MLB Player News

Crawford went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 4-0 victory over the D-backs.

The veteran shortstop posted seven RBI over the final four games before the All-Star break, with Sunday's output marking the second time he'd driven in three in the series versus Arizona. Crawford brought home Angel Pagan with a first-inning sacrifice fly, and then drove in Brandon Belt and Buster Posey in the seventh with his two-bagger. The 29-year-old has steadily raised his average over the last several weeks, bringing it up 26 points since June 1 to its current .281 figure. His 61 RBI also lead the Giants as they head into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball.

Tejada is out of the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks.

After being San Francisco's main option at third for the last week, Tejada will be replaced by Conor Gillaspie. Tejada and Gillaspie will likely continue to share time at third base after the All-Star break, especially if Tejada fails to improve his batting, as he's hitting just .179/.281/.286 over the last 14 days.

Turner is leading off and playing second base for the Nats on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

Daniel Murphy is sliding over to play first base to open up the keystone for Turner, whose assignment to the leadoff spot is likely the byproduct of Ben Revere getting the day off.

Bogaerts went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk Saturday against the Rays.

Bogaerts' 10th blast of the year gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the second inning of a game they'd hold on to win. The bomb broke a 17-game home run drought, and he's now slashing .331/,392/.479 on the season.

Diaz went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk Saturday at the Brewers.

Diaz's 13th blast of the year in the ninth inning extended the lead to 7-1 in a Cardinals' victory. He's now hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, and he's slashing .316/.379/.540 on the season.

Turner is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.

The Nationals will keep the same lineup that they've used for the past two games Saturday, meaning Turner will spend another game on the bench. That said, MASN's Mark Zuckerman notes that Turner could draw into the lineup at second base Sunday with the Nationals facing a left-hander, which would result in Daniel Murphy sliding over to first base and Clint Robinson getting the day off.

Crawford went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and a walk in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Crawford brought his team level after going down early with a two-run shot in the second inning, and he put them ahead two with an RBI single the next inning. He is now 5-for-10 with a homer, five RBI and two runs scored over the last three games and seems to be in a groove as the first half of the season wraps up.

Correa went 2-for-5 with a homer, three runs and three RBI Friday against the Athletics.

Correa got the Astros on the board with a two-run blast in the fourth inning of a game the team would eventually win. He's now reached base safely in nine of his last 10 games, and he's slashing .264/.360/.469 on the year.

Mondesi was promoted to Triple-A Omaha on Friday, Paul Boyd of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

Mondesi has gone 5-for-12 (.417) with six stolen bases since being reinstated from a 50-game PED suspension. The 21-year-old slashed .267/.338/.457 with 17 stolen bases over 29 games with Double-A NW Arkansas this season and now has an opportunity to show off his skills during his first appearance in Triple-A ball.

Ciriaco was traded to Miami on Friday in exchange for Erik Jokisch, John Blake of TexasRangers.com reports.

Ciriaco has spent all of the 2016 season with Triple-A Round Rock where he's compiled a .268/.297/.320 slash line over 51 games. The 30-year-old will likely head to Triple-A New Orleans now where he'll resume his season in new scenery.