MLB Player News

Bour is out of Friday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

With Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin on the mound, Bour will take his customary seat on the Marlins bench. Like he has all season, Chris Johnson will slide into first base for Bour, hitting sixth.

Rizzo is day-to-day after being scratched from Friday's lineup with back tightness.

Javier Baez will slot into first, hitting sixth, in Rizzo's place. There's no indication yet how much time Rizzo will have to miss, but back injuries with power hitters can be a real problem, so check back later for an update. This will be Rizzo's third missed start of the year.

Flores is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

The Mets will start Ty Kelly in his place. Flores is hitting just .211 with one home run, three RBI, and nine runs scored this season.

Howard is in the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Cubs, Meghan Montemurro of the News Journal reports.

Howard has struggled mightily at the plate this season, but hit his first homer since May 11 on Tuesday. Manager Pete Mackanin will slot him into the No. 5 spot in the lineup for a second consecutive start against a righty starter.

Joseph is out of the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with the Cubs, Meghan Montemurro of the News Journal reports.

Joseph will miss a second consecutive start at first base in favor of left-handed hitter Ryan Howard facing a right-handed pitcher, John Lackey. Howard had a nice outing on Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer off Kyle Hendricks.

Manager Pete Mackanin said that Howard would start Wednesday against the Cubs, Matt Bree of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Howard had a good outing on Tuesday, going 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk. The southpaw will get the chance for the second consecutive game to hit against a right-handed pitcher on Wednesday, John Lackey.

Goldschmidt hit his 11th home run as part of a 3-for-4 game with two runs scored and two RBI in Tuesday's win over Tampa Bay.

Goldschmidt managed his first multi-hit game since May 31 and raised his average from .262 to .272 in the process. While Goldschmidt has been excellent this year, with a .429 OBP and .490 SLG, the .300 batting average he has produced in each of the past two years has yet to show up. Part of that is a lack of lineup protection -- Goldschmidt has walked 55 times in 59 games and isn't getting much to hit. Still, it will only take a few more games like Tuesday's for Goldschmidt to get his average back to where we're used to, and if anybody's capable of rattling a few such games off in a hurry, it's Goldschmidt.

Howard went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Cubs.

The 36-year-old slugger has endured a forgettable year, and has lost a solid amount of playing time recently to rookie Tommy Joseph. Tuesday's production was therefore a sight for sore eyes as far as Howard is concerned, and his homer was the first time he'd gone deep since May 11 versus the Braves. While he's struggled at the plate plenty over the last two seasons, he seems to have hit a new low this year, as his average continues to sit well below the Mendoza Line. It remains to be seen if Tuesday's output will garner Howard a stretch of starts on a surprisingly competitive Phillies squad.

Carter homered twice and drove in five runs in a 2-for-4 game in Tuesday's win over Oakland.

The story with Carter continues to be his ridiculous home-road splits. Carter has now hit 12 of his 16 home runs at Miller Park as he continues to feast on Milwaukee's short fences. Daily fantasy players take note -- Carter was hitting .230/.274/.584 with 24 of his 34 RBI at home and just .211/.295/.378 on the road before Tuesday's game and only exacerbated those splits with another big game at home against the Athletics.

Bour is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports.

Bour will head to the bench Tuesday in order to get more right-handed hitters in the lineup against the Twins' lefty starter Pat Dean. Chris Johnson will replace Bour at first base and bat seventh.