MLB Player News

Dalbec was called up to Double-A Portland on Friday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Dalbec was mashing the ball with High-A Salem this year, slashing .256/.372/.573 with 26 home runs and 85 RBI across 100 games. He will get his first opportunity at the Double-A level following this promotion and will need to cut down on a 31 percent strikeout rate that plagued him during his time in Salem.

Cabrera is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins.

Cabrera had started all five games since arriving in Philadelphia but will take a seat Friday, with Scott Kingery starting at shortstop. The Phillies are likely to continue to rotate their hitters, leaving Cabrera in a slightly less than everyday role.

Flores is not in the lineup Friday against the Braves.

Flores is hitting .294 with a .904 OPS over his last 10 games. Jose Bautista will get the start at first base in his place.

Hoskins went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in Thursday's victory over the Marlins.

The homer, Hoskins' 22nd of the year, came in the sixth inning off Pablo Lopez. The left fielder has been on a tear lately, grabbing a hit in all but one of his last 12 games. He's hit .367/.456/.980 with eight home runs over that stretch.

Cron went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Thursday in the 4-2 victory over Los Angeles.

Cron delivered a two-run single in the fourth inning, handing the Rays an early lead. He's gone 8-for-34 with three homers and six RBI over his last 10 games, and he's pieced together a .253/.323/.482 slash line through 100 games with the Rays in 2018.

Abreu went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Royals.

It was his 17th home run of the season and fourth since the All-Star break. Abreu is on pace for another 25-plus-homer campaign, but after four straight seasons hitting .290 or better to begin his big-league career, Abreu has seen his average sink to .263 this season. The Statcast numbers (.289 xBA entering play Thursday) suggest that mark is bound to improve over the final two months.

Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Bell (oblique) continues to improve even though he isn't eligible to come off the disabled list until Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

While Tomczyk wouldn't confirm a Tuesday return for Bell, it looks like the first baseman dodged a more serious and lengthy injury. Although he's hit a disappointing six homers, the 25-year-old has lifted his OPS 53 points (.698 to .749) since June 23.

Calhoun went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Rays.

He's reached base in 11 straight games since the All-Star break, hitting .357 (15-for-42) with five homers, 10 runs and 15 RBI over that stretch. Calhoun now has 14 home runs on the year and his slash line continues its climb towards respectability after his brutal first half, now standing at .211/.271/.391.

Voit will be called up ahead of Thursday's matchup against the Red Sox, DJ Eberle of the Times Leader News reports.

Voit was shipped from the Cardinals to the Yankees on Saturday, and after initially being assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he'll head to the majors. The 27-year-old first baseman appeared in just eight games for the Cardinals in 2018, going 2-for-11 with a homer and three RBI over that span. He'll serve as an extra bat off the bench during his time in the big leagues.

Cron is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Angels, Juan Toribio of The Athletic Tampa Bay reports.

Cron hit .338 with six homers and a 1.072 OPS in the month of July. Ji-Man Choi will take his spot as the Rays' designated hitter Wednesday.