MLB Player News

Chang will sit Saturday against Oakland, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

Chang returned from hamate surgery Friday to go 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a trio of strikeouts. He won't start back-to-back games immediately after returning from the 60-day injured list, so it will be Enrique Hernandez who gets the nod at shortstop Saturday.

Wendle isn't in the Marlins' lineup Saturday against the Phillies, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

With southpaw Ranger Suarez on the mound for Philadelphia, the Marlins will send out an all-righties lineup and keep Wendle on the bench to begin the game. Jon Berti will fill in as Miami's shortstop Saturday and bat sixth.

Schmitt isn't in the Giants' lineup Saturday against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Schmitt has just one hit in 15 tries since the beginning of July, so he'll take a day off Saturday to regroup. While Schmitt sits, Brett Wisely will start at second base and bat ninth while Brandon Crawford covers short.

Crawford went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Rockies.

Crawford provided one of the Giants' five hits with his sixth-inning blast. Since his four-hit game June 17 versus the Dodgers, the shortstop has hit just .196 (9-for-46) over 16 contests. He's still seeing steady playing time despite a .219/.298/.355 slash line over 61 games this season. He's added five homers, 25 RBI, 21 runs scored, three stolen bases and 10 doubles. With Thairo Estrada (hand) out at least into August, Crawford should continue to see the bulk of the playing time at shortstop while Casey Schmitt and Brett Wisely appear set to cover the keystone.

Swanson was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left heel contusion Saturday.

Swanson hadn't played since leaving Wednesday's game against the Brewers due to the injury. The Cubs can backdate his stay on the injured list by two days, and between that and the All-Star break, he might only miss four more games. He'll be eligible to return July 16. Miles Mastrobuoni was called up to take his place on the roster.

Tovar went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Friday against the Giants.

Tovar hit atop the order for the second time this season and for the first time against a right-handed pitcher. He delivered the game-deciding home run, his ninth long ball of the campaign. Tovar has progressively improved throughout his rookie year and has hit .308 with 20 RBI and 14 runs scored across his last 23 games.

Franco went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday against Atlanta.

Franco extended his hitting streak to four games when he popped his 11th home run of the season in the first inning. It was his second long ball in that span, signifying a potential step forward in his production after he went deep only twice across 23 games in June. Though Franco's power production has come sporadically, he's still managed an impressive .185 ISO across 370 plate appearances on the season.

Reyes (abdomen) won't be activated from the 10-day injured list prior to the All-Star break, MLB.com reports.

Reyes began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday and there had been speculation he could be activated by the end of the week, but that won't come to fruition. He's hit safely in all three games with Worcester, going 5-for-11 with two home runs and four RBI. Now that Yu Chang recently returned from the 60-day IL and Trevor Story (elbow) is nearing a rehab assignment, so Reyes may be limited to a utility role once he's deemed ready to rejoin the Red Sox.

De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 loss to Milwaukee.

De La Cruz has steals in four straight and is up to 13 (caught twice) in 28 games since being promoted to the majors. The rookie also has hit safely in five straight, going 11-for-21 (.524) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI and five runs scored.

Seager went 2-for-5 with a home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Nationals.

Seager homered for the second straight game and extended a hit streak to 10 games, including the last three with multiple knocks. He's 18-for-41 (.439) with eight extra-base hits (.732 SLG), six RBI and 11 runs scored during the streak.