MLB Player News

Hoskins went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in a loss to Boston on Saturday.

The first baseman drilled a solo shot to left field in the sixth inning to bring Philadelphia within two runs. In the next frame, he took a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded to plate another run. Hoskins then had a chance to play the hero in the ninth inning, but he struck out with the winning runs on base to end the game. Hoskins' homer was his first since going deep twice April 26.

Cooper went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mets.

The 30-year-old is red hot -- he's homered in three straight games -- and this one carried some extra oomph as he took Drew Smith deep in the ninth inning for a walkoff shot. Cooper has a seven-game hitting streak going as well, and the surge has pushed his slash line on the season to .242/.306/.417 with five home runs and 19 RBI through 41 contests.

Bohm will sit Saturday against the Red Sox.

Bohm finds himself on the bench for just the third time all season despite the fact that he's hitting just .225/.254/.337 on the year. Those numbers are a far cry from his .338/.400/.481 line in his rookie season last year, but he's likely to continue getting the chance to work through his struggles at the big-league level given his prospect pedigree and the Phillies' lack of alternatives. Brad Miller will start at third base in his absence.

Bell is not starting Saturday's game against the Orioles, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

The switch hitter receives a day off after enjoying a 3-for-5 performance Friday with an RBI and a run scored to boot. Hitting .370 in his last seven games, Bell may have turned a corner offensively after struggling at the plate for much of the season thus far.

Votto (thumb) was on the field taking grounders with a glove before Saturday's game, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Votto had only done some running and glove-less fielding work before Saturday, so the news suggests progress in his recovery from a fractured left thumb. Although he's certainly not the offensive force he once was, Votto remains a legitimate contributor for the Reds and will presumably be their everyday first baseman once healthy.

O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-5 loss to Detroit.

It was his first game in a week, and he snapped an 0-for-11 skid with his RBI single in the sixth inning. O'Hearn then scored on Michael Taylor's two-run home run. Salvador Perez has battled groin tightness in the last week, which has kept him out of his usual catcher position. He's remained in the lineup as the designated hitter, but that's pushed O'Hearn out of the way in recent games. With Perez returning behind the dish Friday, O'Hearn may see more playing time going forward.

Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 9-7 extra-innings loss to the Rays.

He took Tyler Glasnow deep in the third inning and launched a Diego Castillo offering over the fence in the 12th in yet another impressive performance. Over his last 10 games, Guerrero is hitting .409 (18-for-44) with six long balls and 13 RBI as he stakes out an early spot in the AL MVP discussion.

Cooper went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Mets.

His seventh-inning blast off Miguel Castro tied the game at 3-3 and was the final offense generated by either team until a wild 12th inning. Cooper has a six-game hitting streak going and has reached base in eight straight, slashing .360/.429/.760 over the latter stretch with two of his four homers on the year.

Cronenworth went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI and two runs in Friday's 16-1 victory over the Mariners.

The second baseman doubled in a pair of runs in the fifth inning and added a three-run homer to right field in the seventh. The big performance pushed his current hit streak to eight games, during which he is slashing .469/.514/.750 with a pair of homers, three doubles, six RBI and nine runs. Cronenworth's .314 batting average on the season ranks fifth in the National league.

Cron went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

Cron had two singles that each drove in a run. The 31-year-old is among the hitting leaders for Colorado, slashing .308/.400/.500 with five home runs, 17 RBI and 19 runs in 120 plate appearances. He has never batted higher than .278 over a full season in his career, but he's taking advantage of his first campaign in Coors Field.