MLB Player News

Diaz is out of the lineup Friday against the Blue Jays, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

Diaz went 2-for-7 with a solo homer during the three-game set in Washington and will head to the bench Friday. Ji-Man Choi will start at first base while Austin Meadows serves as the designated hitter.

Dalbec (hamstring) is expected to remain sidelined Friday with expectations that he will return Saturday. "[Friday], most likely, he won't play. We're shooting for Saturday with him," manager Alex Cora said Thursday.

Dalbec has missed the last two games due to a hamstring injury, and Cora doesn't feel he'll be ready for Friday's series opener in Oakland. Danny Santana and Michael Chavis filled in for Dalbec at first base the last two games.

Vaughn moved from left field to third base after Yoan Moncada (hand) was removed from Thursday's game against the Twins in the fourth inning.

Vaughn handled the assignment cleanly for four innings before he was replaced by Leury Garcia (undisclosed) in the eighth. Garcia had been scratched from the original starting lineup due to an undisclosed injury; that appears to be the reason why he wasn't brought in initially to replace Moncada. Instead Vaughn, a first baseman that's been converted to left field this season, played third base for the first time in the majors. The move appears to be a temporary one, as the fact Garcia felt well enough to enter the game suggests his undisclosed injury is not serious. In addition, the White Sox are considering calling up Jake Burger, a natural third baseman.

The Diamondbacks pulled Calhoun (hamstring) from his rehab assignment after he felt more discomfort, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Calhoun will be shut down for several days, per manager Torey Lovullo, who said an MRI revealed "inflammation" in the hamstring. It's the same hamstring on which he had surgery in April. During the second game of his rehab assignment, the outfielder aggravated the injury when trying to avoid being hit by a pitch. The news of a delay in Calhoun's rehab means Josh Reddick, Josh Rojas and Pavin Smith will continue to share right field duties for Arizona.

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-2 loss to Colorado on Thursday.

Goldschmidt singled in the first inning and blasted a solo shot to left in the third to knot the game at 2-2, a score that would hold until the ninth. The veteran first baseman has heated up following a rough April, as he's now slashing .256/.321/.426 with a team-leading 42 runs and 43 RBI in 80 games.

Flores went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, walk and strikeout as San Francisco fell to Arizona, 5-3 on Thursday.

Flores gave San Francisco a 3-2 lead with his fourth-inning shot off opposing starter Merrill Kelly, but the offense was unable to add any more runs. In the first contest of July, Flores continued off a scorching June that saw him slash .301/.342/.534 with 12 runs and nine RBI as he remains a prominent cog for the Giants.

Smith went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Thursday's 4-3 loss against Atlanta.

Despite losing, Smith slammed a solo homer in the seventh inning off Ian Anderson and in the ninth inning off Will Smith. It was Smith's first multi-homer game this season. The 26-year-old is slashing .249/.319/.384 with eight long balls, 31 RBI and 24 runs in 245 plate appearances. However, he has a .916 OPS with four homers in his past 19 contests.

Lowe went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, three RBI, two runs and a walk in Thursday's win over the Athletics.

Lowe connected for a solo blast off starter Sean Manaea in the fourth inning and added a two-run shot off Deolis Guerra in the seventh, his 11th and 12th round-trippers of the year. Lowe hit just two home runs during the entire month of June, although he was able to maintain some fantasy value with a .365 on-base percentage during that stretch. Lowe is slashing .260/.360/.424 in 336 plate appearances overall this season and has driven in 43 runs.

Freeman went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a walk and four runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Mets.

Freeman has recorded four multi-hit games over his last seven contests and while he hasn't been much of a run producer during that stretch, he's undoubtedly seeing the ball well. The star first baseman hit .306 during June, posting a .868 OPS across 28 games.

Vaughn went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run and RBI in Wednesday's 13-3 win over the Twins.

Vaughn's home run -- one of six on the day for the White Sox -- put Chicago up 3-1 in the second inning. He would add a sacrifice fly to his ledger in the fifth inning, allowing him to establish a new single-game career high in RBI. The rookie had driven in only two runs over his previous 18 games combined.