MLB Player News

Tellez homered in his only at-bat against the Diamondbacks in an 8-6 extra-inning win Saturday.

Tellez didn't start the contest, but he was used as a pinch hitter with Milwaukee down by a run in the top of the ninth inning. He came through with a solo shot to center field to send the game to extra frames. Tellez is in the midst of his best MLB campaign, posting a career-high 28 homers and 76 RBI over 488 plate appearances.

Freeman went 3-for-3 with a walk, three runs and an RBI in a 12-1 victory over San Diego on Saturday.

Freeman served as a table-setter from the three-spot, reaching base in all four of his plate appearances and scoring three times. Remarkably, this was the All-Star first baseman's 18th game of three or more hits this season and the eighth time he's reached base four times in a contest. Freeman leads the league with 168 hits and 43 doubles and ranks second in batting average at .326, behind Paul Goldschmidt's .331 mark.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, an additional run and a stolen base during Saturday's 8-4 victory over the Cubs.

Goldschmidt got St. Louis on the board with a two-run home run off Chicago starter Drew Smyly in the bottom of the first inning. In the third, Goldschmidt singled, stole third and scored, and he walked in the sixth. The two-hit game snapped a recent 1-for-14 slump while the homer was the 34-year-old's first extra-base hit since two long balls Aug. 25, which were also against the Cubs. Goldschmidt and his 34 home runs now sit two behind NL leader Kyle Schwarber while his 107 RBI and .331 average pace the Senior Circuit.

Cooper was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta due to personal reasons, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

The specific reason for Cooper's absence has not been announced, so it's not clear if he's at risk of missing multiple games. Jerar Encarnacion will serve as the designated hitter in his absence.

Tellez isn't starting Saturday against Arizona.

Tellez started the last three games but went just 1-for-13 with a walk and five strikeouts. Keston Hiura will take over at first base and bat fifth.

Flores isn't in the lineup Saturday against Philadelphia.

Flores crossed the plate three times during Friday's blowout win over the Phillies, but he'll get a breather a day later. Tommy La Stella is serving as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

Flores went 0-for-2 with three walks, one RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 13-1 win over the Phillies.

Flores made an impact with patience, walking three times for the first time all season. The infielder also reached on a fielder's choice in the contest. For the season, he's walking at a career-high 10.4 percent rate. Flores owns a .245/.333/.422 slash line with 16 home runs, 61 RBI, 64 runs scored and 25 doubles through 123 contests, though he's been a little worse since the start of August (.234/.348/.340).

Toglia went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Friday against the Reds.

Toglia was recalled Aug. 30 and slugged his first career home run one day later. While he's gone only 1-for-6 with three strikeouts since, the Rockies have found him regular playing time -- primarily in right field -- as he's been in the lineup in all four games since his promotion. In 495 plate appearances between Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque, Toglia maintained a .252/.343/.513 line.

Voit went 3-for-4 with a walk in Friday's 7-3 loss to the Mets.

The first baseman got no help from the hitters bracketing him in the Washington batting order, but it was still another good showing for Voit. He's gone 10-for-32 (.313) over his last eight games with two home runs and four RBI, and the 31-year-old has some incentive to stay hot down the stretch. Voit sits four homers short of his personal best of 22, set in 2020, and five RBI shy of the career-high 62 he produced in 2019.

Alonso went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 7-3 win over the Nationals.

The slugging first baseman launched his 32nd homer of the year in the bottom of the sixth inning off Josiah Gray, putting the Mets in the lead for good. That gave Alonso his 26th game-winning RBI of the year, leaving him one shy of the major-league record jointly held by Willie Mays and Joe Torre. The 27-year-old also has 106 RBI in total on the season, giving him 29 remaining games on the schedule to rack up 14 more RBI and tie the career-best mark he set as a rookie in 2019.