MLB Player News

Cron went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

Cron sent a ball out against Jordan Lyles in the seventh inning of Tuesday's loss, which marked the slugger's fourth home run in his last seven games. The 31-year-old caught fire from the plate in August, hitting .387/.463/.828 with 11 homers, 34 RBI, 18 runs scored and 13:21 BB:K over 26 games. For the year, he's slashing .278/.380/.545 with 25 homers, 77 RBI, 57 runs scored, a steal and 52:93 BB:K over 432 plate appearances. Cron is on pace for his most productive offensive season since he entered the league in 2014 and will look to have a strong final month of the season.

Flores went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Tuesday in a loss to the Brewers.

Flores' ninth-inning solo shot served as a small protest against a loss that cut the Giants' lead over the Dodgers in the NL West to half a game. The long ball was the 17th of the season for the veteran, and he is only one homer shy of the career-high 18 he amassed with the Mets in 2017. Flores finished August with a .240/.269/.427 slash line, four homers and eight RBI over 26 games.

Smith is out of the lineup for Tuesday's regularly-scheduled game against the Marlins.

Smith remained in the lineup for the resumption of the suspended game Tuesday afternoon, and he'll head to the bench for the nightcap after going 2-for-4 with a run scored. Jeff McNeil will work in left field while J.D. Davis starts at the hot corner.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and strikeout in a 5-3 loss to the Dodgers on Monday.

Freeman went back-to-back with Jorge Soler in the sixth to get his team on the board and provide one of three Atlanta home runs in the game. The home run is Freeman's fifth of August as he's now slashing a superb .323/.374/.525 this month.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Monday's 3-1 win over Cincinnati.

Goldschmidt launched a two-run homer off Luis Castillo in the first inning to get the Cardinals going. The veteran slugger is enjoying a terrific August, going 36-for-103 (.350) with 15 extra-base hits and 24 RBI in 26 games. He's up to 79 RBI with 51 extra-base hits and an .833 OPS through 554 plate appearances this season.

Tellez went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Twins.

Tellez extended the Brewers' lead to four runs with a 454-foot blast to center field in the third inning. It was his first home run in over two weeks as he's now up to 11 on the year. The 26-year-old is slashing .239/.304/.408 with 20 extra-base hits, 31 RBI, 29 runs scored and 20:55 BB:K over 280 plate appearances.

Wade went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in Sunday's 9-0 loss to Atlanta.

San Francisco couldn't get much going Sunday, with Wade the only batter to record multiple hits or an extra-base hit in the contest. He's now stolen a base in consecutive contests, and he has five thefts for the year. The 27-year-old is slashing .249/.317/.514 with 17 home runs, 43 RBI, 38 runs scored and 10 doubles in 273 plate appearances.

Cron went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in a 5-0 shutout of the Dodgers on Sunday.

Cron opened the scoring on the afternoon with a three-run shot to left off Los Angeles starter Mitch White in the first inning, walked in the seventh and singled in the ninth to reach base three times for the second time in the last six contests. The long ball was his 24th of the year, leaving him one short of his 2019 total and keeping him within striking distance of the career-high 30 round trippers he belted in 2018.

Bell went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Mets.

The first baseman took Mets starter Tylor Megill deep for a two-run blast in the fourth inning, then followed up with a solo shot off Jeurys Familia in the eighth. Bell has gone deep six times in 24 games in August while batting .256 (22-for-86). For the year, he's slashing .250/.314/.477 with 23 long balls, 73 RBI, 59 runs scored and 16 doubles in 423 plate appearances.

Alonso went 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in Sunday's 9-4 win over Washington.

Washington pitchers found a way to stymie the first baseman for two games, ending his 11-game hitting streak. Alonso bounced back with a vengeance in a productive Sunday afternoon contest. The 26-year-old bumped his slash line back up to .262/.343/.503 with 29 home runs, 76 RBI, 64 runs scored and three stolen bases through 498 plate appearances.