MLB Player News

Hiura went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run during Saturday's 9-5 win over the Cardinals.

The 24-year-old opened the season 0-for-19 with 10 strikeouts through the first five games of the season, but he's 3-for-9 with a home run, a double and two strikeouts across the first two games in St. Louis. Hiura may need to continue to hit well to maintain the starting job at first base following the horrid start.

Naylor isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Tigers.

Naylor had started every game for Cleveland to begin the season and went 5-for-22 with two doubles, one run and six strikeouts. Jordan Luplow will lead off and play right field during Saturday's matchup.

Goldschmidt (back) is starting at first base and hitting second Saturday against the Brewers, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

As expected, Goldschmidt is ready to return to the lineup after missing the last couple games. He is hitting .308 with two doubles, seven strikeouts and two walks through six games.

Goldschmidt (back) expects to play in Saturday's game against the Brewers, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Goldschmidt sat out Thursday's game against Milwaukee due to lower-back tightness and was re-evaluated Friday. However, it appears as though he'll be able to return following a one-game absence. In his first six games of the season, Goldschmidt has gone 8-for-26 with two doubles, six runs, two RBI and seven strikeouts.

Blandino had a pinch-hit single and came around to score in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks.

Blandino was on the fringe of the Reds' starting shortstop job battle before they moved Eugenio Suarez over from third to short. He's had pinch-hit appearances in all but one of the Reds' first seven games.

White (quadriceps) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota.

White will miss a second consecutive game after he left Wednesday's contest against the White Sox due to a left quad strain. Manager Scott Servais said Thursday that White is unlikely to require time on the injured list, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports. However, Jose Marmolejos will start at first base Saturday, batting fourth.

Calhoun started in right field, batted second and went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Reds.

Calhoun was reinstated off the injured list Friday after rehabbing a torn meniscus, for which he underwent a medial meniscectomy early in March. He played his familiar position of right field and was part of a three-run seventh inning, doubling in a pair of runs as part of a furious Arizona comeback. He could also be used in center field while Ketel Marte rehabs a hamstring injury.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 8-1 win over the Phillies.

He capped the scoring on the night by taking David Hale deep in the eighth inning. Freeman hasn't quite found his groove yet at the plate, going 3-for-22 (.136) through seven games, but two of his hits have left the yard and his 6:3 BB:K suggests there's no reason for concern with the reigning NL MVP.

Olson went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a victory over the Astros on Friday.

Olson broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning, crushing a 414-foot shot to right field with a pair of runners on base. The first baseman entered the game having gone 0-for-11 over his past three games, and Friday's effort pushed his average up to .240 for the campaign.

Tellez isn't starting Friday's game against the Angels, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Tellez will take a seat for the fourth time in the last six games after he went hitless in his first 16 at-bats of the season. Randal Grichuk will serve as the designated hitter Friday while Jonathan Davis starts in center field.