MLB Player News

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.

Steer is not in the lineup Friday against the Brewers.

Steer started six straight games after getting called up at the start of September, posting an .849 OPS. He's appeared at second base, third base and designated hitter but has been primarily used at first base, a spot which will be occupied by Donovan Solano on Friday.

Tellez is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Reds.

Tellez will get a day off against lefty Nick Lodolo after going 1-for-6 with a walk during Thursday's doubleheader. Keston Hiura will take over at first base and bat sixth in the lineup.

Wade isn't starting Friday against the Cubs.

Wade started the last two games but will retreat to the bench with left-hander Drew Smyly on the mound for the Cubs. David Villar will take over at first base and bat seventh.

Bohm went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's loss against the Marlins.

Bohm recorded a two-run triple in the fifth to put the Phillies on top, his second extra-base hit of the game off Sandy Alcantara. The third baseman has recorded eight multi-hit performances in his last 16 games, slashing .358/.389/.507 over 72 plate appearances during that span. The 26-year-old boasts a .956 OPS in 154 plate appearances against left-handed pitching, much better than his .647 OPS in 376 plate appearances facing righties.

Hoskins went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Thursday's loss against the Marlins.

Hoskins has put together a good stretch of hitting over his last 11 games, turning in a .333 batting average over 45 at-bats. The first baseman has gone 20 games without a home run however, and he has a .325 slugging percentage in 80 at-bats during that span.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a 4-2 win in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against San Francisco.

With runners on first and third and two outs, Tellez stole second base without a throw in the seventh inning for his second steal of the season, setting a new career high. His seventh-inning single ended a 0-for-14 slump. In his last 20 appearances he's posted a .155/.250/.338 slash line, dropping his season marks to .226/.314/.460.