MLB Player News

Solano (hamstring) was placed on the disabled list at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Solano was hitting an impressive .370/.419/.507 with three homers and four stolen bases across 38 games with Oklahoma City. Fortunately, the organization only expects him to miss the next 10-to-14 days as a result of the injury.

Flores is not starting Wednesday against the Marlins, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

The infielder is hitting just .237 on the year, though his 11:11 BB:K is an encouraging sign and he has six hits in his last 18 at-bats. Luis Guillorme starts at third base in this one.

Abreu went 2-for-5 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Baltimore.

Abreu is scalding hot right now, having posted nine multi-hit games in the last 16 while hitting .391 (25-for-64) during that run. It's even better against the Orioles. He's had 14 multi-hit games in the past 18 against the Birds.

Gurriel went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-2 win over the Giants.

Gurriel is one of a few Houston hitters emerging from early doldrums at the plate. The first baseman, who began the season late due to a hand injury and suspension, was hitting just .224 entering the month of May, but is up to .281 after a 19-game stretch in which he's hit .325 (25-for-77). With just one home run and a .112 ISO, Gurriel's power numbers aren't what we'd like to see from a corner infielder, but the further removed he is from the hand injury, we should see better results in that area.

The Twins acquired Carter in a trade with the Angels on Tuesday.

Carter signed a minor-league deal with the Angels in February but failed to crack the Opening Day roster after spring training. The 31-year-old has a .255/.333/.600 slash line with 13 home runs and 49 strikeouts at the Triple-A level this season. A big-league opportunity could present itself for the veteran power hitter at some point this season, but for now he will report to Triple-A Rochester.

Dixon was called up from Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Dixon was hitting .326 with four home runs and 14 RBI over 37 games at Triple-A. He'll likely be used off the bench during his time with the big-league club. Rosell Herrera was sent down in a corresponding move.

Calhoun is not in Tuesday's starting lineup against the Blue Jays, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Calhoun will sit out for the second straight game after riding the pine for Sunday's series finale against the Rays. He's struggled of late, slashing .138/.212/.172 over his last 14 games, and seems to be slipping into a fairly strict platoon.

Freeman went 1-for-4 with a stolen base during Monday's loss to the Phillies.

Freeman was one of the few Braves who came away with a base hit Monday, as their offense was silenced in a shutout loss. Despite a poor offensive showing by Atlanta, Freeman has been tearing the cover off the ball through his first 46 games as he's put together a .324/.428/.561 batting line, and his five steals are already more than halfway to last season's career-high eight.

Singleton was released by the Astros on Monday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Singleton was dealt a 100-game suspension in January after testing positive for an illegal drug. He'll look to catch on elsewhere after Houston elected to part ways Monday. Singleton slashed .205/.376/.397 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI for Double-A Corpus Christi in 2017.

Flores is not in the lineup Monday against the Marlins.

Flores has served as the Mets' primary third baseman with Todd Frazier (hamstring) on the shelf, but he'll head to the bench for Monday's series opener after starting eight straight games. In his stead, Luis Guillorme will start at third base and hit seventh.