MLB Player News

Judge went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.

Judge opened the game with three strikeouts against Garrett Crochet before taking him deep in the ninth inning. After going six games without a home run to open June, the superstar has launched five long balls over his last five contests. He continues to lead the majors by a wide margin with a 1.265 OPS and is now tied for the league lead in homers (26) while adding 60 RBI, 65 runs scored and six steals across 303 plate appearances.

Aranda went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mets.

The first baseman clobbered his first long ball of the month, snapping a 16-game homerless skid entering Friday. Aranda is off to a strong start in June, hitting .333 (12-for-36) with a double, six RBI, four walks and six runs scored through 11 outings. Aranda has produced multiple hits in four of those contests.

The Astros are expected to select Guillorme's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.

With Isaac Paredes (hamstring) and Jacob Melton (ankle) both going down with injuries over the past couple of days, the Astros will turn to Guillorme to provide some bench depth. The 30-year-old infielder hasn't been particularly impressive in the minors this season, slashing .245/.376/.310 with 21 RBI and 24 runs scored across 242 plate appearances.

O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Angels.

O'Hearn's 405-foot homer in the second inning proved to be the decisive blow in the Orioles' victory. It was a much-needed effort for the 31-year-old, who entered Friday mired in a 5-for-31 slump without an extra-base hit over nine games in June. On the season, he's slashing .310/.391/.502 with 10 homers, 27 RBI, 28 runs scored and three steals across 233 plate appearances.

Bautista earned the save in Friday's 2-0 win over the Angels, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.

Bautista entered with a chance to preserve a team shutout and did so on 17 pitches. Since blowing his only save of the season May 21, the 29-year-old has converted six straight chances while giving up just one run over eight appearances. He's now 13-for-14 in save opportunities with a 3.18 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 30:16 K:BB over 22.2 innings.

Kochanowicz (3-8) took the loss against the Orioles on Friday, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks with two strikeouts over 4.1 innings.

Kochanowicz was tagged for two solo home runs and couldn't complete the fifth inning due to a rain delay. Though his outing was cut short at just 53 pitches, the 24-year-old snapped a streak of four straight starts allowing exactly four earned runs. He'll carry a 5.53 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 50:33 K:BB across 71.2 innings into a tough matchup with the Yankees next week.

Garcia picked up the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox, giving up one hit and two walks in the ninth inning. He struck out one.

It was the fifth save of the season for Garcia, who did make things interesting by loading the bases before recording the final out of the game. The 29-year-old left-hander has begun to see an increase in save opportunities in the Texas bullpen, although the results have been shaky so far. Garcia has gone 4-for-6 in save chances over his last 6.2 innings, during which he owns an 8.10 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB.

Morton (3-7) earned the win against the Angels on Friday, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out 10 across five scoreless innings.

Morton was fantastic, generating 16 whiffs on 78 pitches for his second 10-strikeout performance of the season. If not for a lengthy rain delay, the veteran likely would have had a shot at his third quality start in four outings since rejoining the rotation May 26. On the year, he owns a 6.05 ERA, 1.66 WHIP and 67:32 K:BB across 61 innings and lines up for a road matchup with the Rays next week.

Fairbanks picked up the save in Friday's 7-5 win over the Mets, giving up one hit and one walk in the ninth inning. He struck out one.

Fairbanks allowed the possible go-ahead run to get to the plate, but he was able to settle down for his 13th save of the year. It was ultimately an encouraging bounce-back showing by the hard-throwing right-hander, who yielded two runs in a blown save in his last outing. Although Fairbanks has issued 14 walks over 28.1 innings, he boasts a 2.22 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 25 strikeouts this season as Tampa Bay's closer.

Baez went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 11-5 win over the Reds.

Baez was a thorn in the Reds' side all game, falling a triple short of the cycle while homering for the first time since May 16. Though the 32-year-old entered Friday without an extra-base hit in June, he's now hit safely in nine of 11 games this month. He's slashing .284/.314/.443 with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 29 runs scored and one stolen base in what continues to be a surprisingly resurgent campaign.