MLB Player News

Alonso went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 11-5 win over the Nationals.

After driving in the Mets' first run of the night with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, Alonso launched his 42nd homer of the season, and third in the last two games. Alonso sits three long balls behind Atlanta's Matt Olson for the major-league lead, and his 102 RBI on the season also rank second to Olson in MLB.

Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's walk-off victory over the Mariners.

Encarnacion-Strand blasted a no-doubt solo shot to cut Seattle's lead to 5-2 in the sixth and then delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth to complete the improbable comeback. After a somewhat slow start to his big-league career, the 23-year-old rookie has gone 11-for-26 (.423) in his last seven contests with three doubles, two home runs, five RBI and three runs across 26 at-bats during that stretch.

Cooper is absent from the lineup Tuesday versus the Phillies.

Matt Carpenter will start at first base and bat seventh for the Padres as they take on right-hander Michael Lorenzen. Acquired from the Marlins just before the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Cooper is slashing .271/.333/.429 with two homers and 10 RBI in 24 games (78 plate appearances) so far with San Diego.

Colorado optioned Toglia to Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.

Toglia showed some promising flashes down the stretch in 2022, but the 25-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder has slashed just .163/.224/.284 in 45 games (152 plate appearances) this season at the major-league level. Cole Tucker is being summoned from Albuquerque in a corresponding move.

Smith is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Mets.

Joey Meneses will start at first base and Riley Adams is serving as the Nationals' designated hitter with left-hander Jose Quintana taking the mound for New York. Smith had a productive weekend series against the Marlins but carries a rough .579 OPS in 160 plate appearances versus lefties this year.

Bohm went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in a 9-7 win over San Diego on Monday.

Bohm gave the Phillies an early lead with his three-run double in the first inning. He finished with three base knocks, more than he had tallied over his previous four games combined. Bohm has already reached career-best marks this season with 86 RBI and 16 homers while putting up a .282/.338/.442 slash line, 67 runs and four steals over 515 plate appearances.

Tellez is not in Monday's lineup against the Pirates.

Tellez typically sits against lefties, as he did Sunday against Ranger Suarez and the Phillies, but now he's taking a seat for the second game in a row against a righty (Luis Ortiz) -- he also sat Saturday against Aaron Nola. Carlos Santana will start at first base while William Contreras starts at designated hitter.

Walker (elbow) is starting at first base and batting cleanup Monday against the Rockies in his return to the lineup.

Walker was lifted from Saturday's game following a hit by pitch in the right elbow, but he homered off the bench Sunday and is back in the lineup Monday. The slugger will bring an even 30 home runs and 90 RBI into action Monday.

Wade is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Cubs.

The Cubs have left-hander and National League Cy Young contender Justin Steele on the mound, so Wade will begin this one on the bench. Wilmer Flores is occupying first base.

Encarnacion-Strand is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Mariners.

It's Encarnacion-Strand's first day off since July 28. Nick Martini is starting at first base and Jake Fraley is in the designated hitter spot for the Reds.