MLB Player News

Hoskins (groin) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.

Hoskins will miss his second straight game with a left groin injury, which he suffered during Thursday's doubleheader. He should be considered day-to-day until further notice. Brad Miller is starting at first base and batting fifth Saturday.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs in a win over the Twins on Friday.

Goldschmidt appears primed to wrap up July the same way he started, as he owns a .351/.425/.606 slash line with six doubles, six home runs and 14 RBI across his last 23 games following Friday's multi-hit effort. The performance marked Goldschmidt's third two-hit tally in the last six games alone and pushed his season slash line to an impressive .272/.342/.454 (433 plate appearances).

Wade (lower leg) will lead off and play left field Saturday against Houston, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Wade had been out of the starting lineup since Tuesday while dealing with a bruised lower leg, though he'd appeared off the bench in three straight games. He'll be involved from the start this time around and will look to continue his strong second half, which has already seen him homer five times in 39 trips to the plate.

Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and a strikeout in Friday's 4-3 win over the Cubs.

Bell got a breather in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader in Philadelphia, but he smacked his 17th home run of the season in his return to the lineup. Across 14 games since the All-Star break, the 28-year-old has slashed .250/.294/.604 with five home runs, 10 RBI and six runs.

Votto went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mets.

The veteran continues to mash, homering for the seventh straight game by taking Drew Smith deep in the sixth inning. Votto is now one game short of tying the major-league record held by three players -- a club most recently joined in 1993 by Ken Griffey Jr. On the season, Votto is slashing .278/.374/.563 with 21 home runs and 59 RBI through 75 contests.

Cabrera started at third base and went 2-for-3 with three walks and two RBI in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Dodgers.

Cabrera was a prime candidate to be traded, but the 36-year-old infielder remained with Arizona past Friday's trade deadline. Manager Torey Lovullo managed Cabrera's starting assignments earlier in the season, never letting him start more than two consecutive games, but Cabrera has started four straight and appeared in all five games since coming off the injured list. After the Diamondbacks traded Eduardo Escobar to the Brewers, Cabrera could be a regular at third base. The Escobar trade coupled with Josh Rojas' finger injury presents opportunities for the veteran.

Cron (groin) is starting Friday's game against the Padres, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Cron was out of the lineup in each of the last two games due to groin discomfort. He'll start at first base and bat third.

Wade (lower leg) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Astros, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Wade will be excluded from the lineup for a third consecutive game as he continues to deal with a bruised right lower leg that he sustained Tuesday. He's appeared as a pinch hitter in each of the last two games, but Darin Ruf will start at first base and bat fourth.

Ellis' contract was selected by the Diamondbacks on Friday, Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports.

The 25-year-old doesn't have any noteworthy tool beyond his plus raw power, but he's performed well at the Triple-A level this season, hitting .286/.396/.554 with 13 homers in 65 games for Reno. He's primarily played third base, with the occasional start at first and second.

Hiura was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

Hiura didn't have an everyday role in the time since his latest call-up in late June and didn't look great at the plate, striking out 39.4 percent of the time while slashing a passable but unexciting .230/.324/.443. The acquisition of Eduardo Escobar means his role was expected to shrink still further down the stretch, so he'll head to the minors in search of regular at-bats. He has very little to prove at the Triple-A level, however, hitting .347/.434/.691 there in 77 career games.