MLB Player News

Ford went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Marlins.

He took Patrick Monteverde deep to lead off the seventh inning, Ford's third homer in 23 big-league games this season. While he's flashing some power, Ford isn't doing much else at the plate. Through 48 plate appearances in August, he's compiled a .209/.292/.442 slash line with four doubles, two home runs, four RBI and seven runs.

Happ isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Happ has just a .527 OPS this season while hitting right-handed, so the Cubs will keep him on the bench Saturday with the Reds set to send lefty Andrew Abbott to the mound. Tyrone Taylor will take over in left field and bat seventh.

House went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's win over the Marlins.

The third baseman absolutely crushed a grooved fastball from Eury Perez in the third inning, sending it 445 feet to left-center field to break open the game in an eventual 9-2 victory. It was House's 10th homer of the season but his first since Aug. 15. Since returning to the majors in late July, he's put together a tepid .244/.317/.400 slash line with five doubles, three long balls, 11 runs and 11 RBI in 28 contests.

Greene (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Greene will serve as the Mud Hens' designated hitter Saturday before returning to the outfield Sunday. Assuming he gets through the weekend without any issues, he could be cleared to return to the Tigers on Monday for the start of their upcoming series against the Twins.

Semien went 2-for-2 with a walk in Friday's loss to the Astros.

The Mets managed only five hits against Hunter Brown and the Houston bullpen, and Semien was the only member of the home side to reach base multiple times. Productive games have been few and far between for the veteran second baseman this season, however. Semien looks to be nearing the end of the road at 35 years old, and he's currently mired in a 17-game homer drought during which he's managed a .224/.297/.241 slash line with one steal, one double, three RBI and zero runs scored.

Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Ohtani (knee) isn't feeling 100 percent following his bullpen session Friday, and it's unclear whether he'll be available for a one-inning start Sunday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Roberts said that Ohtani's "total body" isn't quite healthy, including his left knee and a right biceps issue that has been bothering him since July. The two-way star is still expected to take the mound in a game at some point within the next week, though his next couple of outings will likely be relatively short as he builds up his workload.

Edwards went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

The speedy infielder drove in the game's first run with a second-inning single before promptly swiping second base, but things fell apart for the Marlins from there in an eventual 9-2 loss. Edwards is up to 20 stolen bases, the third straight season in which he's reached that mark, and he's hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, slashing .314/.375/.333 over that stretch with four runs and five RBI.

Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Nationals.

An eighth-inning shot off Max Kranick didn't make much difference in a 9-2 loss, but it did extend Hernandez's hitting streak to six games. During that stretch, he's gone 8-for-22 (.364) with a double and three homers. Hernandez will run hot and cold, but the good times have been outweighing the bad of late -- since the beginning of July, he's delivered a .251/.333/.538 slash line over 47 contests with 13 of his 21 long balls on the season, 20 of his 38 runs and 27 of his 56 RBI despite a 29.7 percent strikeout rate.

Myers isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cubs.

Myers will retreat to the dugout Saturday after going 0-for-5 with a walk during Friday's series opener. TJ Friedl starts in center field, batting eighth.

Romo isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.

The White Sox have fallen into a pattern of alternating between Romo and Jake Rogers behind the plate, and Saturday will mark the latter's turn to handle catching duties.