Gregor Blanco will get the start in right field in his stead. Owings is off to a strong start offensively this season, slashing .308/.351/.505 with five homers and eight stolen bases through 29 games. He should be considered day-to-day until the Diamondbacks update his status, though with an off day coming Monday, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Owings out for the series finale Sunday.

Arcia is not in the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

After going just 1-for-16 over the last four games, Arcia will head to the bench for a breather. Herman Perez will get the start at shortstop for the game, though Arcia should be back on the lineup card for Sunday's series finale in Pittsburgh.

Anderson is hitting seventh Saturday against the Orioles, the Chicago Sun-Times' Daryl Van Schouwen reports.

Prior to this game against righty Dylan Bundy, Anderson had seen 11 games in the leadoff spot and 15 games in the two-hole, but with him hitting .207/.235/.288, the team wanted to take some pressure off his bat. Anderson will need to heat up in order to offer much value, regardless of where he is hitting. Leury Garcia moved to the two-hole and Melky Cabrera moved to the leadoff spot. If Anderson starts to produce, he should be able to reclaim a top spot in the lineup, as Garcia is hardly a qualified No. 2 hitter.

Swanson is not in the lineup Saturday against the Cardinals.

Swanson is hitting just .150 so far this season (15-for-100), so he'll head to the bench to clear his head as Jace Peterson gets the nod at shortstop. This will be just the second time this season Swanson isn't starting for the Braves.

Bogaerts is starting at shortstop and hitting No. 3 in the order Saturday against the Twins.

With the Red Sox shaking up their lineup in an attempt to generate some offense, Bogaerts moves up to a spot in the order in which he's only made one start this year. The 24-year-old leads the team with a .326 batting average and a .380 OBP and normally hits out of the fifth or sixth spot, but could be in line for more at-bats.

Rojas went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI in Friday's loss to the Mets.

Rojas now has seven hits in his last two starts, and the 28-year-old utility player has a .333/.388/.400 slash line through 68 plate appearances this season. He also has an impressive 12 runs scored in 22 games, and while Rojas won't be able to maintain his .377 BABIP forever, expect the Marlins to continue finding ways to get him into the lineup while he's swinging a hot bat.

Anderson went 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles. He had been given a rest day Thursday.

Anderson's two singles Friday raised his average to .207, the second time this season he's crossed the Mendoza threshold. After making a nice splash in 2016, it appears the league has caught up to the 23-year-old shortstop the second time around. Pitchers are feeding him more sliders and it's resulting in more soft contact. Additionally, he's hitting just .171 against right-handers. Right-handers that throw sliders are pretty common in the majors. Anderson and the White Sox have seen a steady dose of AL Central foes, teams that may know Anderson better than others. Perhaps Anderson's bat can come alive when the schedule features more teams outside his division, but word about a hitter's deficiencies circulates pretty quickly around the league. Anderson will need to adjust to the increased diet of sliders he's seeing.

Manager Bruce Bochy said Crawford (groin) won't be activated from the disabled list when eligible Saturday, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

While Crawford was hopeful he'd be able to rejoin the Giants once eligible, the veteran shortstop will apparently need some more time before he's ready. It's unclear when the Giants expect to activate him at this point, but he doesn't appear to be too far from a return. The 30-year-old was slashing .263/.284/.434 with two homers and eight RBI before landing on the disabled list April 29.

Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double and a run in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Brewers.

Despite a drop to sixth in the order, Diaz delivered, producing his second multi-hit game over the last three. The young infielder is still underperforming compared to his rookie numbers, but he's now hit safely in nine of his last 12 games and raised his batting average 22 points to .236 in the process.