MLB Player News

Abreu went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 10-1 win over the Cubs.

The potent White Sox offense battered Cubs starter Jon Lester, launching four of its six homers off the left-hander. Abreu extended his hitting streak to six games -- with multiple hits in the last four -- going 12-for-26 with three doubles, four homers and 11 RBI during that stretch. As in years past, Abreu tops the White Sox in RBI with 23 over 27 games played.

Walker went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Giants.

Walker snapped out of a 2-for-18 slump with Friday's perfect night. The two doubles tie him for the league lead with 12 two-baggers.

Gurriel will get his first day off of the season Friday against the Padres, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Gurriel has certainly earned an everyday role, hitting .296/.364/.541. Taylor Jones will start at first base in his absence.

Naylor will be on the bench Friday against the Astros.

Naylor hits the bench after starting two straight games as the designated hitter. Fernando Tatis Jr. will rest his legs at that spot Friday, with Jake Cronenworth serving as the shortstop.

White (knee) is not starting Friday against Texas.

Previous reports indicated that White was hopeful that he could play Friday after fouling a ball off his knee in Wednesday's contest and sitting out Thursday's game, but if he winds up playing, it will be in a bench role. Dylan Moore will get the start at first base.

White (knee) was still sore Thursday after fouling a ball off his knee in Wednesday's game but has a chance to play Friday, the Associated Press reports.

White banged the ball off his left knee in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers, but subsequent X-rays did come back negative. Nevertheless, manager Scott Servais played it safe with the rookie by holding him out of Thursday's contest, and the day off may prove to be enough to see him re-enter the starting nine Friday.

Olson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in a win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Olson boosted the Athletics' lead to 3-0 with his 385-foot blast to right field in the fourth inning, a homer that plated Mark Canha. The slugger snapped a brief 0-for-10 skid that had encompassed his last three games with what was his ninth round tripper of the season, but his .170 average over 113 plate appearances has plenty of room for improvement.

Tellez is not starting Friday's game against the Rays.

Tellez cleared the concussion protocol and started the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Phillies, going 3-for-4 with a homer. He'll get a day off Friday, with Teoscar Hernandez serving as the designated hitter.

Mountcastle will be recalled by the Orioles on Friday for his major-league debut, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Mountcastle doesn't offer much other than his bat, but his bat is strong enough to make him an interesting prospect nonetheless. He entered pro ball as a shortstop but spent the majority of last season at first base and left field, with a bit of third base mixed in. He should have the chance to hit for enough power and average to be useful even at those positions, as he hit .312 with 25 homers in 127 games for Triple-A Norfolk last season. There are questions about his approach, however, as he owns a career 4.5 percent walk rate as a professional. It's possible that will hold back the rest of his numbers at the big-league level, but it's also possible that it hurts his stock in on-base percentage leagues without affecting him too much in standard formats as long as he keeps making both frequent and strong contact. His exact role this season remains to be seen, but the Orioles don't have many players with locked-in roles, so he should find his way to plenty of at-bats.

Flores went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, an additional run scored and a walk during Thursday's win over the Angels.

Flores has multi-hit appearances in four of his last five games and has been one of the best hitters in the NL this week, going 5-for-8 with two homers, eight RBI and a 2.042 OPS. The utility player went through a bit of a slump earlier this season but has been extremely productive since the calendar flipped to August, slashing .333/.367/.579 with four homers and 11 RBI in 57 at-bats this month.