MLB Player News

Hoskins went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday's loss to the Rockies.

The altitude didn't seem to benefit any other Philadelphia hitter, as Hoskins' blast provided all the team's scoring in a 10-1 defeat. His team may be limping to the finish line, but Hoskins' power remains. He's hit six homers in his last 17 games, giving him 33 on the season, good for a share of fifth place on the NL leaderboard.

Walker was hit in the head by a pitch and was forced to leave the game Monday against the Dodgers, Jack Magruder of The Sports Xchange reports.

Walker was visibly bleeding immediately after getting hit, but he managed to walk off the field while holding a towel to the wound. The extent of the injury is currently unknown but more news on his availability going forward should emerge after further evaluation.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Monday against the Rockies, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.

Cabrera is hitting just .209/.320/.279 over his last 15 appearances, so he'll head to the bench for a third straight game and the fifth time in the last seven contests. Scott Kingery is starting at shortstop and hitting seventh in his absence.

Goldschmidt is not in the lineup Monday against the Dodgers.

Manager Torey Lovullo is resting a handful of starters with the Diamondbacks eliminated from the playoffs. Christian Walker will start at first base and hit cleanup in place of Goldschmidt in Monday's series opener.

Olson went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Oakland's 5-1 loss to the Twins on Sunday.

It was a quiet day for the Oakland offense against Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson, but Olson managed to account for his team's only run with this second-inning solo shot. He's having a terrific season at the plate for the Athletics, with a .786 OPS, 28 homers and 32 doubles through 560 at-bats.

Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 6-1 win over the White Sox.

Rizzo filled the stat sheet in this one, and he's up to 69 runs scored and 96 RBI this year. If he can collect four RBI in the final week of the season, the slugger will reach 100 for the fourth straight year.

Cron went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a solo homer in Tampa Bay's 5-2 win Sunday against the Blue Jays.

Serving as the designated hitter, Cron provided the Rays' second run with a double in the sixth inning before adding a solo homer in the eighth. Cron leads the Rays with 28 home runs and 70 RBI, and he has raised his batting average to .257 for the season.

Cabrera is out of the lineup Sunday against the Braves.

Cabrera finds himself on the bench for the second straight game and the fourth time in the last six contests. Scott Kingery starts at shortstop in his place.

Votto is not in the lineup Sunday in Miami.

Votto sits for the second time this month. He's hit a solid .290/.405/.464 in September. Tucker Barnhart will move out to first base in his absence, with Curt Casali catching.

O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

O'Hearn heads to the bench for the third time in four games as the Tigers send another left-hander to the mound in Daniel Norris. Hunter Dozier grabs another start at first base for the Royals, batting fifth.