MLB Player News

Smith remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

After being activated from the injured list Monday, the lefty-hitting Smith was unsurprisingly on the bench for the Mets' matchup with Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin. Smith has since been held out of the lineup for both of the Mets' first two games in Miami, where the team has opposed back-to-back right-handers (Edward Cabrera and Sandy Alcantara) to begin the series. Jeff McNeil looks set to operate as the Mets' primary left fielder for the time being, leaving no room in the everyday lineup for Smith.

Freeman went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of runs in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Nationals.

Freeman has now scored at least one run in five straight games, crossing home plate eight times in total over that stretch. His placement in the heart of a potent Atlanta lineup should help Freeman's chances of contending for the MLB lead in the runs category. With 103 on the season, Freeman is tied with Toronto's Bo Bichette for second in baseball, trailing only Bichette's teammate, Vladimir Guerrero (105) for first place.

Flores (hamstring) could be reinstated from the 10-day injured list as early as Sunday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Flores was initially expected to miss a couple weeks after he was placed on the injured list Sept. 2, but manager Gabe Kapler said Wednesday that the infielder could be back in action following a minimal absence. Even if the 30-year-old rejoins the major-league roster without a rehab assignment, he should see fairly regular playing time once he's activated.

Ellis is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

After starting at third base three times in a four-game stretch last week, Ellis will be on the bench for the third straight contest Wednesday. It's worth noting that each of the righty-hitting Ellis' previous three starts came versus left-handed pitchers, so he looks like he'll fill the short side of a platoon at the hot corner with the lefty-hitting Josh VanMeter now that Asdrubal Cabrera is no longer on the roster.

Alonso went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 9-4 win over the Marlins.

He opened and closed the scoring on the night with blasts off Edward Cabrera in the first inning and Taylor Williams in the ninth. Alonso now has 101 homers for his career in only 347 MLB games, making him the second-fastest player in history to reach 100 (after Ryan Howard) and only the eighth player ever to get to 100 home runs within their first three seasons.

Cron went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Giants.

Cron doubled in teammate Charlie Blackmon in the fourth inning to open the scoring for Colorado. He has put together a strong season with the Rockies, slashing .278/.377/.542 with 26 homers and a career-high 80 RBI. This was his fifth three-hit game since the beginning of August.

Walker will sit Tuesday against Texas.

With his off day here against Spencer Howard, Walker has now been on the bench against the last three righties the Diamondbacks have faced. He hasn't made a good case for everyday at-bats this season, hitting just .233/.309/358. Pavin Smith will be the first baseman Tuesday.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

It appears to be a routine day off for the first baseman after he posted a three-hit performance Monday. Matt Carpenter will enter the lineup and bat sixth.

Solano (Illness) could be activated from the COVID-19 injured list ahead of the Giants' three-game road series versus the Cubs that begins Friday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Solano wasn't able to join the Giants in Colorado for their three-game series in Colorado that began Monday, but he was cleared to return to the team facility in San Francisco after completing a quarantine period. Assuming he fares well during his workouts the next few days, Solano could rejoin the Giants this weekend. Solano will likely serve as a short-side platoon mate at second base for Tommy La Stella once he's reinstated.

Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 in Monday's 5-1 loss to the Dodgers.

All three of the first baseman's hits were singles, and he accounted for half of the hits St. Louis recorded in the game. Goldschmidt has gone a bit quiet in run production, as he's gone five straight games without an RBI. For the year, he's slashing a hearty .286/.355/.485 with 24 home runs, 82 RBI, 76 runs scored and 10 stolen bases in 578 plate appearances.