MLB Player News

Rizzo is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Rizzo will receive the afternoon off for some additional rest following the team's 14-inning tilt against the Mets on Saturday night. The first baseman went 3-for-6 in that contest and is now hitting .344 over his past 15 games. It appears Rizzo has put his cold start behind him. Ian Happ draws the start at first base Sunday.

Rizzo went 3-for-6 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 7-1 extra-innings win over the Mets.

The first baseman has now reached base safely in 15 straight games, posting a scorching .344/.446/.525 slash line over that stretch with two homers, one steal, seven runs and 15 RBI. Rizzo has endured a rough start to 2018, but he's locked in right now and rewarding fantasy general managers who were patient with the 28-year-old.

Goldschmidt went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

Goldschmidt has now homered in two of his last three games at home after going without a home run in his first 27 games at Chase Field to begin 2018. The 30-year-old has hit safely in seven of his last eight and seems to be finally getting comfortable at the plate, but he's still not running at all. Goldschmidt has attempted just one stolen base since April 25.

Freeman tweaked his left wrist on a strikeout in the first inning Saturday against the Nationals but remained in the game, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Bowman notes that the wrist was clearly bothering Freeman, as he was flexing it a few times at the start of the second inning, but it's apparently not a serious enough injury to force him out of the game. Nothing may come of this, but it's worth noting moving forward in case he is kept out of Sunday's lineup.

Hoskins (jaw) hopes to return from the disabled list after the minimum 10 days, Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Hoskins is scheduled for a follow-up appointment next week, but he believes he'll be healthy enough to come off the disabled list by June 8 against Milwaukee. His exact return date figures to become clearer after his next evaluation.

The Phillies promoted Hall to Double-A Reading on Friday, Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Hall received a promotion to High-A Clearwater late last season and slashed .271/.351/.538 with 13 home runs in 199 at-bats for the Threshers. The 22-year-old could make a name for himself as a prospect if he can put up similar numbers for Reading.

Voit laced a two-run single in a pinch-hit at-bat during Thursday's win over the Pirates.

The burly infielder made his first official big-league at-bat of 2018 count, driving in Harrison Bader and Tommy Pham in the ninth to chop two runs off a three-run deficit. Voit had just been called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Memphis, where he'd slashed .237/.348/.339 across 138 plate appearances.

Hiura was promoted to Double-A Biloxi on Thursday, Tyler Maun of MiLB.com reports.

Hiura received the news of his promotion following his 4-for-5, two homer explosion Thursday with High-A Carolina. The 21-year-old slashed .316/.377/.524 with seven home runs over 206 at-bats with Carolina this season. He's a must-own asset in dynasty formats.

Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said Hoskins will not require surgery to repair his fractured jaw, Matt Gelb of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.

This is encouraging news for Hoskins, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to the injury. While the 24-year-old remains without a timetable for his return, avoiding surgery means he'll likely be sidelined for weeks rather than months. The Phillies will obviously proceed cautiously with the young slugger, but it sounds like he could be back sometime in June barring any setbacks during his rehab. In the meantime, Aaron Altherr and Nick Williams figure to both benefit from full-time roles in Hoskins' absence.

Voit was recalled from Tirple-A Memphis on Thursday.

Voit will take the roster spot of prospect Tyler O'Neill, who was sent to the minors in a corresponding roster move following Dexter Fowler's return to the starting lineup. Voit didn't appear in a game during a brief stint with the big club earlier in the year, but he hit .246/.306/.430 across 62 games in his first taste of the majors last season.