MLB Player News

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Goldschmidt racked up just eight hits and hit .186 over his last 12 games, so he will get a day off for the first time this month. Albert Pujols will start at first base Sunday for the Cardinals.

Rivas went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in Saturday's loss to the Giants.

Rivas, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa at the end of August, has been seeing regular playing time at first base recently. Saturday marked his fifth start there over the last six games, and he responded with his second triple of the season. Rivas may sit against lefties moving forward, though it looks like he'll play regularly against righties.

Freeman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double and four total RBI in an 8-4 victory versus the Padres on Saturday.

Freeman was a thorn in San Diego's side Saturday, reaching base four times and driving in half of Los Angeles' eight runs. He singled in the Dodgers' first run in the third inning, doubled home another run in the fifth and swatted a two-run homer in the seventh. This was Freeman's fifth four-hit game of the campaign, and he leads the majors with 51 multi-hit performances on the season. He also ranks first with 178 hits and 45 doubles while leading qualified hitters with a .330 batting average. For good measure, Freeman has racked up 19 homers, 90 RBI, 102 runs and 11 stolen bases.

Cron went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over Arizona.

Cron's sixth-inning homer didn't travel quite as far as the 504-foot blast he crushed Friday, but the 457-foot shot was plenty deep to bring home three runs and provide the margin of victory for Colorado in the contest. The slugger went deep only twice in 25 games in August, but he's already hit four homers through nine contests in September. Cron is tied for seventh in the National League with 28 homers on the campaign.

Beaty was designated for assignment by the Padres on Saturday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Beaty saw limited playing time after being called up by the Padres at the beginning of September, and he went 0-for-6 with two strikeouts over three games. However, he'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster after Austin Nola was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.

Bohm will sit Saturday against the Nationals.

Bohm will sit for the first time in over two weeks. He's hit .309/.328/.400 in 13 games since his last time on the bench. Edmundo Sosa will handle the hot corner Saturday.

Cooper went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Mets.

He took David Peterson deep in the first inning to give the Marlins a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Cooper is heating up again, reeling off three straight multi-hit performances to end a 2-for-32 slump over his prior 10 games since returning from the IL in late August.

Flores isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores has gone 0-for-16 with seven strikeouts over his last four games and will get a day off Saturday. Tommy La Stella is serving as the designated hitter and batting eighth.

Cron went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer Friday against the Diamondbacks.

Cron launched a 504-foot home run off Keynan Middleton to tally his 27th homer of the season. He has three home runs across his last six games, also tallying six RBI and five runs scored in that span. Cron has tallied a career-high 72 runs scored and matched his career-best mark of 92 RBI through 559 plate appearances on the campaign.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in a loss to San Diego on Friday.

Freeman gave Los Angeles an early lead with a 446-foot solo homer to center field in the first inning. The long ball was his second during his current four-game hitting streak, during which the All-Star first baseman has gone 6-for-14 with five runs and four RBI. Freeman leads the majors in hits this season with 174, five ahead of teammate Trea Turner.